8 4 13 Another Dark Age Viking Invasions and Settlements Vikings and Muslims in the early medieval West The Viking Raids Who were the Vikings and why did they sail What made them so effective Vikings Settle in Western Europe Terms Iberian Iberia Vikings and Muslims in the Early Middle Ages The Viking Raids Who were the Vikings and why did they sail 1 8 4 13 Reinactors wearing ordinary Viking clothing Viking hoard found in England with coins from all over Europe What made them so effective The technology of Viking ships 2 8 4 13 Restored Viking longboat 3 8 4 13 Vikings Settle in Western Europe In the morning the Northmen boarding their ships approached the tower and attacked it They shook it with their engines and stormed it with arrows The city resounded with clamor the people were aroused the bridges trembled All came together to defend the tower There Odo his brother Robert and the Count Ragenar distinguished themselves for bravery likewise the courageous Abbot Ebolus the nephew of the bishop A keen arrow wounded the prelate while at his side the young warrior Frederick was struck by a sword Ordinary Viking clothing on a shipbuilder 4 8 4 13 Rollo pays homage to Charles of France William the Conqueror descendant of Vikings becomes King of England 1066 Images from the Bayeux Tapestry 5 8 4 13 6
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