How Did The Vikings Influence On Europe During The Early Middle Ages

I wanted to choose a 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 exploration.'' To me this is a very interesting topic, which I believe could be very deep because I will need to find more details about Vikings' influence on Europe through trade and exploration. Not many countries were very active in this area. It would be interesting …show more content…
Vikings is a term for people that come from the region of Scandinavia in northern Europe. Sometimes they can also be called Northmen or Norsemen. Vikings did not interact with other regions and nations before the Middle Ages or after. They are mostly famous for being fearless warriors and very well constructed ships. “Meanwhile, Eymund was in Novgorod fighting many a battle, always gaining the victory, and recovering for the king many of his tributary territories” (Edwards, 46). This quote shows that fighting battles in other parts was very important to Vikings because it is very hard to grow something in Scandinavia and their farmers were not as skilled as the farmers in southern Europe. Therefore, they obtained sources and goods by raiding other kingdoms of Europe. Although they are seen as uneducated, primitive barbarians with lack of education, it is not completely true. Most, if not all, Vikings were able to read and write in runes, or old form of writing in Scandinavia, before kingdoms and official languages were formed. Personal hygiene was also very important despite common