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Alexander R.

The Norse - 0 views

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Viking Norse Fall of Rome

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  • Alexander R. on 16 Dec 11
     
    A very good website I found out about the Vikings (Norse).
Angela Pettigrew

V I K I N G   I N V A S I O N - 2 views

www.vikinginvasion.org/history.html

Viking Invasion

shared by Angela Pettigrew on 14 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • The Vikings were more than just bloodthirsty raiders
  • The Norse (or Northmen) were farmers, traders, craftsmen, and musicians, as well as, feared warriors.
  • For almost 400 years the Norse spread across most of Europe and were the first Europeans to set foot on North American soil
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  • The Viking Age ended as violently as it began, at the Battle of Hastings, between the King of Norway, Harald III Sigurdsson (Haraldr harðráði), and Harold Godwinson King of the Anglo-Saxons.
  • The true Vikings were those who traveled on their dreaded long ships and fought in wars, raids, or just for survival.
Kareem Fareed

Who are the Vikings? | History Today - 3 views

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SS Vikings MA

shared by Kareem Fareed on 28 Nov 18 - No Cached
  • ‘Viking’ is a catch-all term for the people who came from Scandinavia, what is now Norway, Denmark and Sweden
  • The Norse were initially pagan
  • but they later converted.
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  • They spoke Old Norse
  • But the main source for their culture, beyond what is written by the peoples they encountered, is the sagas, which were written in 13th-century Iceland. These are the stories of their history – a romanticised mix of truth and legend. 
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