Where did the the Vikings come from? |
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The Vikings came from Scandinavia and were known as the Norse. They were mostly farmers, traders and crafts people. They were also good at making ships and sailing. (Click on map to take a closer look) |
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Their ships were known as longboats. |
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Some Norse warriors started raiding and pillaging places in Britain, Ireland and France and became known as Vikings. The word Vikings is based on the word Vikingr which in Old Norse meant "sea-rover" or "pirate". (Old Norse was the language of the Vikings and is similar to the language spoken in Iceland today) |
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