Plunder is what they sought starting about the year 800.
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
there raided in ireland and britain
The first documented Viking raid on Britain was on the 6th June 793 and it took place in Lindesfarne.
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England, Ireland, Scotland, France.
Viking Raid
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 coastal towns were repeated pillaged by the Viking raiders. As in many warlike cultures, the reputation of a Viking rested on his skills in battle.
Viking raids
Ethelred
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.