What was the impact of the Vikings on the British Isles?
Daniil Belov
Anglophone Studies
Gerald Power
971 words
18.11.14
The period between the late eighth to the twelfth century is known as the Viking age. Vikings were a group of people of Scandinavian origin who traveled by sea to many distant countries for a number of purposes including trading, settling and raiding. During the "Viking age" there was a great power struggle between the people of what is now modern day Britain and these foreign invaders. The Vikings traded with locals, raided coastal settlements and explored new lands for colonization. Some of the earliest known and most famous accounts of Viking raids can be seen in the "Anglo-Saxon chronicles" where many events have been recorded. However, Europe also benefited through the impact of the Vikings as a result of the new technology they spread around Europe while trading and settling. As the result of these events, the legacy of Vikings is widespread. Today the impact can be seen in politics, in society and even in language as the Vikings brought their culture and customs to the British Isles. The Vikings frequently left their Scandinavian homelands to expand across a number of places in western Europe. From
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The Viking culture had a lasting impact on the art, technology, and trade of British Isles, in addition to the societies they founded in Iceland and Greenland. Their raids significantly changed the British Isles and the consequences can be seen even thousand years later. Many words from their vocabulary are used in English every day. Finally, their trading improved the European economy. While they may have initially made their presence known through a sequence of raids, it was their mercantile acumen, technology, art, and even religious beliefs that made a lasting impression. These events and acts significantly impacted on the British Isles in the Middle