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Jan 29, 2018 · The Vikings were originally diverse Scandinavian seafarers from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (though other nationalities were later involved) whose raids and subsequent settlements significantly impacted the cultures of Europe and were felt as far as the Mediterranean regions c. 790 - c. 1100 CE. The Vikings were all Scandinavian but not all ...
- Joshua J. Mark
- The early days. 791: Raids begin on the British Isles. Early targets were Christian monasteries on small islands, which were often unprotected. One of the most famous early raids was in 793 at Lindisfarne, north east England.
- Far and wide. 844: Muslims repel a Viking raid in Spain. Vikings sailed up the Guadalquivir river to raid Seville. A Muslim army fought back, and the rapid Muslim response dissuaded the Vikings from further attacks on Spain.
- Control and establishment. 872: Harald I gains control of Norway. According to medieval Icelandic historians, Harald Fairhair (Harald hårfagre) became the first King of Norway and would rule to 930.
- Southern Europe. 900: Raids along the Mediterranean. Vikings began a series of raids in the Med. A few years later, the Swedish Olef the Wise led a force to Constantinople, the city now known as Istanbul.
Nov 4, 2009 · The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian seafaring warriors who left their homelands from around 800 to the 11th century, and raided coastal towns. Over the next three centuries, they would leave ...
Jan 22, 2020 · The Vikings in America. The Vikings settled the south and west of Greenland, supposedly in the years following 982 when Eric the Red, who had been outlawed from Iceland for three years, explored the region. The remains of over 400 farms have been found, but the climate of Greenland eventually became too cold for them and the settlement finished.
The Vikings explored the northern islands and coasts of the North Atlantic, ventured south to North Africa, east to Kievan Rus (now – Ukraine, Belarus), Constantinople, and the Middle East. They raided and pillaged, traded, acted as mercenaries and settled colonies over a wide area. Early Vikings probably returned home after their raids.
Jul 3, 2019 · The Vikings who established homes in the lands they conquered during the 9th-11th centuries AD used a settlement pattern that was based primarily on their own Scandinavian cultural heritage. That pattern, contrary to the image of the Viking raider, was to live on isolated, regularly spaced farmsteads surrounded by grain fields.
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c. 790 CE - c. 1100 CE. The Viking Age . 793 CE. First Viking raid in Britain at Lindisfarne Abbey. c. 800 CE - c. 1050 CE. Approximate timespan of the Viking Age . c. 829 CE - c. 831 CE. The Frankish missionary St. Ansgar (801-865 CE) first introduces the Swedes to Christianity in the Viking trading town of Birka .
