VIKING HISTORY

ALTHOUGH THE Vikings did not leave behind any written documents, letters carved on stone or wood called “runes” provide clues about their traditions. More detail can be found in the writings of people who came into contact with the Vikings, but since they were often the victims of raids, their accounts can be unreliable. The Vikings told tales of their adventures that were passed on and eventually written down by Christian scholars in books called “sagas”. These writings tell us much about the Vikings’ spirit of adventure. What’s in a name? Exp erts disagree about where the word “Viking” comes from. Today the word is used for all Scandinavians of the Viking period, but the Old Norse word vikingr was used only for those who went raiding and plundering, or i viking.…

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