Viking expansion in the early 8th to the late 11th century caused significant short and long-term impacts on Europe. One short-term impact of Viking expansion was the bloody raids that took place, allowing trade routes to be set up which distributed money through Europe,, the long-term impact of Norse words and their integration into modern-day languages, and the shipping technology that grant insight into aqua dynamics and allowed the evolution of the boat and for Vikings to travel quickly around vast bodies of water. Through our knowledge of Viking expansion, it is clear that they have had both short and long term impacts on Europe.
A major short-term impact of Viking expansion was an increase in raiding and trading within Europe. The raid of an English monastery in Lindisfarne in 793 marked the beginning of violent raids that would terrorize Europe for 300 years. An Irish manuscript “the annals of Ulster” form 820 CE states, ‘the sea spewed forth floods of foreigners… Vikings and pirates’. These violent raids
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The longboats were the main part of the Vikings revolutionary shipping technology. They were elongated ships with several oars along the side. These boats were relatively light, which allowed the ships to be portable, and to be carried over land. One of these ships is the Gokstad ship, which was found in 1880 (History Alive). It was 23 metres long, 5 metres wide, and 32 oars. This ship was not portable because it was bigger than usual, but in turn it meant that it was buried with a Viking because it was big and regal. These Viking longboats allowed the Vikings to travel quickly around, and then let them expand their territory. It also gave insight into aqua dynamics in ancient times, which allowed the evolution of the boat. These shipping technologies have created long-term impacts allowed the Vikings to expand throughout