|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
Viking Warriors
1. Viking Warriors
The viking warriors had enormous success in scaring most of Europe out of its wits. ... Viking Warriors
When you think of a Viking warrior, the picture of a crazy and ruthless barbarian with a horned helmet and a huge battle-axe easily comes to mind. ... The Quests of the Vikings
Viking is not an description of a people, even though this is how we know it today, but of something some people did from time to time. There is little doubt that «doing Viking» had to do with robbery and piracy, an act of evil done by some during the summer seasons.
Viking Weapons
1. Weapons
Archeological remains have proved that the typical image of a viking with a horned helmet that can be seen in most festivals is totally wrong. ...
Viking Combat
1. Pillage
Weve already seen that the pillage of Lindisgfarne set the beginning for the Viking Era, but its logical to think that vikings had been attacking other monasteries and coastal villages, whose inhabitants didnt have the chance or the knowledge to write about them. ... Defences and Fortification
By the middle of the tenth century, Viking raids in Europe were no longer the source of easy profit they had been, many places having been fortified against attack. ... Documentary sources do report horses occasionally being used by Viking leaders in battle, but more usually they served as a rapid means of transport to the battlefield, where their riders dismounted to fight. ... At the battle of Stiklestad in Norway, St Olaf and his army of some 3,600 warriors were defeated by a much larger force in 1030, and at Ashingdon, in Essex, the Danish king Cnut routed King Edmund in 1016. ...
Offensive weapons
Viking sword, spearheads and battle-axe, found in the London area
Laws of the late Viking period show that all free men were expected to own weapons, and magnates were expected to provide them for their men. ... Viking craftsmen often added their own elaborately decorated hilts, and many swords were given names, such as Leg-biter and Gold-hilt. ... But as the owner could not hold a shield at the same time, he would take cover behind the front line of warriors, rushing out at the right moment to hew down the enemy.
Defence
Replica of a Viking helmet found in a mans grave at Gjermundbu, Norway
For defence, circular shields up to one metre across were carried.
Approximate Word count = 2009
Approximate Pages = 8
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|