The Vikings
The Vikings – who flourished from the 8th to the 11th century – were an extraordinary race with a legendary reputation for destruction and gruesome violence. However, the real Vikings were a bit different.
This website looks at who the Norsemen (and women) really were and what led them to sail far and wide, looting and settling as they went. There is also a timeline of their expansion from their origins in Norway, Denmark and Sweden and information on the true icon of the Viking Age: the longship.
