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The Vikings: Raids, Territories, and Culture
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Longships
Longships were the seafaring vessels used by the Vikings, renowned for their speed and ability to navigate both open sea and shallow rivers, facilitating their raids across Europe.
Ragnar Lothbrok
Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary Norse ruler and hero from the Viking Age, who is said to have raided France and England in the 9th century.
Runes
Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet.
Jomsborg
Jomsborg was a legendary Viking stronghold on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, believed to be the home of the Jomsvikings, a fierce band of mercenaries.
Völuspá
Völuspá is an Old Norse poem that is a part of the Poetic Edda, containing mythological and prophetic knowledge from the perspective of a völva, or seeress.
Thing
A Thing was an early system of justice and democratic governance used by the Vikings, where free men would gather to enact laws, make decisions, and resolve disputes.
Varangian Guard
The Varangian Guard was an elite unit of the Byzantine Army from the 10th to the 14th centuries, made up of Viking warriors that served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperors.
Vinland
Vinland is the name given to the areas of coastal North America explored by Norse Vikings, including territories that are part of present-day Canada.
Hedeby
Hedeby was one of the largest Norse settlements in Denmark and an important trading center during the Viking Age, located at the base of the Jutland Peninsula.
Edda
The Edda is a term collectively used to describe two Icelandic literary works - the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda - which are primary sources of Norse mythology and epic literature.
Harald Bluetooth
Harald Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway, known for converting the Danes to Christianity and for his namesake Bluetooth technology symbol.
Berserker
Berserkers were fierce Viking warriors known for entering into a trance-like fury in battle, a state which they might have induced through rituals or consumption of certain substances.
Danelaw
The Danelaw refers to the region of England where the laws of the Danes held sway over Anglo-Saxon laws, established by the Viking conquest in the 9th century.
Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil, in Norse mythology, is the immense mythical tree that connects the Nine Worlds and is central to Norse cosmology.
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, considered to be one of the first European explorers to have set foot on North American soil, possibly around the year 1000 AD.
Ulfberht
Ulfberht is the name inscribed on a group of high-quality Viking Age swords, remarkable for their advanced metallurgy that wouldn't be replicated until the industrial revolution.
Sagas
Sagas are long stories written in Old Norse, mainly during the Icelandic Middle Ages, which chronicle the histories and feats of Norse and Icelandic families.
Eric the Red
Eric the Red was a Norse explorer remembered for founding the first Norse settlement in Greenland, and for being the father of Leif Erikson.
Lindisfarne Raid
The Lindisfarne Raid in 793 AD was one of the first recorded Viking raids on the British Isles, marking the start of the Viking Age of exploration and expansion.
Normans
The Normans were descendants of the Norse Vikings, who settled in northern France in what became known as Normandy and played a crucial role in European history, including the conquest of England in 1066.
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