vikings
Vikings were not savage barbarians bent on destruction, but rather a very civilized people who had a very structured and organized military. They were civilized people in the middle ages that engaged in trade, exploration, and colonization. They founded many cities on three different continents, several of which are still occupied.The Vikings were very civilized and had a very unique way of life. They were travelers and settlers, traders and conquerors. Over the span of about 400 years, the Vikings explored and discovered many places. Among these places are Greenland, Iceland and even North America. Several of their original settlements still remain. These include Dublin, Ireland; York, England; Iceland; and Kiev, which became the basis for the Russian empire. They were master shipbuilders and built ships superior to any other ships of that day. Their high quality ships were a major factor in their extensive exploration and helped them with their raids and conquering. The Vikings traded with many countries, some as far away from Scandinavia as the Middle East. Vikings first appeared in England as raiders in the 790's pillaging small churches
The Vikings favorite weapons were the axe and sword, but spears, bows and arrows, and knives were also commonly used. Swords were made by welding strips of metal together and then hammered and tempered into the shape and strength desired. They were not forged with fire like most other swords of the day. There was an abundance of high carbon iron in the mountains of Norway, which helped in the Vikings' superior weapons. A common myth about Vikings is that they wore horned helmets. A horned helmet has yet to be found by archaeologists, so as far as anyone knows, Vikings never wore horned helmets of any type. and monasteries. A few years past and raids became more frequent. Farms and small villages were also being pillaged and by 926, just over a hundred years later, the Vikings were receiving regular tribute from western France and much of England. Vikings would kill regardless of age and sex and only rarely did anyone survive their raids. If there were a survivor, they would be taken back with the raiders and sold as slaves. They developed a systematic and orderly way of organizing their raids. They would start at the mouth of a river on the
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