Vikings
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Vikings were seafaring Norse peoples from Scandinavia known for their raids, exploration, trade, and settlement across wide areas of Europe and the North Atlantic during the late eighth to early eleventh centuries.
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse peoples
ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ seafaring people ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early 11th century ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 8th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normans ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
Scandinavian diaspora
ⓘ
loanwords in English ⓘ place names in Britain ⓘ |
| culturalProduct |
runestones
ⓘ
sagas ⓘ |
| defensiveEquipment |
helmet
ⓘ
mail armor ⓘ shield ⓘ |
| deityWorshipped |
Freyja
ⓘ
Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ craft production ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Norse ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ North America ⓘ North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| historicalSource |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Arab travel accounts ⓘ Íslendingasögur ⓘ
surface form:
Icelandic sagas
|
| knownFor |
exploration
ⓘ
raids ⓘ seafaring ⓘ settlement ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| language |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| legalSystem | thing assemblies ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
| mythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry |
Denmark
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
Danelaw
ⓘ
surface form:
Danelaw in England
formation of Normandy ⓘ influence on Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| raidedRegion |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
British Isles ⓘ Carolingian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean
|
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| settledRegion |
Danelaw
ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Normandy ⓘ York ⓘ |
| socialClass |
jarls
ⓘ
karls ⓘ thralls ⓘ |
| socialStructure | chieftain-led communities ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Dnieper trade route ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Volga trade route ⓘ |
| usedShipType |
knarr
ⓘ
longship ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
axe
ⓘ
spear ⓘ sword ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alfred the Great