Contents Who Were the Vikings 4 Viking Training 12 Viking Weapons and Gear 14 The Decline of 18 the Vikings Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24
Who Were the Vikings 4
For over 300 years during the Dark Ages Vikings brought terror to northern Europe The sight of Viking longships made people flee for their lives The Vikings would raid burn and pillage the towns and villages of their enemies No one was safe Vikings were deadly warriors They were also skilled shipbuilders sailors and explorers Their journeys took them east to Asia and west to North America They set up colonies and trade routes in many places viking fact The Vikings were also called Norsemen which means people of the north 5
