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Who are the Vikings?

About 1200 years ago, a new tribe of sorts appeared in Scandinavia, consisting of people from the coastal regions of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The very name "Vikings" probably comes from the word "viks", which in translation into Russian means "fjords" - narrow bays that cut the coast of Scandinavia.

The Vikings became great seafarers and adventurers. They were strong, tall warriors, usually fair-haired and blue-eyed. At a time when all the other peoples that inhabited Europe did not dare to sail on the ocean waves, the Vikings on their ships conducted maritime trade and made discoveries. They generally preferred a life full of wars and adventures to the warmth of the hearth.

In 793 a.d. e. The Vikings first came to the coast of England. From that moment until the beginning of the XNUMXth century, they made regular raids on the coasts of western and eastern Europe. They robbed the inhabitants of the coast in England, Ireland, France, Spain. They even reached Algiers in northern Africa. The Vikings discovered the islands west of Greenland and part of the North American continent, which they called Vinland. There they created a colony that lasted three years. The Vikings had a unique culture. They built beautiful ships, made jewelry and weapons.

The Viking lands had large deposits of iron, and their craftsmen were skilled in working with metal. The Vikings have always been pagans. Their main gods were Odin and Thor. The Vikings believed that the gods lived in a place called Valhalla, and heroes who fell in battle were taken there after death. The Vikings had their own literature in the form of sagas - stories about the life of kings, nobility and ordinary people. The Vikings created their own system of laws based on justice and decency. Opinions are expressed that their traces can be found in the laws in force in many countries.

Author: Likum A.

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