We think of axes and swords, of ships, of Norse Gods. We think of horned helmets and furs caked with mud and grit. A group of tall and strong warrior people who pillaged and plundered everywhere they went. When most people think of Vikings, a few things probably pop into their head. According to, it first began with the attack on a monastery in Lindisfarne, an island in England, and ended at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. It is called the "Viking Age", and it is described as the "turbulent expansion of the people from Scandinavia" (those from Norway, Swede, and Denmark) into the rest of Europe and Russia. Vikings existed, according to, in Denmark's prehistory between 8 AD. And then there are results about the History Channel drama series Vikings, and then finally scrolling down towards the bottom of the page there's information about the actual Vikings from history. One of the first things that pop up is about the football team the Minnesota Vikings. Vikings, googling that gets some interesting results.
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