HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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they wanted to stop attacks on Scandinavia
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they wanted to spread their religion
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Viking farmers could not grow enough food.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A number of broader factors contributed to the Vikings’ decline: more and more communities previously attacked by Vikings became better able to defend themselves, with armies and fortifications; Christianity’s spread in Europe; and less egalitarianism in Viking society.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 793 came the first recorded Viking raid, where ‘on the Ides of June the harrying of the heathen destroyed God’s church on Lindisfarne, bringing ruin and slaughter’ (The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vikings raided Britain because they were looking for lucrative new items to steal and trade. In addition, they wanted land that they could take and claim as their own. They particularly liked to raid monasteries, like the one at Lindisfarne.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the late 700s, the Vikings invaded the British Isles, including areas of Ireland and Scotland. They established a settlement in Ireland, known as Dublin. In 865 AD, a large army of Danish Vikings invaded England.