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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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Is there an optimal age to begin second language acquisition during school age years?
The younger the better. Language acquisition skills decline markedly with age. Start 'em in Kindergarten.
What effects did lief ericson have?
Although he may have been the first European to set foot on the North American Continent via the Atlantic Ocean Route, the World Effect was negligble. Vinland failed to provide vast wealth or spoils to the Viking culture and it may have been unimportant to them from that standpoint. The Norsemen were seeking to provide sustenance to the Greenland colony that was lacking in products that they desired.
Did the name Wilson come from a viking name?
No, the name Wilson is not a Viking name. The name Wilson is Old English in its origin and means desire.
Who were the people who played on the Vikings team when it first started?
The Vikings first year in the NFL was 1961. Norm Van Brocklin was their head coach. And if you click on the '1961 Vikings Roster' link on this page, you can see the entire roster along with stats for the 1961 Vikings.
The Viking Principle is known as the Nine Noble Virtues. These virtues are courage, truth, honor, fidelity, discipline, hospitality, self reliance, industriousness, and perseverance.
How did ordinary vikings use runes?
In the Viking Age, runes were used mainly for two purposes: for writing and for magic. For example, ordinary people would use runes for inscribing names on personal objects, sending messages to each other or marking boundary or memorial stones. People with specialised knowledge occasionally inscribed runes with some magical purpose in mind, for example, to fortify a weapon or to effect healing. One of the gods frequently worshipped in the Viking Age, Odin, is credited as being the discoverer of runes and with describing their magical use. Another god, Heimdall, was credited in passing on this knowledge to humankind. There is no evidence that any people from the Viking Age ever used runes for divination. Despite marketing propaganda that implies the contrary, such use seems to be entirely a modern phenomenon and originates in the mid-late 20th century.
What are some tattoos representing fatherhood?
Looking for a symbol that represent fatherhood, celtic, sumarian, chinese, south pacific, etc..
Looking for a symbol that represent fatherhood, celtic, sumarian, chinese, south pacific, etc..
What do you think influenced the routes viking explorers took1?
The vikings were limited by two things: geography and technology.
They were hindered by cold weather which occurs in their area 9 months out of the year, which made long-distance travel virtually impossible. They also survived by pillaging civilizations who were also inclined to these weather paterns.
More importantly was technology. While they were amazing pioneers in their day, developing incredible boats and nautical technologies, the fact remains that they were required to stay near land and could not survive deep ocean voyages. That's why their paths consistently snake along the coastlines of North America and Europe.
What was the vikings main weapon?
Every Norse warrior who had a choice would choose a Sword, swords were expensive and a sign of status, if you had a sword people knew you were someone important.
But the common Viking would have to let an Axe or a Spear do.
Vikings sometimes camouflaged their ships to look like .?
floating islands
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How did Vikings get to constantinople?
Generally speaking, Constantinople was not a likely place for Vikings to travel to. If any peoples from Northern Europe wished to travel there, it would require a voyage south to the Straits of Gibraltar and sail eastward in the Mediterranean Sea. After reaching the Aegean Sea, it would require a land trip to reach Constantinople.
Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is in the North Sea off the North-east coast of Northumberland.
What are viking stories suppose to teach us?
Viking stories (sagas and eddas) enforce cultural memes of strength of purpose, bravery, love of battle, taking risks and so on.
Vikings reached as far as what is now Newfoundland sometime around the year 1000, long before Columbus.
How did Viking transportation affect today's world?
The ship's usage:
The Vikings' ships are made as replicas for both shipping and tourism. They are even used as tourist ferries. Eighteen different countries have succeeded making replicas of Viking longboats and even sailed them (Denmark with the most). The Vikings' fishing boats look a lot like modern fishing boats and row boats for the ol' fishin' holes. In fact, lots of old-styled ships are used in lots of urban cities, even in Hong Kong (not Viking longships, China uses small 'junk' ships). The Vikings did sail in enlarged canoes, but this time the awesome Eygptians would get the glory - they have been building canoe-like boats way before the Vikings did.
The ship's structure usage:
All Viking ship structures are the second main reason why sailing in the sea is safe (the first main reasons were related to the wreck of the Titanic). Almost all ships use the Viking ships' structure (or 'ribs' as the Vikings called it) from toy ships to motorboats to hand-made canoes to cruises, the boat's structure protects them all from sinking to the bottom. If the Vikings haven't built such a great ship structure, lots of sinking ship scoops would be on the news by now
The ship's sections' usage and sayings we still use today:
The ship's sail and mast affected today's world because the Vikings had both invented the folding mast (literally) and the first fibre sail (made of rags and bits of wool - today, we use man made fibres). The Vikings sat on chests with all of their belongings in them, creating the world's first luggages. The steering oar was on the right-hand or 'starboard' side of the ship. Sailors still use the name 'starboard'. Lots of sailing inventions are inveteed by the Vikings, which is odd, because all of this had been invented in less than 400 years of the Viking empire.
However, even though Viking attacks didn't influence the modern world a lot, but their ship structure is copied for quite a lot of modern boats (the Gokstad ship structure was the most commonly copied). Without the Vikings' ship structure being discovered in 1867, lots of ships would be sinking like the Titanic by now, from toy ships to cruises. We should remember the first astonishing breakthrough in 1867 , but even more importantly, the first Viking longboat that was made in 787 AD.
Did the vikings stay there perminatly?
In Iceland, yes
In Greenland, yes, but they went extinct
In Ireland, yes, but they were chased away
In England, yes, but they were chased away here too
What people wore horns hats wih horns on them?
It seems that many ancient Celts used horned helmets, also, Romans have depicted germanic peoples wearing them as well, there is a theory that these were only ceremonial.
During the middle ages many Knights had horns of different shapes on their helmets.
A horned viking helmet has never been found, but as Ian Malcolm says: Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Where vikings nothing but vicious barbaric raiders?
This was the common European Conception of Vikings for many years, but it came from the people who experienced the most conflict with the Vikings. In actuality they had a very rich culture, and while they were very good at raiding, there were many Vikings that were farmers, blacksmiths, seamen, and others. The have also contributed the discovery of the New World nearly 500 years before Colombus and they were highly accomplished sailors.
The Native Americans arrived in America when the crossed the Beiring Strait in prehistoric times. The Vikings arrived prior to the other Europeans in about 1000 CE. Then the rest of Europe (Spain, France, England) arrived during the 16, 17, 18th Century CE
Are modern European Russians descendents of the Vikings?
No. The viking moved to Iceland, Denmark and Britain.
