Vikings

They began to raid because that was how they where raised and they thought it was normal. It was part of there culture.

The word "Norse" means "related to the north." So a Norseman is a man from the norht. The term was generally used to mean a Viking.
It refers to the ancient Scandinavians, such as the Vikings, and their culture and language.
It refers to the ancient Scandinavians, like the Vikings, and their language and culture.

The site is located in Newfoundland, Canada.

The Vikings took over the area later and changed the name again, to Jórvík.

Viking nobles were often called karls, or earls.

The Vikings lived in all of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Vikings raided and conquered parts of France and Great Britain from Denmark.

Alfred the Great, I think.

The Viking Age began with the North Germanic expansion. This is the period when Vikings began to raid and conquer the lands of Gaul, Iberia and other British Isles, including England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

Easy access using navigable rivers such as the Seine, boundless wealth, easily accessed in the many monasteries, and ultimately land.

where did vikings store weapons

He was a viking... I'm sure he had problems and obstacles just like the rest of us !!

The Scandinavian Heathens would sacrifice during the seasonal holidays. Yule, Summer Finding, Midsummer, and Winter Finding (as they are known in English, from the modern day Heathen reconstructionist traditions).

Skraeling

the event that started the Viking age was a big raid from the Netherlands

For one thing, there are those words that you use every day and that are Viking. Such as husband, knife, knee, scull, hair, nail, arm, leg, foot, boat, sail, mast, hand, finger, thing, bairn, swain, roundhouse, gate, and thousands more. In fact, there are so many Norse words in the English language that some people referr to it as Scandinavian. Which may not be to far off the mark. Because, since the Vikings didn't all go home, but instead opted to stay ... maybe you're one of them?

Yes, but rarely. The Celts preferred close, hand to hand, and, ideally, one on one combat. Thus, swords, axes, and spears were the main weapons the Celts used. They saw killing an enemy from afar as cowardly and unjust, thus, bows and other ranged weapons were rare.

Vikings explored North America to find new land for their colonies.

What is America's favorite color? What is Germany's favorite color? The vikings were composed of individuals, and just as any group will have a multitude of likes and dislikes, so did the vikings.

Lief Erickson was indeed the first known European to land on America. Christopher Columbus was the first documented European to land on the Americas. When I say Americas I mean north, south, and central America.

Vikings are called "Vikings" because they were a group of Norse pirates. The Old Norse word for "pirate" or "raider" was "Viking." When they left home to go raiding, they were going "a viking," so that is the name they became known by.

Stapped to the side of the longship, at the gunwale, which afforded the Vikings some extra protection from wind and spray.

No, it didn't. The Romans were already there and initially fended off the Anglo-Saxons. In the fifth century, the Romans left Britain, so the next time the Anglo-Saxons attempted to invade Britain, they succeeded.

some myths and legends are

mintar

the labyrinth

gods

atlantis

mermaids

fairys

cerberus- the 3 headed dog

anything else u can add them to your answers

Eric the Red had three sons and one girl.