Plunder is what they sought starting about the year 800.
793 AD to 865 AD
The first documented Viking raid on Britain was on the 6th June 793 and it took place in Lindesfarne.
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the event that started the Viking age was a big raid from the Netherlands
Where was the most important coin producing centre in Britain in Viking times
Oslo was founded right at the end of the Viking age, so probably not.
The first documented Viking raid on Britain was on the 6th June 793 and it took place in Lindesfarne.
Viking Raid
England, Ireland, Scotland, France.
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In 793 in Lindisfarne, Northumbria, England.
about 99% of the population
the event that started the Viking age was a big raid from the Netherlands
Great Britain, part of the British Isles.
The Viking warriors sailed across the sea in their longships to raid coastal villages.
Ethelred
Viking raids
British Isles is the geographical term for the islands of Britain and Ireland and all of their offshore islands. It has nothing to do with the political split of these islands.