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    Vikings - Wikipedia

    Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe. They also voyaged as far as the Mediterranean, North Africa, the … See more

    The essential three elements of the word "Viking" are: the original meaning and derivation or etymology; its medieval usage; and its … See more

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    A variety of sources illuminate the culture, activities, and beliefs of the Vikings. Although they were generally a non-literate culture that … See more

    The Vikings established and engaged in extensive trading networks throughout the known world and had a profound influence on the economic … See more

    Margaryan et al. 2020 analysed 442 Viking world individuals from various archaeological sites in Europe. They were found to be closely related to modern Scandinavians. The … See more

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    The Viking Age in Scandinavian history is taken to have been the period from the earliest recorded raids by Norsemen in 793 until the See more

    Knowledge about the arms and armour of the Viking age is based on archaeological finds, pictorial representation, and to some extent on the … See more

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    In England the Viking Age began dramatically on 8 June 793 when Norsemen … See more

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    But contrary to popular belief, the Vikings weren’t solely comprised of warriors. While many of the men and women living in Scandinavia during the Viking Age did participate in Viking activities, many also stayed at home to tend to farming, construction, and child-rearing duties.
    In 1107, Sigurd I of Norway sailed for the eastern Mediterranean with Norwegian crusaders to fight for the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem; the kings of Denmark and Sweden participated actively in the Baltic Crusades of the 12th and 13th centuries. A variety of sources illuminate the culture, activities, and beliefs of the Vikings.
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    They then took advantage of internal conflicts in Europe to extend their activity further inland: after the death of Louis the Pious, emperor of Frankia (modern-day France and Germany), in 840, his son Lothar actually invited the support of a Viking fleet in a power struggle with brothers.
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