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Evidence of Vikings at Maeshowe burial chamber
A Norse saga relates the tale of a group of Vikings forced to shelter for three nights in Maeshowe burial chamber in Orkney. During this time the Norse carved runes into the walls. From the runes, archaeologists know that the Norse were Christian and called themselves crusaders.
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