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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.
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What places did the vikings discover?
The Vikings were the first Europeans to reach America. Some Vikings found Greenland. Though the land was covered in ice, the Vikings wanted people to live there. So they named it Greenland. They said, "It's so green! Come here!"
Which nfl team sells the most jerseys?
San Diego Chargers
I thought it was Dallas Cowboys?
For individual jerseys, it was the Vikings' Brett Favre jersey. I thought it was Vikings this year. 4#. 28#. 69#. Then comes to Steelers.
The answer,the number1 sell is vikings Brett Favre's jerse.
Where the vikings were originally from?
Lindisfarne monastery, Shetland islands, Orkney islands, all coasts of England, Greenland, Iceland, the kingdom of Wessex.
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The Vikings sailed most of the North Atlantic, reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople and the Middle East, as looters, traders, colonists, and mercenaries.
See related links below! Very useful, these are maps of Viking colonies, settlements, sea routes and frequent raid areas. (Some portions of them may be inaccurate/incorrect)
the vikings went to york
vikings used to travel and colonise all over Europe
What drinks did the viking drink?
water
beer
wine The Vikings typically drank mead, a strong wine made from fermented honey.
Why did the vikings leave Newfoundland?
Because LiefEircsson (Eric the reds son) was interested in land farther west than his father had travelled. In 1000 he sailed to find it. Months later he and his crew set foot upon North America. the land he landed on was Newfoundland on the east coast of what is today Canada.
What did the vikings take when they raided?
Anything they could get. Money, religious objects, people for slaves, silver/gold items. Not all were berserkers only a few. There were shield maidens who were women who fought.
Why are the Vikings important?
The Vikings were a people who lived in Scandinavia (though they also settled other places) around the late 700's until cirka 1066.
They traveled to such countries as Scotland, Ireland, England (and Francia) where they continously plundered the land, not sparing monastries. However they were also settlers, the Danish Vikings inhabiting an area of England called the Danelaw (England would later be invaded by Vikings in the the early 1000's). The Vikings were also given an area of Francia and it was their descendants, the Normans, who invaded England in 1066.
They are also well known for their ships, which were built using lapstrake technique.
How were the Vikings educated?
Viking children did not leave home to attend school. Children learned a simple education at home, usually taught by a parent. When children were old enough they learned how to help their parents with daily chores. The boys would help on the farm or learn a craft and the girls would learn sewing and cooking. Poetry and music were taught to children from wealthier families. Some children who were not needed at home were sent to work for other families.
What was a viking longboat made out of?
wood!
Viking ships were called Longships not Longboats, they were made of timber and ordinary wood
Why did the vikings stop there raids?
Vinland (Old Norse: Plain land ) was the name given to an area of North America by the norseman Leif Eiríksson, about the year 1000 AD. At that time, the word "vin" meant not wine or indeed vine as in grapevines, but plain or pasture. These homonyms are often confused.
In 1960 archaeological evidence of Norse settlement in North America was found at L'Anse aux Meadows on the northern part of the island of Newfoundland, in what is now the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Although this proved conclusively the Vikings' pre-Columbian discovery of North America, whether this exact site is the Vinland of the Norse accounts is still a subject of debate. It must be recognised that the Vikings did not perceive the exploration and settlement of Greenland and Vinland as any different from that of founding Iceland. It was merely an extension of their homeland, and notions of a different world only surfaced upon meeting the natives.
There is a consensus among scholars that the Vikings did reach North America, approximately five centuries prior to John Cabot. they thought vinland wasnt that good after all
Why is there a dragon on the front of the viking long-ships?
They hoped that they would frighten the enemy away because the head represented death and the tail was fear.
What were the Vikings medicines?
Yes. They use boiled-down cows urine to keep a wound from getting infected.
How did the vikings treated people?
Marriages were arranged, and women did not have to give consent by law. However, it is known that many father's and perspective husbands still sought consent before the marriage proceeded. Widows were free to marry whoever they wished. Women were often represented by their brothers in arranged marriages. If her brothers could not decide between themselves, then the women got her choice. Also, if the brothers decided to keep turning down men so they could make her stay and do work around their own home, the women could marry whoever she chose after they did this twice. Viking men were also known for writing poetry to their women. One example is as follows:
I little reck... to reach her risked I have my life oft...
Though I be slain within the arms of my beloved,
Sleeping in the Sif-of-silken-gowns' embraces:
For the fair-haired woman feel I love unending
(Ibid., p. 134).
Viking women were actually considered to have more rights than other women of Europe during that time period. They were allowed to divorce their husband's if he mistreated them or their children. She was also allowed to divorce if he was not a good provider, lazy, or if he was rude to her family. In most cultures of the time, only the men could decide if they were to divorce and rather or not a woman was treated badly had nothing to do with the decision.
The Viking Lady site below has a good deal of very in depth information of Viking marriage rituals.
Where in great Britain did the vikings settled down?
Parts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Eastern Counties.
How did vikings survive long winters?
Vikings lived in Scndanavian agricultural communities for the most part. However they would periodically go on raiding/trading missions. As a lifestyle they were a warrior culture based on strength, daring, endurance and skill but valued literary skill, personal cleanliness and comfort and style.
What are the roles of viking men?
Since the men were often away, the women took care of the village and had more say over an estate than their husbands.
If the man died, his property was hers first and would only pass on to their sons if she died.
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When did the Vikings go to the Super Bowl?
As of the 2007 season, the Vikings have lost four Super Bowls: Super Bowl IV, January 11, 1970: Kansas City Chiefs 23, Vikings 7
Super Bowl VIII, January 13, 1974: Miami Dolphins 24, Vikings 7
Super Bowl IX, January 12, 1975: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Vikings 6
Super Bowl XI, January 9, 1977: Oakland Raiders 32, Vikings 14
The Vikings are around 13 centurys old they were around from the 8th century til the 11th century.
What were the vikings attacks like?
the vikings were people who would go out on raids and pillage distant villages. Back in their homes though, they were farmers and fishers who were very skilled woodsmen. They almost always owned slaves who did all the heavy farm work for them. They had people called skalds who kept their history/storys and they would just memorise it, they would not write it down
vikings were very mean they like too kill people sometimes they eat animails
note: NEVER MEET A VIKING.
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American eats animals 1st of all, and they aren't all mean. Some are farmers and traders. 2nd, they don't all kill, mostly raid.
note: You won't be able to meet a viking anyways.
How did leif erickson navigate?
leif erikson was a norwiegen explorer (c. 970 - c. 1020) who discovered Vinland (Modern day Greenland). Like most Vikings of his period he probably travelled by Viking longship.
No idea what that one is talking about. ^^
Leifur Eríksson or Leifur the Lucky. Had a father called Eríkur the Red (Eric the Red, in full English) Who was made outlaw in Norway and moved to Iceland. In Iceland he had a son called Leifur. Eríkur was also made outlaw in Iceland, so he sailed away and Eiríkur found Greenland not Leifur. However his son Leifur sailed from Greenland to Vinland which is in Canada. Leifur was born around 980 in Iceland. The area that Leifur found is now call Newfoundland. It was around the year 1000 he found it. Give and take one year.
He sailed with a ship type called "Knarr" carries 20-30 people and could carry up to 24 tons of cargo. Knarr was used to sail between Iceland, Greenland, Norway, British Isle... almost anywhere in the Atlantic Ocean. However it was mostly used as Merchant ships.
Longships are made to sail in shallow waters cause they only need one meter depth of water and they could turn around without turning the boat around. Those sailed from Sweden through Russia to Istanbul.
Why were the vikings boats called long boats?
The longboat was so important to Vikings because it traveled them across the sea and took them wherever they needed to be at that time.
