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The Norsemen (Northern Germanic peoples from Denmark, Norway and Sweden) began a-Viking during what is historically known as the Viking Age (late 8th to 11th century). Viking is an occupation (like a blacksmith, farmer etc.), meaning one who goes raiding, pillaging, merchandising, trading, exploring and eventually colonizing (Iceland, Normandy, Russia etc.). Only a certain class of Norsemen were vikings, majority of the Norse stayed behind during their adventures. Essentially, Norsemen became vikings when began raiding and pillaging the coasts and inlets of Brittan, France, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. There are many theories for why the Norsemen began exploring and raiding during the late 8th century.
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What were the norsemen better known as?
VIKINGS
What is Norsemen land called?
The land inhabited by the Norsemen is generally referred to as Scandinavia. It includes modern-day countries such as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland.
What was the other name of the vikings?
the other name of the vikings were the sea robbers or pirates
What kind of people were the vikings in there country?
there were three nationalitys of the vikings. 1 they were norsemen. Norsemen were the evil vikings 2 they were Swedish. Swedish vikings lived peacefull lives of trading 3 they were Danish. Danish are the explorer vikings
What AD were Vikings extinct?
If by Vikings you mean Norsemen. Never. People today are descendant from the Viking Norsemen (Norwegians, Swedes, Danes, Icelanders, some Irish and Brits and their colonials). The occupation of Viking, meaning raider, warrior, explorer and merchant diminished around the 11 century AD, coincidentally around the time Christianity infected Scandinavia.
The norsemen were also called?
The norsemen were called Vikings.
What were the norsemen better known as?
VIKINGS
What were Vikings know as?
The vikings were also known as the Danes, the Norsemen and the Northmen.
What was the name of the norsemen who colonized Greenland?
Vikings
Who were the northman?
Northmans or Norsemen were the Vikings. They were a Germanic people.
What is the ancient religion of the Norsemen-Vikings?
Norse paganism.
The were great sailors and raiders from northern Europe?
The Norsemen or Vikings fit that description.
What are the raiders from Scandinavia called?
They were collectively known as the Vikings, or Norsemen.
Where did the norsemen come from?
They came from the far north in Scandinavia
Did the vikings come from the north?
Yes one of the other terms for the Vikings is Norsemen which literally translates to Northmen
Besides norsemen what is another name for the vikings?
barbairians Berserkers and Danishman
Who were the Norsemen of Scandinavia?
They were the Vikings who came from Scandinavia.
