How long did the Vikings stay in Lindisfarne? What kingdoms did the Vikings settle in during the Viking Age? What empire did the Vikings take over? What impact did the Vikings have on medieval Europe? How big was the Aztec army?
TheVikingswho established homes in the lands they conquered during the 9th-11th centuries AD used a settlement pattern that was based primarily on their ownScandinavian cultural heritage. That pattern, contrary to the image of theViking raider,was to live on isolated, regularly spaced farmsteads su...
Did Erik the Red use longships to go to Greenland? Did Erik the Red discover Greenland? Did the Vikings settle in Iceland? Did the Vikings discover Iceland? Was Iceland part of the Holy Roman Empire? Did the Vikings colonise Iceland? Did the Vikings name Greenland and Iceland? Was Erik...
If you lived circa 800, the Vikings also didn't help. TheVikingswere a warlike civilization known for their long, low boats and brutal attacks on surrounding Europeanpopulations-- primarily the British Isles, but no coastal region from Spain to Baghdad was safe [source:Kagda]. Their families ...
“it’s inspiring for me when writing music. i don’t think i could live in a place that didn’t have a change in the seasons. i also think it’s important to wear scarves to protect your throat and voice.” wardrobe essentials: “you can wear whatever you want as long as you ...
My mother emailed me last week to ask if she was using the word “nor” correctly, which brings us to today’s post: the use of either or and neither nor.
The mythical unicorn belongs to the land of Never Was, but the people of long ago didn't simply believe in the beast on faith. Historians think that the Vikings brought narwhal tusks back from their sea journeys. Traders peddled the tusk as a unicorn horn, believed to be an antidote to...
How the ancient Egyptians did this is not fully clear. In a report published recently in an AERA newsletter, Dash wrote that a circumpolar star like Polaris and lines of rope were likely used as part of the method. Supplies and food Over the past few years archaeologists with AERA have ...