Vikings

the vikings were evil people who killed any one in there path carried weapons and ruled most of england The Vikings were the most advanced people in Medieval Europe, and the only ones to bathe despite modern lies told about them. Although they raised hell in England and other places, they were more than just Hell's Angels in boats. They were excellent sailors and navigators. They colonized Iceland and Normandy, and they they visited Greenland and North America (three centuries before Columbus) more briefly. True, they shook down England until they were kicked out by Alfred the Great, and with rape they bestowed upon Ireland the gift of red hair which is now incorrectly thought of as an Irish feature, but most Vikings made their living through peaceable activity like farming and trading. Still, their hellraising is best remembered. A list of Viking achievements might be too long, but four of our seven days are named after Viking deities. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are named after the gods Tyr, Wotan, and Thor, and Friday is named after the goddess Freya. It is even speculated that a Viking may have appeared to the Aztecs as the god Quetzelcoatl; a white man with hair growing from his face, arriving in a boat made of intertwined snakes (a Viking ship with serpentine decoration?). When the Spanish Hernando Cortez arrived to conquer Mexico in the 1500's, it was assumed that he was Quetzelcoatl returned. This belief may have been all that kept Cortez and his small army from being wiped out after they landed.

The largest is uncertain, however here are some large viking armies:

- the Norwegian army during the battle of stamford bridge - est. 300 ships, 15 000 men

- The great heathen army - No reference to the actual size of it has been found other than about 350 longships

- (Not really a viking army) but The norman army under the battle of heistings - est. 7 000 - 10 000 men

Vikings are not really known to have had very large armies. The vikings usually operated with smaller armies doing hit and run raids near coastal regions. The larger armies in the viking time was mostly coalitions of several smaller local armies to achive common goals.

Brian Epstein

They were carefully built by shipbuilders. They were made with wood.

They were very skilled at building seaworthy longships. They also were skilled at warfare and a rather democratic type of self-government.

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they were explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century

In Norse (Viking) mythology the main enemies of the Gods were the Jotnar, or Giants. But they did have other enemies. Loki, the Norse trickster god killed the god Balder by tricking Hoder the blind god. He was chained beneath a snake that drips venom onto his face. Also the wolf monster Fenrir that bit off Tyr's Hand and is said to devourer Odin, the king of the gods during Ragnarok, the battle marking the end of the world.

The Norsemen (Northern Germanic peoples from Denmark, Norway and Sweden) began a-Viking during what is historically known as the Viking Age (late 8th to 11th century). Viking is an occupation (like a blacksmith, farmer etc.), meaning one who goes raiding, pillaging, merchandising, trading, exploring and eventually colonizing (Iceland, Normandy, Russia etc.). Only a certain class of Norsemen were vikings, majority of the Norse stayed behind during their adventures. Essentially, Norsemen became vikings when began raiding and pillaging the coasts and inlets of Brittan, France, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. There are many theories for why the Norsemen began exploring and raiding during the late 8th century.

No one knows exactly how Leif Ericson, the Viking explorer, died. It is believed that he died in Greenland, possibly in the year 1020.

The Nordic language of the Vikings impacted European culture. Many of their words have been infiltrated into several European languages. Many village names in Britain can be traced back to Nordic origins. In addition, the Vikings left their genetic imprint on the various people they conquered.

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When the Norse Vikings invaded new territory, most of the time they stole goods,(such as gold, weapons, grains, foods, sometimes even timber) livestock, and pretty much plundered villages. Or as my History teacher so elegently put it, when vikings invade they rape and burn, rape and burn.

The warlord Rollo who had been exiled from Norway raided extensively in Normandy. He was defeated by the French, but was such a threat, that the French king ceded much of what is now Normandy to him and his followers in return for defending against any more Vikings that might arrive. His followers evolved into lords because of grants given by Rollo in return for support in times of trouble, an early form of Feudalism.

Vikings were great explorers because of their innovations in shipbuilding. They built long ships that were sleek and fast. The dragon-headed long ships that the Vikings built could hold large troops and travel quickly through open ocean.

He was hoping to find new lands to colonize.

Yes. they mixed nickel and iron to make the metal last longer and improved there after.

obviously it would be vikette

All in all the Vikings were a tough crowd not into crewel work or macrame. Based on Valhalla, where they wanted to go after death, they spent a lot of time drinking, eating and fighting (as recreation) much like a modern outlaw motorcycle gang. They'd also sing songs or be sung to, tell stories (like the start of Beowulf) and engage in tests of skill - knife and axe throwing a other many contests like eating or drinking (like the story of Logi and Loki's eating contest). No double lot of time was spent with the lassies as well.

They might spend useful spare time in keeping their gear tuned up - repairing mail, sharpening equipment and undenting armor.

A Barbian was anyone in the early Middle Ages who was not from England. They were raders from about 400 - 800 AD. While the Vikings were typically Norse. Known for their Long boats, they raided when their land was cold and food supplies low. Their first recorded raid was around 780 AD on England. Their time frame was 800- 1100 AD.

Christopher Columbus

in the 8th - 11th centuries

the vikings ate rats and did not steal gold they stole silver.

Aesir and Vanir, although Aesir could be used for both. There were two tribes of Gods. The Aesir were the Gods of the sky, the Vanir of the earth.

Then there are also the Jotuns, who were "gods" in a sense, but the gods of the chaotic forces of nature. Some Jotnar did join the Aesir (Loki, Skadi).

Vikings made clothes with animal skin and furs. Also, the helmet are made out of either iron or metal. Vikings also wore chain mail and were very good at protecting themselves in fights.