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FOX: The Vikings were not only
brilliant on the battlefield, they were also
shrewd businessmen, setting of sophisticated
trade routes stretching through Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East -- trade route riches and resources
to build the ships and weapons necessary to keep
their war machine running, Dan and his team
have also uncovered hundreds of thousands
of silver coins on this island from as far away
as the Middle East, suggesting that Gotland would
have been an extremely wealthy Viking trading center, connecting goods from the east
and Viking money from the west
brilliant on the battlefield, they were also
shrewd businessmen, setting of sophisticated
trade routes stretching through Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East -- trade route riches and resources
to build the ships and weapons necessary to keep
their war machine running, Dan and his team
have also uncovered hundreds of thousands
of silver coins on this island from as far away
as the Middle East, suggesting that Gotland would
have been an extremely wealthy Viking trading center, connecting goods from the east
and Viking money from the west
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FOX: The Vikings were not only
brilliant on the battlefield,
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they were also
shrewd businessmen,
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setting of sophisticated
trade routes
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stretching through Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East --
00:00:12.178 --> 00:00:15.146
trade route riches and resources
to build the ships and weapons
00:00:15.148 --> 00:00:18.095
necessary to keep
their war machine running,
00:00:18.952 --> 00:00:20.718
Dan and his team
have also uncovered
00:00:20.072 --> 00:00:24.188
hundreds of thousands
of silver coins on this island
00:00:24.019 --> 00:00:26.691
from as far away
as the Middle East,
00:00:26.693 --> 00:00:29.056
suggesting that Gotland would
have been an extremely wealthy
00:00:29.562 --> 00:00:31.429
Viking trading center,
00:00:31.431 --> 00:00:34.932
connecting goods from the east
and Viking money from the west.
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Movie Summary
A young, skilled Viking embarks upon a perilous journey, fighting a lone battle to become a warrior Viking and fulfill his family legacy.
