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VIKINGS HOME LAND
The Vikings were invaders and settlers who came from Scandinavia and traveled by boat as far as North America in the west and Central Asia in the east from about 700 AD to 1100. Their land often flooded and it was difficult to grow crops, so they were looking for new places to settle down and farm.
WHY?
The Viking raids and subsequent settlements define the period known as the Viking Age in Britain, which had profound consequences on the development of the culture, law and language.
The raids started in June of 793 CE when three ships approached the shore by the abbey of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England.
The abbey’s reeve believed they were Norse traders and, thinking they had lost their way, went out to direct them up the coast to the estate he thought they had been aiming for.
Upon approaching the ships, however, he was instantly killed by the sailors, who then sacked the abbey and murdered everyone they found on the island.
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how did the vikings travail
The ships of the Vikings were the key to their success. ... The longships of the later Viking Age were highly specialised vessels, which were constructed in order to reach high speeds and transport troops. Their long, narrow shape made them quick in water, but also meant a very limited capacity for cargo.
how did they get to England?
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where vikings travailed to.
The Vikings who invaded western and eastern Europe were mainly pagans from the same area
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as present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. They also settled in the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Iceland, peripheral Scotland , the Hebrides and the Northern Isles), Greenland, and Canada.
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to think that there could be up to 50 people in that boat!