Five, four, three, two, one! The shot clock runs out as Grand View women’s guard Jaci Stumpf shoots the ball for a three-point shot and drains it! The Vikings found out as they stepped on the court for warm-ups that the Eagle’s star post Luci Sarcone was unable to play due to an injury. Both teams were physical and the referees were letting the ladies play their game.…
All these actions would create the foundation for the European civilisation that arose during the Middle Ages. The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates and warriors, notorious for being barbaric and unchristian. They lived during the so-called Viking Age in 700-1100. During this time they infamously raided, conquered and looted many European countries, including; England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Spain.…
Heroism and Honor saves Humanity A hero, in modern day terms is “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities”, according to dictionary.com. There are many heroes in this world that people admire daily; everybody has a hero, it just depends on what you consider to be hero material. There were heroes centuries ago that were respected for the same qualities as today’s heroes are. The term hero has been established throughout many time periods and according to the distinctive characteristics that the two heroes spoken about in this paper possess, this is evident. Beowulf and Marine Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter both have several characteristics, which will be compared and contrasted, that coordinate…
The Anglo-Saxons are a very prideful tribe that takes honor in everything they do. They basic theory in early history says that the more land you own the more have the more powerful you are. In this novel the Danes portray a Viking role. They believe that it is their sole goal and destiny to imperialize all of England. With each area that they overturn they gain resources, and hostages.…
Ben Jankowski 7th Thu, oct 19 Who Should be credited for discovering america There are many sides that people have about who found America. This paper will be talking about the Vikings side. The Vikings were the first people to find America and the evidence below will show why. How they could of found america?…
The translation that seems to make the most sense is “overconfidence”, which is an ambiguous term because it can be seen in both positive and negative light, though we it comes to Birhtnoth yielding ground to the Vikings I believe his overconfidence should be seen in a positive light. Even though he possesses the ability to slowly kill the Vikings one by one if they attempt to cross the bridge, he decides that fighting a fair battle is worth more to him than whether he wins or looses. This is demonstrated when Birhtnoth decides to allow the Vikings cross and says, “Now the way is laid open for you. Come straightway to us, as men to battle. God alone knows which of us may be master of the field” (91-93).…
Austin Smith E. Schwartz ARTH 101 12/05/15 Viking Art There was once a Germanic seafaring people, one that created widespread terror, raided and traded from their Scandinavian homeland along vast areas of both Northern and Central Europe, as well as European Russia, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries. These people, better known by the name of Vikings, were a people who dabbled in just about everything. From farming, to piracy, to even several different styles of art, the Vikings were a group that had a surprising amount of culture for a people who were almost solely known for crafting ships, and sacking towns.…
The reason outsiders weren’t welcomed was because they didn’t want to disturb the order of the gods. A normal Viking family lived in a longhouse made of wood, the slaves and livestock in the back and the family lived in the front of the longhouse. When the men weren’t at war they were farming and fishing or tending to the farm. If an outsider managed to come they were killed unless they had something to trade if they had something to trade they would trade and then kill the outsider. Everyone in the community worked as a team to ensure the survival of the community.…
In order to allow this to happen, keenings were incorporated so the narrator could roughly give an idea of the literal meaning. The Vikings embraced values of courage, hospitality, industriousness, self-reliance,…
The epic of Beowulf consists of three battle where, the main character, Beowulf himself, battles his greatest foes. enemies. Beowulf has different strategies, weapons and reasons for fighting each one of his foes, along with a specific motivation when fighting the maleficent monsters. Beowulf will fight Grendel, Grendel 's mother, and the dragon. Grendel and his mother are giants feared by all…
In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond describes the experiences of seafaring Vikings and Polynesians. For each group, Diamond argues that the environment played a key role in these people’s success or failure. In this paper, I will first briefly overview the environment’s role in the Polynesian case of Mangareva and the Viking case of Inuit as recounted in Diamond. I will then examine the sources in chapter 6 of Merry Wiesner’s text, Discovering the Global Past, to see whether those sources support or call into question Diamond’s environmental explanations for success or failure.…
Aliyeva Fidan F HIST 200 – Ancient and Medieval History Section A Draft Essay 2 9.11.2015 To What Extent Do the Vikings Deserve Their Reputation for Violence and Destruction? The Vikings- Almost everyone claims to know something about them, but how well do they know them?…
While popular culture depicts Vikings as a very homogeneous warrior group, there were actually many layers and nuances to Norse culture and society. Given that the Viking period extended from 800 AD to 1050 AD, the Norse groups experienced multiple cultural shifts and political shifts that can be seen throughout their stories and cultural artifacts. Prior to the majority of Viking expansion, much of their culture was defined by closely knit kin groups and one’s honor was deeply tied to your relationships with others. When the groups expanded and interacted with the cultures of the south, they developed new ideas on rulership and political structures. As the Norse dealt with the shift away from kin groups and dealt with questions of statehood and kings, one can clearly see the cultural and political shifts that take place in Norse society though changes in law, politics and religious practices.…
Throughout the course of history the Vikings have been characterized by historians and the very people who encountered them as savages, barbarians, and thieves. However, under close examination it is clear that many of the practices and skills that were developed and used by the Vikings in Eighth century Europe have served as additions not only to art but they also influenced changes in government that proved positive for future government protection. The viking way of nature was not to to capture, enslave and conquer the peoples of the land which they raided. Moreover the Vikings were very oriented and organized .…
The Viking Age occurred from late 8th century to mid-11th century. Within this time frame Viking populations across the globe experienced a number of significant changes that signalled the transformation of the Viking age. It should be made clear that this essay will argue for the transformation of the Viking age, as opposed to the end. The main factors behind this transformation are primarily religious in nature, a claim supported by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald, who cite, ‘the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity and the development of unitary Christian kingships in Scandinavia,’ as two of the most decisive factors in leading to the transformation. Another factor that will be taken into account within this essay, is…