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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
True or false the viking age ended when the vikings were beaten by the Romans?
False. It ended long after the Roman Empire's fall.
A longship was a ship the Vikings used to raid villages. The ships were long and narrow and were designed for speed and war. The ships were about 23 metres long, 5 metres wide and 12 metres high.
Who was leif eriksson's father?
Erik The Red
Answer
Erik the Red is the father of Leif Erikson. He was 20 years old when Leif was born.
What caused the Norse settlements in Greenland to die out during the last ice age?
They died out during a period of time known as the little ice age. Though not really an ice age, temperatures in northern Europe dropped enough to force the Norse to abandon Greenland.
First Greenland with his father.Then to Iceland,some islands bordering Iceland,then to Vinland,And back to Norway.
As farmers, the Vikings divided the year into summer and winter halves. Each half was further divided into a number of weeks. Months were of less importance for farming.
For fishermen and navigators, though, the moon and the 'moons' (months) were important. Though the Viking calendar therefore might appear a little inconsistent, it perfectly served their needs.
The calendar which had developed from seasonal and climatic factors, divided the year simply into equal halves; winter and summer.
A man's age was counted not in years but in "winters", a custom which still applies to livestock. This would seem to indicate that the beginning of summer was regarded as a "new year", although there was no New year as such.
The year was also divided into lunar months. The counting of days was probably relatively inaccurate, especially in the summer months when the nights are bright in northern regions and it can be difficult to see the moon. Thus summer and winter were also divided into weeks, and periods of time were more likely to be counted in weeks than months.
Although the Roman system for months and days existed in Iceland from the introduction of Christianity in around 1000, farmers and seamen invariably used only the old almanac. Not until the late 18th century did laymen begin to use the Latin names of the months January to December.
Did the vikings brand or tattoo for ceremonial purposes?
There's no physical proof but we can see in many of their art forms and stories that they would find permenant forms to write in their skin. I'd lean towards a yes.
What were the viking inventions?
I only know a couple of their inventions which was:
longboat, ketchup, a little bit of hunting, 7/11, Starbucks, boats (lol their are lots) they also invented combs.
that's about all i know.
srry. :)
On what year did christofer Columbus discover America and what place of America?
never came to America
