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Across
  1. 2. An Asian religion or philosophy
  2. 7. Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders
  3. 8. A christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns
  4. 9. A historical event passed through telling stories until it eventually gets written down
  5. 10. A member of a religious community of men, typically living under vows of poverty and obedience
  6. 12. People with believes that are not the main, world-wide religions
  7. 13. A group of close-knit interrelated families
  8. 14. The Norwegian language, especially in its medieval form
  9. 15. Archaeologists digging in an area to find evidence of what was once there
Down
  1. 1. A network of trade routes connecting the east and west
  2. 2. A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock
  3. 3. Based on the kinship with the mother or the female line
  4. 4. Relating to polynesia, its people or there languages
  5. 5. Old stories mainly about heroic achievements
  6. 6. The study of human societies and cultures and their development
  7. 11. A building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
  8. 15. An item or thing in an area proving people once lived there