The Vikings were warriors from the Scandinavian countries Denmark‚ Norway and Sweden. The word ‘Viking’ means ‘Pirate raid’ which fits their name as they often raided monasteries for treasures. They were great explorers and got as far as North America. Before the Vikings invaded‚ York was left to ruins. The Romans had left already and the town was abandoned. As the Vikings gradually take over England‚ York became the capital of the Viking Kingdom. How/When did the Viking invasion start? A large
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The term Viking is generally applied to medieval Scandinavian culture as it prospered between the 8th-11th centuries CE. Viking art‚ also known as Norse art or the art of Scandinavia included the British Isles and Iceland. It has design elements in common with Celtic‚ Germanic‚ Romanesque and Eastern European art. Besides being known as plunderers‚ the Vikings were also excellent tradesmen and known for being traders along their coasts. They traded timber‚ amber‚ furs‚ and slaves with Byzantine
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The Vikings were a powerful force in the history books. The Vikings had a need to raid and settle in other lands for these reasons land‚ revenge and wealth. The Vikings needed to raid and settle in other lands because Vikings lived in Scandinavia‚ in Scandinavia it is very hilly‚ covered in forest and had a lot of sandy soil which not idled for growing food. It is believed that the Viking raids start by the Frankish expansion. Charlemagne became the new Frankish king from 768 AD. He also forcefully
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For thousands of years‚ Vikings have been known to be blood-thirsty raiders. It has been a long belief that they were malevolent barbarians. Vikings had truthfully‚ never acted like wild and dirty looking people. After thousands of year of being interpreted as bad people‚ Vikings deserve a better name. The Vikings absolutely did not deserve their bad reputation. Vikings were naturally born raiders. In order to survive‚ the Vikings had to steal from others since they were unskilled in farming
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The History of Viking Ships and Tools of War By Shaun Combs Outline I. Introduction: A Brief Description of Culture a. The Viking Age b. Social Structure II. Viking Tools a. Weapons of War III. Viking Ships a. How They Were Used IV. Conclusion and Final Thoughts V. Bibliography VI. Artwort Introduction The following research is on the Viking culture of the medieval era between the eighth to the eleventh centuries. The Viking influence spread over most of Europe‚ Northern Africa‚ and
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From 793 to 1066 AD‚ the Vikings struck terror into the heart of every European. Their sudden‚ ferocious raids on villages‚ churches‚ and monasteries made them both hated and feared. However‚ the Vikings accomplished more than merely destroying towns. In fact‚ they were the best explorers of the age‚ venturing as far south as Africa and as far west as North America. Wherever they settled‚ they altered the cultural fabric of the conquered area. This paper attempts to analyze specific changes the Vikings
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Viking art is first and foremost a very confident art. The most distinguished styles of Oseberg‚ Borre‚ Jellinge‚ Mammen‚ Ringerike and Urnes each show distinctly what Vikings valued in their art. It focused heavily on animal ornament. This tradition lasted from the beginning to the end of Viking art. Excavations have revealed much more abstract art than naturalistic which leads us to believe that abstract art was in the main stream. However‚ it has been noted that abstract art has been found on
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The term Viking‚ though used to denote ship-borne explorers‚ traders and warriors‚ is actually a verb describing the acts of the Norsemen who originated in Norway‚ Iceland‚ Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles‚ France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. This period of European history (generally dated to 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. It may also be used to denote the entire populations of these countries and their settlements
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860s‚ where the Vikings left exclusively after collecting enough riches from the city or bribes from the authorities. These series of attacks led the French leaders to fortify the city and build wooden bridges to prevent further attacks from the Norsemen. The Vikings tried again to besiege the city of Paris in 885 AD‚ with a fleet of Danish Vikings led by King Sigfred and Sirric. It is told that King Sigfred requested a bribe from Charles the Fat‚ King of West Frankia who rejected the offer. He
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or personal objects. Most Nose literature was written in Iceland‚ and consisted of tales of the Gods and mythic origins of their past. Although‚ around 800 to 1050 AD‚ a new Norse language came about through the Swedish and Danish people. Norsemen spoke old Norse‚ which they called the Danish Tongue‚ through the Viking period. Old Norse is the root language of which modern Scandinavian languages descend from‚ and is close to modern day Dutch and German. All letters in the Norse language
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