The Vikings | search
Click here to view The Vikings news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Vikings facts and information - National GeographicStarting in 865, the Vikings began a massive invasion of England. Known as the “Great Heathen Army,” the pagan soldiers attacked and took over three of England's four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Though...
- Ragnar Lothbrok | Biography, Sons, Death, Vikings, & FactsRagnar Lothbrok (flourished 9th century) was a Viking whose life passed into legend in medieval European literature. Ragnar is said to have been the father of three sons— Halfdan, Inwaer ( Ivar the Boneless ), and Hubba (Ubbe)—who, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other medieval sources, led a Viking invasion of East Anglia in 865.
- Twelve Great Viking Leaders - World History EncyclopediaThe Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) transformed every aspect of the cultures the Norse came in contact with. The Vikings usually struck without warning and, in the early years, left with their plunder and slaves to be sold as quickly as they had come.
- Vikings - History, Origins & Tactics | HISTORYThe 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.
- Vikings - World History EncyclopediaThe Vikings were the first Europeans to visit North America and establish communities.
More
