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The Vikings were expert pillagers and raiders. They invaded England to take crops, livestock, and treasure of all kinds. They also took people as slaves.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe reason why the Vikings invaded England in AD 793 was simply, because they were searching for better land to live on and to farm on since their land wasn't very good. Norway was to hilly, Sweden was covered in forests and Denmark had too much sandy home land, so Britain was their only option to get land that they were able to grow crops on. Also their population was growing and they didn't have enough room for everyone to live, so with England being a bigger country they would have enough room for everyone and enough room to farm on.
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∙ 10y agoFor loot and plunder.
or this:
The area eventually settled by Vikings was called the Danelaw. It formed a boundary separating Anglo-Saxon England from Viking England and was defined in a treaty between the English King Alfred and Viking King Guthrum in AD 880. It lay north of Watling Street, a Roman road running from London north-west to Chester and covered northern and eastern England. It included counties north of an imaginary line running from London to Bedford and then up to Chester.
The Vikings settled in:
- Islands off the coast of Scotland - Shetland, Orkney and The Hebrides
- Around the north and north west coast of Scotland
- Parts of Ireland - Dublin is a Viking city
- The Isle of Man
- Small parts of Wales
- Parts of England known as Danelaw
Place Names
We can tell where the Vikings settled by place names of towns and villages today. Some of the names of places in Britain are made up of Viking words.
Place names ending in -by eg. Derby, Rugby, Whitby, Selby, Grimsby
-by meant farm or homestead (village). These places mark the earliest Viking settlements. Derby - A village where deer are found
Place names ending in -thorpe (or -thorp, -throp or -trop) eg. S horpe and Grimethorpe
-thorpe meant farms.
Place names ending in -toft or-tofts.
A -toft referred to the site of a house or a plot of land.
Viking Words
hús = house
holme = islet; dry place in a marshy area or sea
orm = Serpent or Dragon
England was in those days inhabited by Anglo-Saxons, Germanic people similar to the Vikings, they could probably understand each other. So I wonder if the English word 'house' is derived from Viking (or Old-Danish) word hús, since Old-Saxon (the language of the Anglo- Saxons) has the word 'haus'.
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∙ 14y agoThe Vikings invaded England because they were growing large back then and needed more space, and that is what they did to get more room.
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∙ 12y agobecause he wanted to take over the world but then the Saxons came and took over
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∙ 13y agoBecause they were looking for better land to live on.
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∙ 13y agoThey were sick to death of pickled herring and couldn't wait to get some fried black pudding.
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∙ 10y agoTo raid and steal as much as money as possible.
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How did the vikings invade Britain?
This is true.
What time of year did the vikings invade Britain ie what season or month?
in the winter! Get over it!
Why did vikings invade Britain?
The Vikings invaded Britain so that they can plunder the valuable property in British settlements and occupy the land. The Vikings were subdued in battle because they had under-estimated the opposing armies.
What year did Nazi Germany invade Great Britain?
Germany did not invade Britain in WW2. Britain has not been invaded for a thousand years.
What part of Great Britain was ruled the longest time by the vikings?
The northernmost part of Great Britain was ruled the longest time by the Vikings. They did not go to all parts of what we now call Great Britain, but they left their mark in many places in the north.
How did the vikings invade Britain?
This is true.
What time of year did the vikings invade Britain ie what season or month?
in the winter! Get over it!
Why did vikings invade Britain?
The Vikings invaded Britain so that they can plunder the valuable property in British settlements and occupy the land. The Vikings were subdued in battle because they had under-estimated the opposing armies.
What year did Nazi Germany invade Great Britain?
Germany did not invade Britain in WW2. Britain has not been invaded for a thousand years.
Will Great Britain invade the US again?
The British regularly invade Florida!
What part of Great Britain was ruled the longest time by the vikings?
The northernmost part of Great Britain was ruled the longest time by the Vikings. They did not go to all parts of what we now call Great Britain, but they left their mark in many places in the north.
When were the Vikings starts to invade Britain?
The first documented Viking raid on Britain was on the 6th June 793 and it took place in Lindesfarne.
Who invaded Britain between 700-1200 AD?
the Romans began their invasion of Britain .Barbarian armies begin to invade Roman Britain .
How did the vikings accomplish their defeat?
They came over to Britain to invade because they wanted our land. But we were over prepared and fought back.
Who did Germany invade when Great Britain entered the war?
Poland.
What group was the last to invade great Britain?
The Normans in 1066
When did vikings invade Britain?
The Vikings first invaded Britiain in 793 AD and last invaded in 1066 when William the Conqueror became King of England. 793 to 796 then they took over
