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Vikings
Vikings were Scandinavian or Norse pirates, etchants, warriors and explorers who explored, traded, raided and settled in many areas of Europe and the North Atlantic from the 8th to 11th century.
2,333 Questions
Where was leif erikson's planned destination?
Some versions say he was headed to Greenland but accidently passed by it and ended up in North America. Other versions say he knew about North America and sailed there on purpose.
Of course not!
What about the women? They stayed at home and took care of the land and house and the children didn't fight...
Hope you like the answer!
What did the vikings believe when they die?
The Vikings believed in gods and they believed that they lived in a place called Asgard.
They believed each god was responsible for, or had the power over, a different thing such as battles, travel or love.
The most important were Odin, Thor and Freya.
Odin was the leader of the gods. He was worshipped because of his knowledge of fighting war.
Thor was a god of strength and might. He provided protection from danger.
Freya was the goddess of love and beauty and the goddess of war. She looked after the families at home and the men in battle.
The Vikings believed that when men died in battle they went to Valhalla, which means Hall of the slain and there they would sit and feast with the gods.
Later, after settling in England, the Vikings changed their religion to Christianity.
Who were the vikings quarterbacks in 2008?
1998: Randall Cunningham started 14 games and Brad Johnson started 2 games. Jay Fiedler was third string.
1999: Jeff George started 10 games and Randall Cunningham started 6 games.
2000: Daunte Culpepper started all 16 games. Bubby Brister was the backup.
2001: Daunte Culpepper started 11 games, Todd Bouman started 3 games, and Spergon Wynn started 2 games.
2002: Daunte Culpepper started all 16 games. Todd Bouman was the backup.
2003: Daunte Culpepper started 14 games and Gus Frerotte started 2 games.
2004: Daunte Culpepper started all 16 games. Gus Frerotte was the backup.
How many bathrooms did a viking long house have?
This question is in the wrong section. (Traditional Viking houses were one room only.)
How do you describe the vikings?
The Viking ships were vessels that were built by the Vikings. They were not very wide, built out of wood, and contained objects on the bow like dragon heads.
Did viking houses have windows?
No viking longhouses had windows. They would usually have an average of 5 windows-made of holes but not glass, as it would often only have a hole in the middle of the roof for smoke from fire to exit from.
Scandinavian boys from families engaging in the raids and conquests that made Vikings known and feared across Europe would train with experienced fighters, watching and copying their movements with weapons of various typ es. Group skirmishing with dull weapons may well have been a part, in fields muddy or dry. Strength would have been developed by the daily life of farming, fishing, rowing wooden boats and refined with the use of weapons. The weapons would not have been tremendously heavy, but try waving a steel tool weighing three or four pounds at arms length for any length of time and you'd soon realize what an aspiring sword or axe fighter would feel like after practice.
How long has vikings been in NFL?
The Minnesota Vikings were established in 1961. They finished the season with a 3-11 record, finishing bottom of the NFL Western Division.
When did the vikings come to Australia?
as far as i know it was the early 10th century
what year did the vikings come to Ireland
Why were viking kingdoms of Scandinavia so successful?
The Vikings were successful in part to their methods of combat. They essentially employed hit and run tactics to quickly raid an area and withdraw before any defensive forces had time to mobilize.
What were the vikings first to do in the new world?
They were probably the first true Europeans to set foot in America, yes.
How did the Vikings contribute to the English language?
The Viking contribution to the language we speak today is astonishing. Many place-names (mostly ending in -by, such as Selby) are from Old Norse in origin. Also, most words beginning with the sk- combination are Norse in origin.
For example:
Scuffle
Scant
Scowl
Skirt
Scare
What allowed the vikings to navigate the most treacherous waters on earth?
Surprise the longboat could be used in rivers that other ship type couldn't go.
The Feudal society only a few men at arms were actuality professional soldiers and it took time to muster a force.
Vikings were stealthy they looked for easy targets for example churches took what they could and went away again.
They used psychological warfare farmers that had resisted had their arms or legs cut off so that people would know the consequence for resisting the Vikings.
The Vikings were an infantry force much better than the continent that mainly relied on cavalry to win battles.
Vikings knew that horses would not charge into a solid mass of men and they formed a shield wall throwing javelins at the horses along with other weapons that could do damage.
They were also loyal the bodyguard the Huscarls would not leave the field if their chieftain had been killed they would keep fighting and join him in the afterlife.
The landscape of Scandinavia was tough and cold only the strong would survive the hard life that was ahead of them they did not fear death.
Being killed in battle would take you to Valhalla were all your ancestors had gone before you.
What type of ship did the vikings use?
the longship was used for raiding and the knarr was used as a cargo ship.
How many people row a viking boats?
the vikings were an extremely exploration and discovery based civilisation obviously adapted from hating the cold harsh unyielding area of the Norse-lands their first ships were indeed meant for speed and agility meant for open sea and rivers so they were light and could take up to about 36 to 50 or so oarsmen or rowers and the bigger warships which invaded England carried about an extra 100 soldiers.
How many years passed between the voyages of life Ericsson and Vasco da Gama?
According to the Saga of the Greenlanders, the voyage of Leif Ericson [c. 970 - c. 1020] to North America took place in 1002 or 1003. He had traveled already from Iceland, to Greenland, where his father Erik Thorvaldsson ka Erik the Red [950-c. 1003] had founded the first permanent Norse colonies, at the Eastern and Western Settlements. Ericson may have visited Baffin Island, Labrador, and Newfoundland. In the 1950s-1960s, the husband-and-wife team of explorer Helge Marcus Ingstad [December 30, 1899-March 2, 2001] and archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad [February 11, 1918-November 6, 1997] researched an archaeological site at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. They've identified its settlers as Norse, possibly from Ericson's visit. The first known of the three voyages to India by Dom Vasco da Gama [1460? 1469? - December 24, 1524] took place 492-493 years after Ericson's voyage to North America. The Portuguese explorer left from Lisbon, and returned to Portugal, July 8, 1497-September 1499.
Would the vikings be considered European?
The Vikings came originally from Denmark (Jutland), Sweden, Norway, and Iceland (Danish people), so yes, Vikings were Europeans.
The vikings did not celebrate Christmas, as they were not Christian. However, they had a holiday that occured around the Winter Solstice, called Yule, or Jul, which Christians "borrowed" heavily from. The Christmas you celebrate is nearly identical to the Heathen Yule, complete with the decorated tree, wreathes, etc.
Why did the vikings kill the Saxons?
It is unknown what triggered the Norse expansion and conquests.
The earliest date given for a Viking raid is 787 AD when, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a group of men from Norway sailed to the Isle of Portland in Dorset. There, they were mistaken for merchants by a royal official. They murdered him when he tried to get them to accompany him to the king's manor to pay a trading tax on their goods.
8 June 793 Vikings destroyed the abbey on Lindisfarne, a centre of learning famous across the continent. Monks were killed in the abbey, thrown into the sea to drown or carried away as slaves along with the church treasures.
There is no record of eye witnesses regarding the 787 AD event and the Norvegian side of the story was never recorded. The 793 AD event could be an act of revenge for what actually transpired six years earlier. We might never know for sure.
How were viking leaders chosen?
The viking leaders wee chosen when they completed a raid and wee successful
Which of the cities is the farthest from the vikings homeland?
There have been traces of the Vikings landing in North America, as their runes have been found in various places. They decided not to settle there, and so there are no Viking settlements as such. Why they decided not to stay in North America is unknown, and only speculations can be made. Seeing as they managed to travel as far as this, it would be no surprise if they have travelled even further to other areas of the world, but as of yet, no evidence or proof has been found.
