seafarers, merchants, and warriors from the Nordic countries. They lived during what is known as the Viking Era, which lasted from approximately 800 CE to 1050 CE. Vikings embarked on expeditions to other parts of Europe and beyond to trade and form new settlements, but also to conquer and ...
outsideNormandy, very slight. Sporadic raiding did occur, however, until the end of the Viking period; and, in the 10th century, settlements on theSeine Riverbecame the germ of the duchy of Normandy, the only permanent Viking achievement in what had been the empire ofCharlemagne(seeNorman)....
Viking travelsRoutes of travel and settlements by the Vikings from the 9th century to the 11th century. In the western seas, Scandinavian expansion touched practically every possible point. Settlers poured into Iceland from at least about 900, and, from Iceland, colonies were founded inGreenlandand...
Horten is located on the western shore of the Oslofjord in Vestfold, Eastern Norway's 'sunshine coast'. This seaside town has a rich cultural life and many remains of Viking Age settlements. Visit Midgard Viking Centre and the Borre burial mounds to experience Norway's Viking history. Karljoh...
and philologists in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. All declared both the text and the runes modern. These results seem to have been accepted without protest by Ohman, and the stone was returned to him. This might have been the end of the matter had it not been for a young Norwegian-born...
placed the study of environment as a key priority, in particular in the ecologically vulnerable North Atlantic settlements. Discussing future directions, we call for alignment between societal/economic and individual/cultural perspectives, and for more ethically grounded research. We point to diaspora ...
in that period, when old religious ideas gave way to new ones and when the Scandinavian countries gradually became unified kingdoms [2]. The impact of long-distance trade and the establishment of urban trading settlements played an important role, bringing the Scandinavians into contact with ...