The Viking Age began in the late 8th century and lasted until the middle of the 11th century. Vikings are often referred to as roving warriors on ships or pirates.
Interesting things about Vikings - the most warlike people in human history
Viking history
In the 800s - 1050s, the Vikings often used Skull 3D small boats with high durability and speed at sea to loot wealth in neighboring countries such as Iceland (Iceland), Sweden, Denmark, England or the Netherlands. .
Vikings represent those knowledgeable in navigation and adept in the conflicts between the lords of Northern Europe. They often play the role of merchants who go to trade and exchange and then loot if they see an opportunity.
Vikings often did not invade land to rule, but only waged war and created a trading power of barter in the Nordic and Eastern European areas.
They are the worry of the majority of the population scattered along the coast because the Vikings are large, strong and very barbaric. They often attack villages and monasteries in a flash and steal gold, silver, jewels and beautiful young women.
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the Vikings were very good at sea, they sailed across Europe and the North Atlantic on long boats, raiding and plundering, conquering most of the rich lands, and then settling in the occupied lands. Okay.
The Vikings were famous for being good warriors. That's due to many factors: Their trains are fast and can travel long distances.
With 200 ships, they can carry 5,000 troops a day for 150 nautical miles (about 280 km), so the enemy often cannot gather forces to defend and cope.
In addition, they have the ability to quickly land on beaches or along small rivers without the need for ports because their snekker ships are very light and easy to carry on land.
The usual Viking armament was an ax, a shield, a helmet with a nose shield (jernhat), a battle shirt with gray or blue trousers.
Only commanders use swords and armor. King Erik Vejrhat's helmet had a small flag on it, and King Guldharald had a golden helmet.
Interesting facts about Vikings
Viking warriors don't wear horned hats like we often see in movies and paintings. The horn detail on the hat seems to be in line with the trend of the 19th century. It may have been inspired by the creation of ancient Greek and Roman historians of Northern Europe. Scientists explain this misunderstanding because the Vikings were buried with their grim reaper helmets and animal horns used to drink water. When excavating the first Viking tombs, some archaeologists surmise that the horns used to be on their hats and fall.
Although these excellent
warriors are often at sea, they are very clean people. At excavations where Viking warriors once lived, scientists have found tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. In addition, they also bathed at least once a week, more than the average European at that time.
The Vikings used a single liquid to light the fire. They have the ability to create fire wherever they are due to this way of getting fire.