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	Viking - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		The name Viking is a borrowed word from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century.
		Vikings traveled to the west and Varangians, who were best known as the Varangian Guards of the Byzantine emperors, to the east.
		Viking magic was prevalent in Norse culture as it was practiced by diviners, also known as rune masters, magicians, and berserkers (magical warriors).
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	Viking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term Viking though used to denote ship-borne explorers, traders and warriors, is actually a verb describing the acts of the Norsemen who originated in Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century.
		The Vikings may be seen as late joiners in the Migrations period, and thus the period links Late Antiquity with the high Middle Ages.
		The general misconception that Viking warriors wore horned helmets was partly promulgated by the 19th century enthusiasts of the Götiska Förbundet, founded in 1811 in Stockholm, with the aim of promoting the suitability of Norse mythology as subjects of high art and other ethnological and moral aims.
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	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		The Viking Age is usually taken to last from the earliest recorded raids in the 790's until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, is commonly called the "Viking Age." The Normans, however, were descended from Scandinavian Vikings that were granted parts of northern France (Normandy) in the 8th century.
		Vikings exerted influence throughout the coastal areas of Ireland and Scotland, conquered and colonised large parts of England (see Danelaw) and conquered large coastal territories in the Baltic Sea and large part of inland Russian territories across the rivers settled in Staraya Ladoga, Novgorodand trogh the rivers route to Byzantine empire.
		The regular Viking helmets were conical, made from hard leather with wood and metallic reinforcement for the regular troops and the iron helmet with mask and chain mail for the chieftains, based on the previous Vendel age helmets from central Sweden.
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Viking (6505 words)

	Viking - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The term Viking is used to denote the explorers, traders and warriors who originated in Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century.
		The Viking Age is often considered to have ended with the battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.
		Viking navigators also opened the road to new lands to the north and to the west, resulting in the colonization of Shetland, Orkney, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and even a short expedition to Newfoundland, circa AD 1000.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Viking (2960 words)

	Viking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Viking Age is usually taken to last from the earliest recorded raids in the 790's until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, is commonly called the "Viking Age." The Normans, however, were descended from Scandinavian Vikings that were granted parts of northern France (Normandy) in the 8th century.
		Vikings exerted influence throughout the coastal areas of Ireland and Scotland, conquered and colonised large parts of England (see Danelaw) and conquered large coastal territories in the Baltic Sea and large part of inland Russian territories across the rivers settled in Staraya Ladoga, Novgorodand trogh the rivers route to Byzantine empire.
		The regular Viking helmets were conical, made from hard leather with wood and metallic reinforcement for the regular troops and the iron helmet with mask and chain mail for the chieftains, based on the previous Vendel age helmets from central Sweden.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /wiki/Viking (6936 words)

	Vikings - Wikipedia
		Vikings were warriors from Scandinavia who in the years between 800 and 1050 raided and colonized the coasts and islands of Europe.
		The viking propensity for trade is easily seen in market ports such as Hedeby; close to the border with the Franks it was effectively a crossroads between the cultures, until its eventual destruction by the Norwegians in an internecine dispute in c.
		In Russia, the Vikings were known as Varangians (Väringar), and the Scandinavian bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors was known as the Varangian Guard.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Viking (674 words)

	Viking - LoveToKnow Watches
		We may fairly reckon the " Viking Age " to lie between the date of the first recorded appearance of a northern pirate fleet (A.D. 789) and the settlement of the Normans in Normandy by the treaty of St Clair-sur-Epte, A.D. 911 or 912.
		After the partition of the territory of Charlemagne's empire among the sons of Louis the Pious, Walcheren and the Scheldt-mouth fell within the possessions of the emperor Lothair, and in the region subsequently distinguished as Lotharingia.
		The mythical saga of Ragnar Lodbrog is undoubtedly concerned with the Viking Age, though it is impossible now to identify most of the expeditions attributed to this northern hero, stories of conquest in Sweden, in Finland, in Russia and in England, which belong to quite a different age from this one.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Viking (4697 words)

	Viking - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age.
		During the 20th century, the meaning of the term was expanded to refer not only to the raiders, but also to the entire period; it is now, somewhat confusingly, used as a noun both in the original meaning of raiders, warriors or navigators, and sometimes to refer to the Scandinavian population in general.
		Viking navigators also opened the road to new lands to the north and to the west, resulting in the colonialization of Shetland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and even a short expedition to Newfoundland, circa 1000 AD.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Viking (2695 words)

	york - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		A "great Viking army" captured York in AD 866, and in 876 the Vikings settled permanently in parts of the Yorkshire countryside.
		Viking kings ruled this area, known to historians as "The Viking Kingdom of Jorvik", for almost a century.
		In 954 the last Viking king, Eric Bloodaxe, was expelled and his kingdom was incorporated in the newly consolidated Anglo-Saxon state.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/York (1691 words)

	Denmark
		Viking explorers first discovered Iceland by accident in the 9th century, on the way towards the Faroe Islands and eventually came across "Vinland" (Land of wine) also known today as Newfoundland, in Canada.
		The Danish Vikings were most active in England and France where they temporarily conquered parts of England, known as the Danelaw, Ireland and France, giving name to the French region of Normandy.
		The play was inspired by an old Danish myth of the viking Prince Amled of Jutland, and his quest for vengeance against his father's killer.
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	Viking information - Search.com
		The term Viking is used to denote the ship-borne explorers, traders and warriors who originated in Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century.
		Viking navigators also opened the road to new lands to the north and to the west, resulting in the colonization of Shetland, Orkney, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and even an expedition to, and a short-lived settlement in, Newfoundland circa AD 1000.
		By the reign of Alfonso III Vikings were stifling the already weak threads of sea communications that tied Galicia (a province of the Kingdom) to the rest of Europe.
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	Viking Cue
		1) " Viking" -- As to Viking Cue
		The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided thecoasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age.
		2) " Cue" -- As to Viking Cue
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	Viking:
		Viking voyages decreased with the introduction of Christianity to Scandinavia in the late 10th and 11th century.
		The regular Viking helmets were conical, made from hard leather with wood and metallic reinforcement for the regular troops and the iron helmet with mask and chain mail for the chieftains, based on the previous Vendel age helmets from central Sweden.
		Viking metal is also a popular sub-genre of heavy metal music, originating in the early 1990s as an off-shoot of the fl metal sub-genre.
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