Why are the Vikings important?

Answer 1

The Vikings were a people who lived in Scandinavia (though they also settled other places) around the late 700's until cirka 1066.

They traveled to such countries as Scotland, Ireland, England (and Francia) where they continously plundered the land, not sparing monastries. However they were also settlers, the Danish Vikings inhabiting an area of England called the Danelaw (England would later be invaded by Vikings in the the early 1000's). The Vikings were also given an area of Francia and it was their descendants, the Normans, who invaded England in 1066.

They are also well known for their ships, which were built using lapstrake technique.

Answer 2

They made really stupid noises when they hit things. Such as "whaaa!" and 'HIYAAAAA!" and maybe even "whaaa-chaaaa!"

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Danish seamen, painted mid-twelfth century.

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A Viking (pron. /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/) is one of the Norse (Scandinavian) explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century.[1] DID YOU KNOW THAT ALL HUMANS ARE RETARTED? WELL, ITS TRUE...SO MOVE TO MARS WHERE EVERYONE CAN BE SMART AND U DONT EVEN NEED AIR...ISNT THAT GREAT?These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. This period of Viking expansion is known as the Viking Age, and forms a major part of the medieval history of Scandinavia, Britain, Ireland and the rest of Europe in general.

A romanticized picture of Vikings as Germanic noble savages emerged in the 18th century, and expanded during the Victorian era Viking revival.[2] In Britain it took the form of Septentrionalism, in Germany that of "Wagnerian" pathos or even Germanic mysticism, and in the Scandinavian countries that of Romantic nationalism or Scandinavism. In contemporary popular culture these clichéd depictions are often exaggerated with the effect of presenting Vikings as caricatures.[2

Answer 3

Vikings brought Icelandic culture and traditions to areas throughout what is now known as Europe. Their improvements as well as inventions to transportation by boat made impacts still seen today.

Answer 4

The Vikings discovered the Americas, they discovered many countries such as Ireland, and their Longships improved trade, leading to more advanced ships because people redesigned their ships based on the original Longship. (they aren't based on them now, but for example, Columbus's ship was.

Answer 5

I guess there were because they were from a long time ago!

Viking settlers became a race with the Slavic population that became a new race called "Rus," which lead to the name "Russia."

Answer 6

The Vikings were important because of their long boats with scary looking dragon heads on them to scare TOWNSPEOPLE away.

Answer 7

The Vikings are remembered because they had a significant impact on the history of England, France, Italy, Russia and several other countries.

Answer 8

They make up our history.