Viking Nation is a tribe from Scandinavia who work as traders, cultivators, and most famous as pirates (often after a failed trade) is in between the years 800 and 1050 loot, occupy and trade along the coast, rivers and islands in Europe and the northeast coast of America north, and eastern Europe to Russia and Constantinople.
They call themselves as the Norsemen (the north), while the main sources of Russian and Byzantine Varangian referred to them by name. Until now the modern Scandinavian people still refer to themselves as nordbor (northern population).
Leif Eriksson, who in the Icelandic saga says the descendants of the leaders of the Norwegian Viking who founded the first European settlements in Greenland around the year 985, most likely the first European to discover America around the year 1000. Establishment of the township which is most likely at L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The term Viking Age has been used to refer to the period of Scandinavian history from the years 800 to 1066, ie until the death of Harald III Sigurdsson.
Viking widely designation can also be used to refer to the entire population of Scandinavia in the Viking Age and the township-village spread. For example, traders and pirates in the period from the east coast of the Baltic Sea in early Icelandic saga called Vikinger fra Estland, or in the Norwegian language is Estonian Vikings.
Viking combing the northwest coast of Europe in a long boat to seek out and bring a very valuable booty. Society at that time in general is very afraid of lightning raids and brutality Vikings, a prayer from that period reads "Save us Lord, from anger Norsemen (Vikings). They are often devastated our land. They memebunuh children and our women" The Vikings pride themselves on their courage while fighting, most of the fighting on foot and carrying swords, spears, and axes.
Sedangkanpara top brass using a war horse. Forces "shocker" called Berserker led the attack. Berserker is the nation's Norse with characteristic 'without wearing iron armor' with a look of fierce and stout body, and its brutal. Before the war, they became drunk and crazy battle with narcotics and rely on their god, Odin, to keep them safe. The word Vikings used ahir-ahir this course, the people at that time called them Norsemen. The word is probably derived from Vik, a city of pirates center in Norway. When the Norsemen go 'as a Viking', meaning they fight as a pirate. Swedish Vikings who settled in Eastern Europe may be referred to as Runs, and be Russian as their names. However, not all Vikings pirates, in his homeland, they are farmers and fishermen, merchants and artisans. Many of them went with pirates and living in northern France, northern England, and Ireland. Often, they attacked the British and Irish, then loot down to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.
In Eastern Europe, the Vikings brought their boats to inland and along the various rivers. They are venturing very far until stricken Russia and Ukraine, sometimes robbing combing Constantine, who is often called Miklagard / Big City. While the Vikings who lived in northern France called The Normans. Their king was the famous William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. The Viking is generally accomplished sailor and tough, their wooden boats called long ship is a ship construction is very sturdy, lightweight and has a flat bottom that allows it to sail in shallow waters and is also open.
