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Vikings were traveling by sea, Norse people from southern Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden) who from the late 8th to late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe, and explored towards the west to Iceland, Greenland and Vinland (or as we now call them Iceland, Greenland or in Greenlandic Kalaallit Nunaat and Vinland which is L'Anse aux Meadow).Loading...
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When did the vikings come? The vikings came in 793 AD and left in 1066. The Viking age was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen were known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing conquest and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America. It Followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.Loading...
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Longships were a type of specialized Scandinavian warships that have a long history in Scandinavia, with their existence being the scientific study proven and documented from at least the fourth century BC.Loading...
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Since Vikings spent so much time on water, fish formed a major part of their diet. Herrings were occurring in large amounts, and prepared in a large amount of ways: dried, salted, smoked, pickled and even preserved in the watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds.