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Viking - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Viking (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | The origin of the word ‘Viking’ is disputed, as are the reasons for the sudden expansion of Scandinavian activities in this period, though over-population, the weakness of neighbouring states, and favourable trading conditions were influential factors. |
 | | Soon Viking rule was established in the Orkneys, Shetlands, Hebrides, and parts of north and western Scotland, in parts of Ireland, and increasingly in England, where the Vikings controlled most of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, an area known as Danelaw. |
 | | Vikings also served in the imperial guard in Constantinople, where they were known as Varangians. |
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