Audio Eugena Cha takes a tour of the exhibit with Dr. Bill Fitzhugh, director of the Artic Study Center at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History The Vikings come to Minnesota (Midmorning) Photos Jelling Runestone The Lewis Chessmen Mammen Burial Dress, 970 AD View full slideshow (8 images) Respond to this story Talk about this story in the MPR News Forum Submit a commentary Help us cover this story

The Vikings
by Eugene Cha, Minnesota Public Radio
November 22, 2002

Jelling Runestone (replica). Erected by King Harald Bluethooth at Jelling in Jutland, Denmark, 960-980 AD. This honors his parents who made the Danes Christian. (MPR Photo/Eugene Cha)

St. Paul, Minn. — A new exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota displays the history and significance of something that happened about 1,000 years ago. It was then that the Vikings of northern Europe landed their ships on North American soil. The exhibit has been touring the country for more than two years. Morning Edition's Eugene Cha got an early peak at the exhibit, and met with Dr. Bill Fitzhugh, director of the Arctic Study Center at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Dr. Fitzhugh says the exhibit traces the Vikings' travels to the New World, which they called Vineland, across the North Atlantic seas.

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