The Viking InvasionsAldo Munoz
Carissa ReynaAnthony K. Sebastian
The Vikings• Collectively known as
the Norsemen, the Vikings were a seafaring people that lived along the Scandinavian coasts
• Consisted of the Swedes, the Norwegians, and the Danes
The Vikings (cont.)• Known for helmet visors,
Dane axes, wolf skins and Viking longboats
• Survived on land by farming and fishing, but most remembered for their acts of piracy at sea
• In early Scandinavian languages, vikingr means ‘pirate’
The Vikings (cont.)• Norse society was based on
agriculture and trade• Large emphasis in honor and
warrior attributes. • The explicit reason to Viking
expansion is not known. o Theorized reason is spread of
Christianity among pagan people
o From the artifacts left by the raided peoples, that looting was the primary motive behind their raids.
The Vikings (cont.)Technology• Longshipsi. travel vast distancesii. hit-and-run attacks• The Vikings were competent
sailors, adept in land warfare as well as at sea
• Attacks were usually seasonal and isolated in small bands
i. Along coastal cities• They struck deep fear into the
victims on where they attacked.
A Viking ship on its way to conquer vulnerable citizens of
Britain!
The Vikings (cont.)• Scandinavia: Denmark,
Norway and Sweden.• The Vikings invaded
Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and
France• Three phases of raids:• 1st phase: 790-840• 2nd phase: 841-875• 3rd phase: 876-911
• The Vikings invaded all around Scandinavia including Europe.
Invasion of England• 790-840: small fleets
using hit-and-run tactics– Earliest known invasion
occurred at the Lindisfarne monastery in 793
– Attacks were seasonal and isolated in small bands
– Deeply affected Carolingian empire
Invasion of England (cont.)
• 841-875: increase in size & intensity of raids– Vikings arrived
unexpectedly, plundering and killing the inhabitants and then leaving the conquered land
– formed the "Great Army" that consisted of thousands of individuals
The Viking Invasion (cont.)
• 876-911: the Great Army began conquering Europe– Colonized English and
France– Began facing opposition
from conquered peoples– In 892, the Vikings could
no longer freely roam England
Fall of the Vikings• 9th-11th centuries: Danes
and Saxons lived side by side peacefully– Established power shifted
between Danes and Saxons
• 1066– Final Danish invasion of
England– Saxon control fell into the
hands of the Normans
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