HI127 Lecture 3: Pirates GLecture 3:4 - Vikings
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Vikings do not have own literature/language in writing. Main resource of information of the vikings at this time was from southerners, who did not like vikings; biased perspective. There is not one viking age, vikings were prevalent throughout history in their own respective ways. Boats could be tested not too far out on the water, so if there was a casualty, they could rescue all members on board. Skeid (translation = the ship that cuts through water) Snekkja small ship that could be carried and landed on beaches. Increase in size of boats = ability to move larger numbers of men = larger military operations. Ships facilitated what the vikings were able to do. Scandinavia does not have (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:858)good(cid:859) la(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d (cid:396)u(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g out of (cid:449)hat the(cid:396)e (cid:449)as, expanded and went to war to try to grow land so would not overpopulate. Vikings wanted riches of western europe and the resources, natural and luxury,
