Vikings r f r to the activities f th Scandinavian raiding

-f ring b nd wh

n u r d l rg

rt
f N rth rn Eur
,
rt of Brit in, Fr n

nd
rt
f Ru i t th E t b tw n the eight and l v nth
ntur . S ndin vi refers t the
untri
inh bit d b th d

nd nt of Germanic Norsemen, that is, Sw d n, Denmark nd N rw . S m tim , Iceland and Finland r in lud d in an nl rg d
t g ri ti n of Scandinavian
untri . Th Viking achieved much u

a b nd f tr d r wh raided,
n u r d nd succeeded in

u ing parts of th Briti h Isles, Fr n

nd Northern Eur
. Much of their u

have b n attributed to the possession f advanced

-f ring skills, b ing skilled w rri r and th u

f a type f

-f ring v

l
ll d the L ngb t.