HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Their homeland was barren so they raided the Europeans land for crops and wealth.
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They heard that Europe had no strong leader so they entered a peace treaty with them.
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They developed strong boats so they wanted to test them out.
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Their men had prepared for battle since childhood and needed to fight to stay out of trouble.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Viking expansion opened new trade routes in Arab and Frankish lands, and took control of trade markets previously dominated by the Frisians after the Franks destroyed the Frisian fleet. One of the main aims of the Viking expansion throughout Europe was to acquire and trade silver.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians have put forward many ideas on why the Vikings began raiding throughout Western Europe in the late eighth-century, including a reaction against encroaching Christianity, a desire for land overseas, or just to make money in order to pay for the cost of marrying women back at home.
Detailed explanation-3: -The exact reasons for Vikings venturing out from their homeland are uncertain; some have suggested it was due to overpopulation of their homeland, but the earliest Vikings were looking for riches, not land.
Detailed explanation-4: -The defeat of the king of Norway, Harald III Sigurdsson, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 is considered the end of the age of Viking raids.