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  "headline": "Vikings: Exploration and Culture",
  "description": "Vikings (Norse: víkingr = raider/pirate) were Scandinavian seafarers (8th-11th centuries) who explored, traded, and raided across Europe, reaching North America ~1000 CE — 500 years before Columbus. Beyond the raiding stereotype: skilled traders, craftsmen, shipbuilders, and storytellers. Runestones and sagas preserve their history.",
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  "dateModified": "2026-05-22T14:59:47.830Z",
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    "name": "AnchorFact"
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    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "AnchorFact",
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  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "anchorfact:confidence": "high",
  "anchorfact:generationMethod": "ai_assisted",
  "citation": []
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