Brief History of the Vikings, Greatest Colonizers of the 9-11th Centuries | 5 MINUTES

Have you ever been curious about the great History of the Vikings, the biggest colonizers during the 9th to 11th century? Want to absorb curated well-presented information and content in just 5 minutes? Then this video is for you!


The Vikings were diverse Scandinavian seafarers from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark whose raids and subsequent settlements significantly impacted the cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean regions.
The Viking Age began in 793AD when these pagan raiders attacked Lindisfarne monastery in England, shocking the Christian community of western Europe.
They would keep returning, raiding, and then even settling across the northern hemisphere for almost three hundred years, becoming an integral part of early medieval Europe.

This video covers the origin and the evolution of the Vikings during the 9th to 11th century.
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