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The Vikings were never discovered. The Viking age started on June 8, 793 CE when Norsemen destroyed the abbey on Lindisfarne in England. Bear in mind, that not every Norsemen during the Viking age was a Viking. A Viking was a trader/raider. They would set sail with trade goods, and go to various trading outposts. Should they come across an easy target, a small village or some sort, they would raid it of anything valuable (weapons, gold, pottery, furs, etc). They would then trade those goods for something more valuable (to them). For example, it was common for Norwegians to go aviking to Iceland with lumber (since the Icelanders had eradicated the forests when they first landed), and trade it for seal pelts, whale fat, and walrus ivory.

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