Viking Age

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era of Scandinavian history historical period

The Viking Age was a period from the late 8th to the 11th century marked by Scandinavian seafaring expansion, raids, trade, and settlement across wide areas of Europe and beyond.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Viking Age canonical	125
Viking Age Scandinavia	6
Vikings	3
Viking Age in Ireland	2
Viking Age England	1
Viking Age Norse world	1
Viking Age Norway	1
Viking Age Ring Fortresses	1
Viking Age Sweden	1
Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia	1
Viking Age expansion	1
Viking Age in Britain	1
Viking Age in Scotland	1
Viking culture	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of Scandinavian history ⓘ historical period ⓘ
characterizedBy	Scandinavian seafaring expansion ⓘ colonization ⓘ cultural exchange ⓘ long-distance maritime travel ⓘ raiding ⓘ shipbuilding advances ⓘ trading ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	late European early Middle Ages ⓘ
culturalImpact	Norse influence on English vocabulary ⓘ Norse influence on Irish culture ⓘ Norse influence on Russian state formation ⓘ Norse influence on Scottish culture ⓘ Norse place names in the British Isles ⓘ spread of Old Norse language ⓘ
documentedIn	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Byzantine sources ⓘ Frankish annals ⓘ Norse sagas ⓘ surface form: Icelandic sagas
economicActivity	fur trade ⓘ iron trade ⓘ silver trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ timber trade ⓘ
endCause	Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ consolidation of Christian monarchies in Scandinavia ⓘ decline of large-scale raiding ⓘ integration of Vikings into European feudal structures ⓘ military reforms in target regions ⓘ
endTime	11th century ⓘ
followedBy	High Middle Ages in Scandinavia ⓘ
hasCause	climatic and environmental pressures ⓘ economic motives for trade and plunder ⓘ political consolidation in Scandinavia ⓘ population growth in Scandinavia ⓘ technological advances in shipbuilding ⓘ
hasPart	Viking exploration ⓘ Viking raids ⓘ Viking settlement ⓘ Viking trade ⓘ
influenced	medieval European trade networks ⓘ political development in England ⓘ political development in France ⓘ political development in Ireland ⓘ political development in Kievan Rus' ⓘ urbanization in Scandinavia ⓘ
knownFor	Varangian service in Byzantium ⓘ establishment of trade routes to the Middle East ⓘ exploration of the North Atlantic ⓘ founding of towns such as York and Dublin ⓘ raids on monasteries and coastal settlements ⓘ
mainRegion	Denmark ⓘ Norway ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ Danish conquest of England ⓘ Norse voyages to North America ⓘ establishment of the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ formation of the Danelaw ⓘ founding of Dublin by Vikings ⓘ raid on Lindisfarne ⓘ settlement of Greenland ⓘ settlement of Iceland ⓘ siege of Paris (845) ⓘ
participants	Germanic peoples ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxons Islamic Caliphates ⓘ surface form: Arab Caliphates Byzantine Empire ⓘ Celtic nations ⓘ surface form: Celts Scandinavians ⓘ surface form: Danes Franks ⓘ Scandinavians ⓘ surface form: Norsemen Norwegians ⓘ Slavs ⓘ Swedes ⓘ
precededBy	Germanic Iron Age ⓘ
religiousContext	Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ Norse paganism ⓘ
startTime	late 8th century ⓘ
technologicalFeature	knarr (cargo ship) ⓘ longship ⓘ

Referenced by (146)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Ages → includesEvent → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse → spokenBy → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vikings

Norse → usedIn → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse → associatedWith → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking culture

Normans → hasOrigin → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vikings

Runic alphabet → notableRegionOfUse → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age Scandinavia

Old Gutnish → era → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse mythology → religionOf → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vikings

Greenlandic Norse → partOf → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age expansion

Old East Norse → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Gotland → hasHistoricalPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Northern Europe → hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom → Viking Age ⓘ

Viking Ship Museum → heritage → Viking Age ⓘ

Icelanders → historicalOriginPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

York → hasHistoricPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Swedes → historicalEraOfProminence → Viking Age ⓘ

Early Middle Ages → hasPart → Viking Age ⓘ

Harold Bluetooth → era → Viking Age ⓘ

Brattahlid → partOf → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age Norse world

Brattahlid → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Viking ship → usedDuring → Viking Age ⓘ

Nordic countries → hasHistoricalPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

siege of Paris (845) → historicalPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Danish conquest of England → partOf → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse voyages to North America → partOf → Viking Age ⓘ

Battle of Stamford Bridge → associatedWith → Viking Age ⓘ

Germanic Iron Age → followedBy → Viking Age ⓘ

Germanic Iron Age → influenced → Viking Age ⓘ

Old Norse phonology → hasTimePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Gutes → historicalPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Old Norse morphology → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia

Freyja → worshipPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Freyr → worshipPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Christianization of Scandinavia → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Christianization of Scandinavia → relatedConcept → Viking Age ⓘ

Njord → worshipPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Aesir → worshipPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age Scandinavia

Heimskringla → timePeriodCovered → Viking Age ⓘ

Eastern Settlement → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Hrólfr → associatedWith → Viking Age ⓘ

the Geats → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

subject surface form: Geats

Geats → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Ivar → hasHistoricalUsage → Viking Age ⓘ

Eric the Viking → setting → Viking Age ⓘ

Tune ship → period → Viking Age ⓘ

Viking textiles → usedInPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

Battle of Ashdown → historicalPeriod → Viking Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Viking Age in Britain

Gokstad ship → culture → Viking Age ⓘ

Norse settlement of Iceland → timePeriod → Viking Age ⓘ