Monarchy of Denmark

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…

Notes: video on Vikings was 2:30 minutes. I could not get to the paper work and the names of students were not included in the project. There are 456 words. The project was done by Forest Cole and Marion Garcia. This had a lot of extra things, videos without sound, link to history channel and no paper work to read. Vikings The Vikings were the average raiders during their time with a twist they spread throughout the world and began to adopt and exchange their customs, but in the year…

country is its ability to continually progress forward. Yet the United States always seems to be behind other countries. For instance, women in the United States received the right to vote in 1920 but women in New Zealand started voting in 1893. Denmark was the first country to legalize same sex unions in 1989 but it wasn’t until 2015 that the United States legalized same sex marriage. If the United States wants to continue being a country who boasts “rights” and “world power” they need to…

Beowulf is a story about men who fight evil to maintain the peace, in the story he heard from a king who need help to defeat a monster how is killing his people every night , Beowulf sails to Denmark to help the king were he fight the monster name Grendel how can be hurt by weapons the monster well bewitched the weapons, rendering them useless. the king words "Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend Grendel who haunted…

Amber Martin Mr.Musick September 10, 2017 English Viking Essay “The conquerors of the North” Contrary to most beliefs, Vikings, which comes from the Latin word vikingr ,or pirate in Scandinavian , were not blood thirsty and vicious men most often read about. They were actually farmers, hunter gatherers ,and nomads. Most entertainment dealing with Viking life , often focuses on the negative and many battles throughout their history, and not on their daily…

fiction, film adequately portrays the epic hero, Beowulf (Ray Winstone), in the setting of Denmark. Overall, the movie does an excellent job recreating the emotions and feeling of the poem. The first of the three acts contains both the awakening and murder of Grendel (Crispin Glover), the ferocious beast who terrorizes the Danes for partying too loudly. In both the poem and the film, Beowulf travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers. Upon arrival, King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins) greets…

The two stories Number the Stars and The Wrong Lunch Line are very similar but they have many of their own differences. Number the Stars is a historical fictional story which talks about Annemarie and Ellen, and what one family does to save another from the Nazi. Meanwhile, The Wrong Lunch Line is about Yvette and Mildred, who are children, having a rough school day. These stories similarities share many characteristics between characters, but their differences are more about the events that…

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…

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…

the best thing you possess will I have for the price of my draught” (Andersen ). This villain like character is necessary to have someone who opposes the rule of the Sea King and shows that there was a darker power in the ocean. Because many in Denmark at the time where part of the liberal party, the sea witch may have been influenced by the radicals who opposed the democratic practices. Threshold guardians test the main characters courage and worthiness for the task they have ahead of them.…