The popularity of Viking culture has risen to new heights in recent years, thanks in part to a few blockbuster movies and big-production television shows. But archaeologists have known Vikings are cool for decades. Just in time for Leif Erikson Day on October 9, we rounded up iconic landmarks in Scandinavia and North America. BY CHRISTINE JOHNSON PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TOURISM / BARRETT & MACKAY PHOTO