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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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Something stinks in Norway Where did this quote come from?
*grin* Close! The quote is, "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark." It's from Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, said by Marcellus to Horatio, as he's commenting on the injustice and corruption in the political/royal hierarchy.
What impact did population pressure and declinng resources have upon the Vikings?
hmm sounds like a social studies 8 question that is a tuff one......
what is your name I might know you do you go to elphinstone secondary in gibsons BC
???? I have that same Q in s.s 8 and I'm at John Oliver ! Ps. I hate s.s
Who invaded and settled in Britian a long time ago-?
The Viking people invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago.
On 'Longboats' or 'Viking Longships' as they are also known.
Yes, a lot of stories, mostly about the Gods and their deeds.
If you want to read some look up the Edda.
Where does the surname Hutchins originate?
The Viking settlers (let's go a-viking!) of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of the Hutchins family. It is derived from Huchon, a shortened form of Hugh. Although spelling varies widely (MacQuestion is one of them...) they are known to have held a family seat since way-ancient times in Ross-shire.
Some subsequently moved to Ireland, then on to eastern coastlands of Canada and the US, but others are known to have moved to Barbados in the mid-1600s.
It is in chapter two, near the end.
See the related link for a link to the chapter online.
The page number would of course vary by which version of the book you have.
Vikings wore clothing made from varying qualities wool or linen and if they were rich, they may have silk.
While we have hard times distinguishing what Viking men wore during that period since much of it decayed. At a pre-viking dig they found a man who was buried in one outfit containing not only multicoloured plaid pants but also a plaid cloak of a different design and three different kinds of intricately patterned tablet-weaving.
So it's theoretically plausible that Viking had them but it's not a certainty
Viking culture was both cultured and very brutal in some regards especially when it came to issues of honor, insult and "manliness". Vikings were used to fighting and were required by law to always go armed. A quick temper was an admired attribute. Going into psychotic killing rampages (berserk) was a common technique in battle. Heaven (an endless series of drunken feasts and battles to the death) could only be attained by death in battle. So yes they killed each other to resolve disputes, to settle scores, in drunken rages, and sometimes just because it felt "right".
They did have some rules though:
- If you killed someone, then it was up to you to pay the family fair compensation (weregild) for the labor lost by the members death.
- If the perpetrator refused to pay wergild, the family would force payment or set out on a feud to kill the murderer.
- Unacceptable killing included 'Unjust Killing' (while the victim was sleeping, or with their back turned). The killer still had to pay the weregild, but also lost trust, honor and standing in the community.
What does it mean 'Vikings were raiders and traders'?
what does it mean"vikings were raidors and traiders
How many years in advance is a venue chosen for the Super Bowl?
Four years. The 2011 Super Bowl was awarded last offseason to the new stadium being built for the Dallas Cowboys. It will be played February 6, 2011. The venue for the 2012 Super Bowl will be selected in the offseason following the 2008 Super Bowl.
How did the Vikings' religion help them in battle?
First off the Vikings liked to fight, like Star Trek's Klingons. Read Beowulf, Hrolf Kraki's Saga or Gisli the Outlaw to see what their idealized life was like.Casual and brutal behavior was accepted as the mark of a real man. As a consequence the idea of an afterlife which could only be attained by death in battle appealed to them. If they died a coward they would not have any after life. Add to this the fact that the afterlife consisted of all night beer busts with all day bloody battles as training for the final battle between the gods and giants followed by immediate repair on the way back to the party and it seemed to be just right. The fact that the final battle (Ragnarok) was going to be a loss for them didn't matter.
