Who were the Vikings?
Who were the Vikings? by Rob Shackleford For more Blogs on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking below: Why Vikings? Vikings were a people some called Norsemen – North Men. They were residents of scattered farming and fishing communities that existed in the far north of Europe in what is now known as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and perhaps Finland. This was long before they became unified nations. These North Men developed significant advances in shipping technology in the 7th and 8th centuries that meant their boats were powered by sails, rather than solely by oars. Made of…