Age of Vikings (jan 1, 793 – jan 1, 1050)

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Who:
Leif Erikson: the first white person in America
Settlements in Newfoundland (Canada)
Set out to explore Canada. Heard about it, but no one explored it yet. Created a settlement. They came from Greenland. They called it Vinland.
Positive and negative encounters with native Americans. abandoned Vinland for unknown reasons.

Kievan Rus: Slavic (native) and Viking are the Rus. western Russia. could trade well with the Byzantine empire.
Rurik is the leader of the Rus. Create a 700 year dynasty. (Tzar of Russia)
Olga of Kiev, husband dies, she becomes the leader, fools and kills many soldiers and leader from the tribe that killed her husband. Sainted after creating an alliance with the Byzantine empire. Viking women had more power. Could go to battle and run business.
Connection from Russia and Rome was created via marriage.
What:
793 the first invasion of the Vikings in England.
They are Peagan, while Europe is christian.
Looking for wealth, adventure, and farm land.
Most advanced ships at the time. Used vast trade networks to learn about where their going to raid.
Paris, Lundon, Pisa were all taken over.
They took drugs to get rid of pain. (Berserker)
Didn't care about the morality of killing.
When: 793-1050
Where: Denmark, Sweden, Norway are all Vikings, and they raid Europe. Controlled Scotland and Ireland for most of the time.
Why: Why did the Vikings and Slavic become the Rus?
The Vikings took over the Slavic's tribes and they transitioned into a united people of the Rus.
End: Converted to christian and integrated into European society.
Timely: Took over tons of Europe and killed a lot of people. Created a lot of war and raided many countries.
Lasting: Took charge of England and lead it to the crusades. Led to the creation of Russia.

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