HST 584 Lecture Notes - Veliky Novgorod
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The vikings part ii (13) establishment of a settlement by swedes in. Leader is igor. (17) renewed viking activity: government is becoming stronger and centralized, did not rely on taxes, silver trade stopped. British isles for silver. (19) edward the confessor reigned after cnut"s death. Edward"s death there is competition for the throne. King of norway and sweden defeats harold earl of wessex. 865-1066 (14) swedes established a settlement kiev (ukraine) which acted as a military and trading base. Swedes traded with the muslims in arabic world for silver which was driving base of economy. 1066 (16) 988: ruler vladmir adopts christianity (byzantine style). Assimilated into slavic culture. (18) cnut, son of king of. Christianity and was the first viking king to be accepted as an anglo- William duke of normandy defeats harold king of norway and sweden.