The Misconceptions Of The Vikings During The Medieval Era

The vikings were a race of people from scandinavia. They lived during the medieval times. Vikings were never part of a unified group. Vikings didn’t recognize other vikings, and probably didn’t call themselves vikings. The term viking simply referred to all Scandinavians that took part in overseas expeditions. The viking tribes fought against each other whenever they weren’t wreaking havoc on foreign shores.

The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian raiders that were around from about the 8th century to the 11th. They mainly attacked the British Islands , the Frankish empire, England, but they also plundered places such as the Iberian peninsula and northern Africa. Vikings did not always settle into the places that they found, for instance after exploring North America they left the place never to return again. Even so, after landing on Greenland they colonized themselves there, and ancestors of the Vikings still live there today. So now that you know a little about the history of the Vikings lets go into detail about the specifics of the Viking age. (Peter Sawyer, Oxford Ill. History of the Vikings p. 1-19)

The Vikings escaped from tyranny and fled Europe. They found and settled in Iceland and Greenland. They made expeditions to find new lands were others wouldn't dare go. If it wasn't for the Vikings, the world would be drastically change. Some lands might not have even been discovered or even inhabited. Thankfully, the Vikings were there so, they we could find them and discover new and precious metals and resources. That of which, the world uses and is grateful for today. Vikings really cherished time spent voyaging with their family and closest friends. One of the reasons their

Have you ever wondered how the vikings became the raiders of the sea and how they lived?. They were the fiercest people to ever sail the seas. People were scared of them because of their raiding reputation. It was there means of survival. I will be talking about the ships they sailed, the armour they wore, the way they lived, different arts, and their religion.

This age lasted from the late eighth century to the late eleventh century. When thinking about Vikings, the word ruthless and fierce may come to mind, but this isn't necessarily true.They were farmers and just wanted to make a living. Outside of raiding other towns and countries, the Vikings lived in an organized society. In their culture, the women had a strong say in everything and had a very big image. They were the main help on the farm and around the house, they were not forced into marriages, and if they were in a marriage they didn't like, they had the right to leave; which was very different from other cultures back then.

In regards to the world, the Vikings are best known for their accidental venture to North America and were the bane and eventually the downfall of the Roman Empire. They made pacts with England and France to stop plundering seaside villages in exchange

When the average person thinks about Vikings they probably imagine muscular, wild eyed, bearded men ready for battle. Some aspects of that statement might be true, however there are a lot of misconceptions about the Vikings. One of the most common myths surrounding the Vikings is that they wore horned helmets, while in fact the helmets they adorned were much more conservative, usually comprised of a leather rounded cap with metal reinforcements often including a face guard. The idea that Vikings wore horned helmets was introduced in the 19th century when they became a romanticized group of people. Gerry Larson an avid explorer of Norwegian heritage says that, “Romantic authors did not know what sort of equipment the heroes of the sagas had

In Western, Europe Vikings were known as fearsome warriors that took whatever they wanted. Arab had trading sites that Vikings used. Vikings would trade honey and fur for silver that they

1.1 Background Vikings came from Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark and Norway.) The Viking age was between 793 AD to 1066 AD. They vikings were Norse seafarers who spoke the Old Norse language and who raided and traded throughout Scandinavia and across wide areas of northern and central Europe. The vikings lived a very different life compared to England during this time. The vikings believed in norse mythology or commonly known as paganism.

The Viking Era began in the late eighth century and ended in the mid eleventh century (history). Vikings originated from modern day Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Then, they eventually discover and inhabit Iceland and Greenland. A majority of the people living in these regions were farmers. Trade was also popular in Europe at the time. A short growing season due to the regions northern location, thick forestation, and a growing population, likely initiated Scandinavian merchants to venture out of their region and begin exploring trade with various European countries. As the thirst for Europe’s riches grew the Scandinavian people became more brutal and deleoped more creative ideas for acquiring money. They began raiding Christian monasteries

I believe that Vikings weren’t just brutal raiders. Instead of raiding they sometimes liked to spend time with their family, manage their farms and learn poetry. But when the Vikings were raiding they were so brutal and absolutely terrifying. When Vikings came people were helpless, they couldn’t do anything. They would have to just run around and hope for the best. Not many people survived Viking raids, but if you did there must have been a miracle. However, despite the fact that Vikings liked to raid and kill there were some good in them.

Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. It portrays Ragnar as a former farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England, and eventually becomes King, with the support of his family and fellow warriors: his brother Rollo, his son Bjorn Ironside, and his wives—the shieldmaiden Lagertha and the princess

There are actually a lot of misinterpretations about the Vikings. The Vikings were originally not from one country, but three- Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The three countries that were in union before they dissolved and turned into three dependent countries. The viking period goes way back in time. From around 800 a Kr, crowds of Norwegians, Swedish, and Danish people went on something called depredations around in Scandinavia. The Vikings robbed goods and gold, but at the same time learned a lot of new things wherever they travelled to. There was also a vast number of Scandinavians who left their homelands to seek fortunes

Before the year A.D. 1100 the Vikings were polytheistic. They believed that the leader of the gods was Odin, who was the god of battle, poetry, and death. He was also the father of all the other gods. He presided over Valhalla, the Viking heaven. It was believed that when a Viking died in battle, a warrior maiden called a Valkyrie escorted him to Valhalla. Once the warrior arrived at Valhalla, he began a new life where he fought all-day and feasted all night. This belief in the conditions of the Viking afterlife shows us that the Vikings held fighting and feasting in very high regard.

In our society, we remember the Vikings as a heritage of ruthless, land-ravaging, horned helmet wearing, blonde haired, white men. However, only one of those stereotypes is historically correct-their ruthless tendencies. Vikings were not known as Vikings until they had long disassembled, they were primarily known as Danes. Their homelands were located in the northern areas of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, three countries of Scandinavia. Like any other powerful leader and person, Harald Sigurdsson ‘Hardrada’, which is an epithet given to him, had strengths, weaknesses, climaxes and downfalls throughout his life, beginning on his nameday in 1015 AD (Mandal). Viking kings are still remembered and their stories are