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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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Why were the vikings buried with their possessions?

Just like other ancient cultures it was thought that they would need these things in the afterlife. It also told the status of the person.

What kind of weapons are viking warriors typically using in films?

In films, viking warriors can be seen using a variety of weapons. Some of the more common viking weapons seen in films include axes, hammers, and spears.

How could Vikings have enough water supply while crossing the Ocean?

Because in the good old days there was NO acid rain or air pollutants thus the barrels they had on ship would collect rain water as they traveled.Raining days at sea meant clean water was availableAlso they drank their own urine to conserve and recycle their water.

What did the viking goddess freya look like?

Freya had long golden blonde hair which would flow beautifully in the wind followed by deep crystal blue eyes that represent the ocean.

What is Viking's disease?

Known now as Dupuytren's Contracture. Affects the palm and fingers.

How did the Celtic people react to the invasion of Britain by the vikings?

How did the celtic people in Britain react to the viking invasion

How did the Vikings stay healthy?

To keep clean the Vikings would visit the sauna every few days. They sat in a small enclosed shelter and threw cold water on a very hot stones. The steam would open there pores of the skin, helped by slaps from small branches. Once hot and sweaty people dived into a nearby source of ice cold water.

What did the Vikings load on their boats to trade?

I can only guess what the Vikings had in their survival kit. Besides food and water, they would have their battle axe and spears and their armor. AT sea they would have the sun stone for navigation.

What relationship did the Slavs have to the Vikings?

In Slavic languages such as Russian the Vikings are known as the Varyags (Varangians in English). The Vikings plied many of the riverine systems of what is today Ukraine, Russia and Belarus establishing trade, and later a political kingdom over the ancient Slavs. This period also created a common ancestral descent between the tribes due to political dominion.

When did Viking Raiders happen?

Viking Raiders happened in 1983.

Where did the Vikings live?

The Vikings lived in Scandinavia (mainly Norway, Sweden and Denmark), and in Iceland.

They ventured (and proliferated) as far as Italy and the Mediterranean, but more commonly sailed to Ireland, Northern France, England, and even North America. They sometimes roamed Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic Islands.

In 600 A.D. to 1000 A.D., the Vikings lived across Europe. They lived in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and the Faroe Islands.

When did the vikings invade England?

The first recorded Viking invasion of England was in 793 AD. The last invasion of England by this group was in 1066.

How did the Vikings trade in the Medieval Ages?

The Vikings used their long boats as cargo vessels. Since these boats were seaworthy and had a shallow enough draft to go far up rivers, the Vikings could trade, or raid, all along the coasts and navigable rivers of Europe.

The Vikings are remembered primarily as raiders in France and England, but primarily as traders in parts of Eastern Europe. Their routes went as far as Constantinople, where numbers of them were hired as personal bodyguards for emperors.

What are viking skraelings?

American Indians (Native Americans)

When did the Vikings visit China?

A very looong time ago... The Vikings actually got a lot of their fashion ideas from ancient Chinese soldiers with their horned helmets and heavy armor.. the vikings wore little mirrors on their clothes to check their hair and makeup all the time too.. sounds weird but it's true.. they wanted to be sure they looked like nothing anyone had ever seen before so their enemies would be afraid to fight them. The ancient Chinese warriors killed plenty of vikings.. and showed them how to play black metal music.. face it Vikings are just trying to be Chinese.. and Ensiferum and Finsterforst knows that.

What is Vinland Saga?

Vinland Saga is a historical Japanese manga series written and drawn by Makoto Yukimura. It's setting is Dane-controlled England at the start of the eleventh century.

From which continent came the Vikings?

Europe, Northern Europe. Scandinavia, to be more precise.
Modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
(Though, I'm not sure if any Vikings came from Sweden, but they're culturally very similar.)