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What information do we know about the Vikings from the artefacts discovered by archaeologists? ‘The Vikings built fast ships for raiding and war. These ships were known as ‘dragon-ships’ or ‘longships’. The Vikings were very civilised and needed a form of transport to assist in conquering new lands as well as raiding. The longships were crafted to be long, slender and light in order to carry the vessel whilst on land, sail along the rivers, shallow areas and at sea. Consequently, to crafting these longships, the Viking’s civilization expansion was made smoother apart from other factors that interfered with this, such as extreme weather conditions and the heighten of Christianity. The Vikings took great pride in disembarking on new …show more content…

‘Some of the brethren they slew, some they carried off with them in chains’ indicates that the Vikings slaughtered some of their victims and others they chained up to either be used as slaves or be slaughtered after the attack. The words ‘ravaged’, ‘pillaged’, ‘plundered’ are some of the many in this written passage that suggests that the Vikings had a barbarous reputation and did not care about the people who acquired residency in the land that the Vikings raided and civilized. The mention of Lindisfarne in this source indicates that the Vikings had the resources and equipment to travel, such as longships, and plenty of weaponry to accompany them while going into battle or raiding an …show more content…

The sword was the most commonly used weapon amongst the Vikings. Typical versions of the Vikings’ sword, had a double-edged blade, a quillon (the cross-guard of a sword), and a pommel (rounded knob which was located at the end of the hilt). The Vikings incorporated very elaborate and complex designs, which were occasionally covered partially with gold paint, and other valuable metals. In the early stages of the Viking age, they were incapable of producing the material needed. As a substitute for this, they used a combination of different materials, such as different types of iron from other objects that were extracted from

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The Vikings were a group of Germanic sea dwellers who traded with and raided towns all across Europe out of their Scandinavian homeland. During the late 8th to 11th centuries they ruled all of Europe through their barbaric ways. Even other cultures outside of Europe saw the barbaric ways in which the Vikings acted towards the villages that they encountered. One such case of this was a Muslim Chronicler, Ibn Fadlan, recounting of the Vikings as “[T]he filthiest of God’s creatures.” While they were very savage in their actions, this very trait gave them the ability to be able to roam through and ravage an entire town fully unopposed and within a very miniscule timeframe.

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In Tschan 1). The Vikings were said to have then “attacked the entire province with impunity”, meaning leaving no person untouched from their force (Adam of Bremen qtd. In Tschan 1). After that, the Vikings took captives upon their huge ships to become slaves (Adam of Bremen qtd. In Tschan 1).

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When you think of Vikings you think of the blood thirsty pillages who plundered villages and killed many innocents. But the info presented shows that the Vikings were like every other colony back then trying to adapt to the changing world and survive in it. For example document seven says that the Vikings could not keep up with the growing population. This caused food shortages to be common problem which led into Viking raids. This would allow them to keep up with the demand for food.

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The next part of the book caught my eye because before Christopher Columbus set his voyage to the new world, Viking had

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The early Vikings, lived in the years 793 to 1066 in their homeland of Scandinavia and were a very sea based civilization, known for their seafaring skills such as their boats and navigational prowess. However, they also practiced agriculture, but eventually over worked the land. This is just one of the motivations for the Vikings to expand into European lands, as well as to retaliate against them due to previous invasions made by

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On June 8th 793ce foreign ships brought an unexpected surprise to the Lindisfarne monastery situated off the coast of England; the Northmen had arrived. This attack marked the beginning of the Viking Age, an era of raids that shook the western world until its end at the battle of Hastings in 1066. According to those on the receiving end of the raids these Northmen arrived and promptly the “heathen miserably destroyed God 's church by rapine and slaughter .” It is important to note that the Vikings had an oral tradition and no known sources exist depicting events from their perspective. There exists a less known side of the Viking Age and its society, one comprised of such aspects as the farmer, trader, craftsmen, and explorer.

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History of the Viking Age: Expansion and Assimilation One day off the coast of England in 793 C.E. off the misty shores of an isolate monastery on the island of Lindisfarne emerged monstrous ships filled with grotesquely clad demons come to slaughter all: the Vikings had arrived. The Vikings were Nordic people from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden who terrorized much of Western Europe three centuries and whose influence extended from Greenland and Iceland to Russia and the Byzantine Empire. Though there is debate over when the Viking Age specifically occurred, it is generally agreed that this period lasted from the end of the eighth century to the middle of the eleventh century ( ). Regardless, this was a time characterized by brutal raids and concerted incursions into Western European countries, especially Ireland, France, and various English kingdoms, by a relatively secluded and remote group of barbaric Northmen.

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This essay is about how to identify a few types of angel fish and the sea goblin. The angel fish The angel fish can be up to six to twenty four inches long! The fish also has fins that when it is gliding through the water it looks like they have angel wings some also have long pointed fins that make them twice as long as tall.

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Somehow over the roughly one thousand years that have passed since the Vikings roamed the seas, people have become very misinformed about them. Even the most common thing associated with the Viking warrior, the horned helmet, is a common misconception- the real Viking battle helmets had no horns. Additionally, the Norse society was not dominated by marauding men but rather consisted of three distinct social classes that were ruled by a regional king. And contrary to popular belief it was farming and trading, not pillaging, that made up the largest part of their economy. The word “Viking” calls to mind a big, powerful man.

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Viking coins were a significant feature in the Viking ages. In most cases Viking coins were significant in the Viking ages for their weight and the purity of the precious metal. In the Viking ages precious metals were a symbol of wealth and power and the Vikings would demonstrate their wealth by wearing expensive jewellery and equipping expensively ornamented weapons. In most cases coins were melted down as the raw material to make arm-rings, neck-rings or brooches so that the Vikings can wear them and demonstrate their power. Viking coins were a significant feature in the Viking ages as it allowed the Vikings to demonstrate their wealth and

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Viking long-ships were lean, speedy, lightweight ships that could easily cut through the most vicious waves that the ocean could throw at them. At the time, no other civilization had been able to achieve such an amazing naval feat, so this gave the Vikings a great advantage over medieval combat, political affairs, and even the trading industry. Since the ships were so fast, the ships were great for transportation of soldiers, or merchandise. “The Viking longboat was the key to the Vikings success in traveling.” (Legends and Chronicles, Paragraph 14).

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Give a brief description of the main features of the Viking expansion – raiding and trading routes, major settlements and conquests and discuss the different images of Vikings as traders and raiders and why the expansion stopped. Main features Viking expansion Main features of the Viking expansion are raiding, trading and colonisation. The geographical core area of the Vikings is present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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When the Vikings were around there were a lot less resources that are available as there are in today's time.

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Vikings ships Introduction: In an early morning, Vikings will appear with their long and dragon-headed ships, to scare you out. They will leave their ships on the hot yellow beach and jump out, they will hold their sword really high that nobody could survive. They will take your treasure and leave with their fast and undefeatable dragon ships. But how/why are Vikings ships so powerful?

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The Viking longboats are sleek wooden vessels with shallow hulls and rows of oars along the side. They were faster, lighter, more flexible and more easily maneuverable than other ships (Goodrich). Their exploring skill also had to do with their skill as navigators. The Vikings relied on tools such as the sun compass, which uses calcite crystals known as “sunstones” to determine the position of the sun even after sunset, a sophisticated piece of technology. These new innovations gave the Vikings a great advantage when traveling long distances to foreign lands.

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