THE LAST VIKINGS

DURING THE eleventh century, Viking raids became less successful as European leaders built up armies and defended their territories. In Scandinavia, the spread of Christianity led to more stability and people began to reject old ideas. Raiding was no longer encouraged by powerful Scandinavian kings and elsewhere Viking settlers became part of new communities with different beliefs and traditions. The coming of the Normans In 1066, the defeat of Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge came to symbolize the death of Viking power. In the same year, the Normans – who were in fact descendants of Viking settlers in Normandy – invaded England, and William “the Conqueror” took the English throne. Norse raids did not altogether stop at this point, though they became much less common. The great age of…

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