The Viking Age 1-21
21 entries in the The Viking Age compendium.
Ragnar LodbrokLegendary Viking hero and king of Sweden and Denmark.Erik the RedNorse explorer who founded Greenland's first European settlement.Harald HardradaKing of Norway whose death marked the end of the Viking Age.Cnut the GreatKing of England, Denmark, and Norway; ruler of the North Sea Empire.RolloViking leader who founded Normandy and fathered the Normans.Ivar the BonelessViking leader who invaded England and Ireland.Bjorn IronsideNorse Viking chief and Swedish king, son of Ragnar Lodbrok.The longshipClinker-built Norse warships used for raiding, exploration, and commerce.The DanelawRegion of England under Danish law after Viking conquest.LindisfarneTidal island and historic centre of Celtic Christianity.Scandinavian YorkViking-ruled kingdom in northern England, centered on York.The Varangian GuardElite foreign bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors.BerserkersScandinavian warriors who fought in a trance-like fury.RunestonesRaised stones with runic inscriptions, mostly from the late Viking Age.The Viking AgeNorsemen expanded across Europe and reached North America during the Viking Age.L'Anse aux MeadowsOnly confirmed Norse site in North America outside Greenland.The Great Heathen ArmyUnlike earlier Viking raids on monasteries and centers of wealth, this force was much largVinlandArea of coastal North America explored by Vikings around AD 1000.Freydis EiriksdottirIcelandic woman and early colonist of Vinland, daughter of Erik the Red.Harald FairhairFirst king of Norway according to medieval sagas.Norse colonization of North AmericaNorse explorers settled Greenland and briefly reached North America.
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