The Viking Age

Norse seafarers raid, trade, and settle from Newfoundland to the rivers of Russia.

Specifications & Metrics

era

793 – 1066

Core Principles & Analysis

• Conventionally dated from the 793 raid on Lindisfarne to 1066's Stamford Bridge.
• Norse explorers reached Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland in North America.
• Varangian Norsemen served as elite guards in Constantinople.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Viking Age