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Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters ...
- Who Were The Vikings?
- Early Viking Raids
- Conquests in The British Isles
- Viking Settlements: Europe and Beyond
- Danish Dominance
- End of The Viking Age
Contrary to some popular conceptions of the Vikings, they were not a “race” linked by ties of common ancestry or patriotism, and could not be defined by any particular sense of “Viking-ness.” Most of the Vikings whose activities are best known come from the areas now known as Denmark, Norway and Sweden, though there are mentions in historical recor...
In A.D. 793, an attack on the Lindisfarne monastery off the coast of Northumberland in northeastern England marked the beginning of the Viking Age. The culprits–probably Norwegians who sailed directly across the North Sea–did not destroy the monastery completely, but the attack shook the European religious world to its core. Unlike other groups, th...
By the mid-ninth century, Ireland, Scotland and England had become major targets for Viking settlement as well as raids. Vikings gained control of the Northern Isles of Scotland (Shetland and the Orkneys), the Hebrides and much of mainland Scotland. They founded Ireland’s first trading towns: Dublin, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Limerick, and us...
Meanwhile, Viking armies remained active on the European continent throughout the ninth century, brutally sacking Nantes (on the French coast) in 842 and attacking towns as far inland as Paris, Limoges, Orleans, Tours and Nimes. In 844, Vikings stormed Seville (then controlled by the Arabs); in 859, they plundered Pisa, though an Arab fleet battere...
The mid-10th-century reign of Harald Bluetooth as king of a newly unified, powerful and Christianized Denmark marked the beginning of a second Viking age. Large-scale raids, often organized by royal leaders, hit the coasts of Europe and especially England, where the line of kings descended from Alfred the Great was faltering. Harald’s rebellious so...
The events of 1066 in England effectively marked the end of the Viking Age. By that time, all of the Scandinavian kingdoms were Christian, and what remained of Viking “culture” was being absorbed into the culture of Christian Europe. Today, signs of the Viking legacy can be found mostly in the Scandinavian origins of some vocabulary and place-names...
The Viking Age approximately lasted from 790 to 1066 A.D. During this period, Vikings left their Scandinavian homelands and ranged far and wide in Western Europe. They expanded their influence through warfare and built settlements throughout Europe, Central Asia, and England.
Jan 13, 2022 · Viking Expansion. Whether as colonisers, traders or warriors, Scandinavians reached almost every part of the known world and discovered new lands.
Aug 16, 2023 · Vikings settled across a staggeringly wide area, founding colonies across the entire known world of the Middle Ages – from the Byzantine Empire in modern-day Turkey, all the way to the coast of North America. We’ll look at the limits of the Viking world, and how they seeded a legacy that determined the course of medieval history.
Mar 28, 2008 · Summary. For 300 years, beginning at the end of the eighth century, Scandinavians, mostly from what are now Denmark, Norway and west Sweden, figure prominently in the history of western Europe, first as pirates and later as conquerors and colonists. In those centuries other Scandinavians, known as Svear, from east Sweden were active ...
Apr 9, 2021 · The Viking Age is known as the time period between the ninth and eleventh centuries. During this time, Viking ships sailed from Scandinavia and travelled across the Northern Hemisphere. 1 This digital exhibition will take users on a journey through the medieval trading routes and migration patterns established by a number of Viking groups.
