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INCLUDING JOURNEYS that would take them across the globe, find out how – and why – the Vikings spread their wings and discovered new lands far and wide. TRANSPORT SOME VIKINGS travelled extensively. Others remained at home on their farms, growing crops and fishing to survive, but they still needed to travel occasionally, perhaps to visit a neighbour or to go to the Althing, the yearly assembly. Horses were a common means of transport, particularly in Iceland, where travel was easier by land. Although the horses used were not large and were certainly not war horses like medieval knights used, they were a means of travelling relatively quickly. The Vikings made good use of this mobility in their forays abroad. When they invaded East Anglia in the ninth century, they…

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All About History Book of Vikings (Digital) - 1 Issue, 4th Edition

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