True Adventures: Historic Voyages Of The Vikings
The Vikings have a rich history when it comes to exploration. A lot of people know they’ve plundered different territories such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland/Greenland. However, studies show that in fact they did reach as far as North America. There’s a very interesting diversity within the Vikings. Although, they are more agricultural type of people, they did become astute with trading, piracy and mercenary activities. In Central Europe, a lot of Scandinavians in the Viking Age created settlements along the Baltic Sea because it was a great area for trading. They were also able to create good trade routes that made porting much easier. The type of ships they used were great for trading purposes, and a lot of the Viking had great skills for sailing as well as land and sea warfare. This was especially useful for warding off poorer citizens. The influence of the Vikings even appears in modern English. The Norse influence was great in the formation of early standard English language. Over 1000 words in English were formed from the Norse language. The great Scandinavian influence comes from East England as there is still some influence along different parts such as Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.