Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), [3] [4] [5] [6] who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
2009年11月4日 · The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian seafaring warriors who left their homelands from around 800 A.D. to the 11th century, and raided coastal towns.
2018年1月29日 · The Vikings were originally diverse Scandinavian seafarers from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (though other nationalities were later involved) whose raids and subsequent settlements significantly impacted the cultures of Europe and were felt as far as the Mediterranean regions c. 790 - c. 1100 CE.
2019年6月13日 · Who were the Vikings? Notorious for their violent raids, the Vikings influenced everything from language to tax systems throughout much of the world.
2024年2月24日 · During the Viking Age (c. 790-c.1100 CE) the Vikings spread Norse culture to every nation they came in contact with, including the regions of modern-day Ireland, Scotland, Britain, Turkey, Russia, and France.
Viking, or Norseman, Member of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 9th to the 11th century. Overpopulation at home, ease of conquest abroad, and their extraordinary capacity as shipbuilders and sailors inspired their adventures.
The people called Vikings were also fearless explorers who actually reached North America, making them the first Europeans to discover America. They settled Iceland and tried to colonize Greenland. They were also shrewd and competent traders and merchants.