Vikings (old Norwegian: víkingar), also known as vikings, have been invading the European coast and the British Isles from the 8th century to the 1 1 century, covering a vast territory from the European continent to the Arctic. This period in Europe is called "Viking Age".

Viking's hometown is Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They and their descendants once controlled most of the Baltic Sea, inland Russia, Normandy, Britain, Sicily, southern Italy and parts of Palestine. They discovered Iceland in 825 (Irish monks have been there) and settled in 875.

In 985, they colonized Greenland again. There is strong evidence that 500 years before Columbus discovered the New World, they had arrived in Newfoundland and explored parts of North America.

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The earliest Viking in historical records was an attack on Britain recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 789. At that time, they were mistaken for businessmen by local officials, and these pirates killed officials who wanted to tax them. Vikings had a profound influence on European history, especially on the historical process of Britain and France.

1 1 The German historian Adam of Bremen once recorded in the fourth volume of his book History of the Archbishop of Hamburg: "Pirates gathered a lot of gold on the island of Xilan. These pirates are called vikings by their own people, and we call them Ascomans. They pay tribute to the king of Denmark. "

/kloc-In the 3rd century, King Harold I of England was determined to remove these pirates from Scotland and nearby islands, and some Vikings fled to Iceland. Legends in northern Europe portrayed them as fearless heroes, while in the legends of18th century, they were portrayed as robbers.

Europeans think Scandinavian farmers are amateur pirates, but Scandinavians think that maybe these people are just illegal robbers. There is also a saying that Slavic pirates fled to settle in Northern Europe.

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