Viking Map Of Europe

And saw the norsemen sail off after fighting with local villagers many vikings settled on the east coast of england eventually being ingratiated into english culture the true beginning of the viking invasion occurred at lindisfarne in 793 a d the invasion is still marked in britain today.

Viking map of europe. Map showing area of scandinavian settlement in the eighth dark red ninth red tenth orange centuries. Viking member of the scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of europe from the 9th to the 11th century. The map describes this region as having been visited by europeans in the. The map is based on data from here and here.

The vikings made settlements in various parts of scotland england wales and ireland. The age of the vikings. Made up of landowning chieftains and clan heads their retainers freemen and others these scandinavians were independent farmers at home but raiders and pillagers at sea. Yellow denotes areas conquered by the normans in the 11th century.

In addition to showing africa asia and europe the map depicts a landmass south west of greenland in the atlantic labelled as vinland vinlanda insula. This 3 way differentiated worksheet can be used to help the children use an atlas in locating the modern day nations of europe then identifying their own nation the uk and that of the vikings norway sweden denmark and iceland. Here are some fantastic facts about the viking invasion the first attempted invasion of england occurred in 787 a d. Examples can be found in the remaining traces of their early law courts known as things in local place names.

Green denotes areas subjected to viking raids. The vinland map is claimed to be a 15th century mappa mundi with unique information about norse exploration of north america. To learn more about the viking world have a look at the following books. The vikings established important trading centres such as in hedeby germany birka sweden jorvik united kingdom dublin ireland and kiev ukraine and they also left a clear legacy behind them wherever they went.

The geographical range of viking exploration between the 9th and 12th centuries ad was amazing. From their northern european homelands in today s norway denmark and sweden they used the norwegian and baltic seas to engage with the world as looters traders colonists and mercenaries. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation to the public as a genuine pre columbian map in 1965. The viking cultural route is a far ranging significant collection of sites stories and heritage that represent the shared viking legacy of europe and beyond.

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