North Atlantic Norse world
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The North Atlantic Norse world was the network of Viking Age and medieval Norse settlements and maritime domains stretching across the North Atlantic, including regions like Orkney, Shetland, the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, and parts of the British Isles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Atlantic Norse world canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age network
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ maritime cultural sphere ⓘ |
| associatedSite | L'Anse aux Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalSpan | c. 800 CE–c. 1500 CE ⓘ |
| connectedBy | longship routes ⓘ |
| coreRegion |
Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaelic world ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Norse culture ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Icelandic sagas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological record ⓘ kings' sagas ⓘ law codes ⓘ |
| dominantReligion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
fishing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ seafaring ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| explorationFrontier | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Faroe Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian coast ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of England ⓘ parts of Ireland ⓘ parts of Scotland ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Norse law ⓘ |
| maritimeOrientation | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTies |
Kingdom of Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
fish
ⓘ
furs ⓘ walrus ivory ⓘ wool ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Arctic regions
ⓘ
European mainland ⓘ |
| writingSystem | runic alphabet ⓘ |
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