Viking Age

In lines 42-67, Byrthnōð is depicted as a figure of heroism through his adamant refusal to comply to the demands of the Vikings, showcasing the Anglo-Saxon idealistic portrayal of bravery, honour and a warrior’s fealty towards their lords. Through the use of a variety of linguistic elements, the poet highlight the differences between Byrthnōð and the Vikings and stresses that one must remain loyal to their lord in the face of an precarious situation. In this essay, I will discuss the poetic…

From 800 to 1169, we had the first Viking raids, to the raids of the Norman invasions. Viking ports were set up at Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick, which became the first big towns in Ireland. Ireland was set up with tribes who were semi-independent known as the Túatha. During these invasions, many attempts were made by various factions to take control of the whole island. During this period, there was rivalry between the High Kings of Ireland, from the Northern and Southern…

The Vikings uncommon military tactics along with their strong willed shieldmaidens often intimidated Frankish rulers, many Frankish rulers would even to pay off the Vikings in hopes of preventing farther attacks on their subjects. This did backfire on what is now Paris, in 841CE Frankish King Charles payed a Viking leader 7000 livres of silver and gold for the freedom of Paris, this would be the equivalent of 17,429.30US dollars (without inflation). After hearing tales of how generous the…

the year of 800 A.D the Vikings attacked Paris and the only way to make them stop was the price of 5,670 lbs of silver and gold. The viking that led the sack of Paris was a Norse chieftain named Reginherus. This event happened years ago but is still relevant to today because the Vikings failed to capture the city, which made them attack three times instead of a hit and run or a battle. Most of the reason the Vikings kept attacking Paris, was that Paris bribed the Vikings every time they…

gold so that it could be bought and sold on a market. This is exactly the same mindset and ideals shared by the Vikings in Northern Europe regarding swordfish. In Bolster’s book “The Mortal Sea” he describes how the Vikings found a way to preserve cod and stop it from rotting by preserving it with salt, which was commonly called stockfish. This stockfish, which was a staple for the Vikings, was used as a commodity for trade, which in turned changed the broad…

789 - Vikings begin their attacks on England. 800 - The Oseberg Viking longship is buried about this time. 840 - Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland. 844 - A Viking raid on Seville is repulsed. 860 - Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). 862 - Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking, Ulrich. 866 - Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England. 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex; the Danish advance is halted in England. 872 - Harald I gains…

Three years later, Thorfinn Karlsefni a Viking explorer, who some sources note as Leif Eriksson’s brother and others simply as an acquaintance or companion, sailed to Vinland with his family and a small group of settlers. There he established the first European settlement, besides the short stay of Leif Eriksson. The group of about 130 people “settled there to engage in haymaking, hunting, and fishing.”(Thorfinn). The settlements population grew as the first European child was born at the…

topic which would relate to the vikings because I was always very interested in this area of history. I needed to choose a topic more specifically, therefore I chose Vikings trade and exploration because in my opinion it would be a very interesting topic to discuss. To make my research question I needed to narrow it down to specific region of the world. With my instructor's help I came up with ''In what ways did the Vikings influence Europe during the Early Middle Ages in trade and…

Every since a very young age, I'll I've ever known is football, more importantly Minnesota Vikings football. My dad is maybe the biggest fan there is, every Sunday, Monday or Thursday game, he's watching. Always cheering or yelling. That’s a big one, he yells like the referees can hear him. I could never have friends over on Sundays because of the yelling. Even though football has been around me for so long I never really understood the game. I tried multiple times to understand, but it just…

If I had the opportunity to go shopping with an unlimited amount of money to spend, I would want to go to Minnesota. In Minnesota they have the Mall of America, but they also have other malls that I could shop at. I would want to travel with my mom and my sister in law, Kelsey. Even though I would have unlimited money, that is not what this trip should be all about. I should focus on the good times that I have with my family. The first place in the Mall of America that I would approach would be…