Viking expansion - Wikipedia
WEBViking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters ...
Vikings | HISTORY , Origins & Tactics | HISTORY
WEBNov 4, 2009 · The 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 - Wikipedia
WEBVikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), [3] [4] [5] [6] who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
Great Heathen Army - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD.Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.The Great Heathen Army was much larger and aimed to conquer and occupy the four kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex.
United Kingdom - Scandinavian Invasions, Britain, Anglo-Saxons
WEB2 days ago · Viking invasions and settlements. Small scattered Viking raids began in the last years of the 8th century; in the 9th century large-scale plundering incursions were made in Britain and in the Frankish empire as well.
BBC - History - Overview: The Vikings, 800 to 1066
WEBMar 29, 2011 · A Viking army led by Olaf Guthfrithson, allied with the kings of Scotland and Strathclyde, invaded Northumbria in 937 AD. Our source tells us that five kings and seven of Olaf's earls died on...
Viking Raids in Britain - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 20, 2018 · The Viking raids and subsequent settlements define the period known as the Viking Age in Britain which had profound consequences on the development of the culture and language. The raids started in June of 793 CE when three ships docked at the shore by the abbey of Lindisfarne.
Viking Warfare - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJun 1, 2018 · The Vikings' characteristic hit-and-run tactics were bolstered by the establishment of overwintering bases, from which campaigns could be launched and more land could be conquered, leading to the establishment of several full-fledged Viking territories far from the Scandinavian heartlands.
Vikings facts and information - National Geographic
WEBJun 13, 2019 · Starting 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....
Lindisfarne raid I Facts, Summary, & Significance | Britannica
WEBLindisfarne raid, Viking assault in 793 on the island of Lindisfarne off the coast of what is now Northumberland that marked the beginning of the Viking Age in Europe. The monastery at Lindisfarne was the center of Christianity in the kingdom of Northumbria, and the event sent tremors throughout English Christendom.