Norsemen

Alcuin of York, an Anglo-Saxon scholar, describing the first recorded presence of Norsemen warriors and their attack on Lindisfarne, a holy monastic undefended island of the coast of England in 793 A.D. This attack by pagans from Scandinavia introduced a new kind of warrior to the known world and established a new chapter in history known as the Viking Age. From this moment and for the next

relinquishes thoughts of ship-born warriors and pillagers known as the Norsemen, or men from the north, who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th to 11th century. The terminology of the Viking has also been denoted by historians as entire populations of Viking Age Scandinavia and their settlements. Although the Norsemen are infamous for their pillaging and plundering they were also intensely

Vikings Close your eyes for a moment. Now imagine that you’re an English monk going about your eclectic duties, when a noise suddenly grabs your attention. You look towards the beach and you see a boat, massive in size and awe-inspiring in appearance, sitting right there on the beach where there was only sand a moment before. Then armed warriors pour off the boat, five at first, then ten, then fifteen, then twenty. To you, they’re giants, a good 4 inches in height greater than you; heavily

1171 Beyond the Northlands: the Vikings and their World Eleanor Barraclough Word Count: 1941 Compare and contrast the Frankish annals AND the Irish annals as sources for Viking history. Considerable difference and similarity can be observed in the records of the Vikings and the different peoples that they interacted with. This largely has to do with geography, as the landscape of Viking Age Norway, Denmark, and Sweden were divided and rugged; this lead to various groups of people vying for power

of Europe were all key motivators. Further, while the Vikings are no longer a live group of peoples, there are an abundance of long-term effects still found within the lands they settled. Known as Scandinavians, seafaring warriors, Vikings, and Norsemen (“Northmen”), this famous group of raiders was not made up of a single race. Collectively, Vikings came from areas that are now known as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. In fact, the word “Viking” came from Scandinavians themselves. The Old Norse word

raiding coastal sites of the British Isles but soon grew more ambitious. During the next three centuries, they left their mark as traders, pirates and settlers on much of Britain and the European continent. These raiders became known collectively as Norsemen, or “Northmen,” though they are better remembered by another name: Vikings. Most Vikings came from the regions of Scandinavia now known as Denmark, Norway and Sweden. However, they were not united by race or nationality. To the people they raided

VIKINGS EINHERJAR – THE CHOSEN ONES                                                     Kenneth Dunn                          

By the Xth century the Vikings (also called ‘ Northmen’) used to raid one European monastery after another (Richards, 2005). The news about that spread all around Europe and caused much chaos. It was the source of fear and panic among the European lords and Christians (Graham-Campbell, 1980).The Vikings appeared from nowhere, killed people, robbed the monasteries and vanished. They were so impetuous that were considered to be irresistible tribes. Their actions were described as insulting, appalling

Were the Vikings barbaric, or were they civilized? The Vikings were a civilized and organized culture. The Vikings’ political system was essential to the Vikings’ everyday lives by giving them a stable lifestyle and a reliable colony.Traditions and religion were an important part of the Vikings’ culture. Their interaction with the environment was crucial to survival in the Vikings and their civilization. Interacting with the environment, the Vikings managed to locate and design food and shelter

Traditional historiographies and archaeological research perceived the Viking world as being dominated by men with the majority of studies being concerned with exploring the life and material culture of the male part of the society. There is no denying that archaeology is a discipline which has traditionally been deeply colored by a predominantly male bias, and the historical dominance of men over women had been accepted to such a degree that it appeared to be the natural order of things . Popular