The Vikings
... It helps answer my question by describing specifically, how the Northmen Vikings preceded to attack with no sorrow. “In the morning the Northmen, boarding their ships, approached the tower and attacked it [the tower blocked access to the city by the so-called "Great Bridge," which connected the right bank of the Seine with the island on which the city was built. The tower stood on the present site of the Châtelet]. 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.” This account ended with 700 pounds of silver given to the Northmen by the Parisian Emperor Charles which in turn bought his city peace. The Final part of my source comes from the Chronicles of St. Denis and helps answer the final part of my question; in what ways were the Vikings finally conquered? The Frankish King offers Rollo, a chieftain of the Northmen, the province of Flanders, if and only if he bows to him and accepts the Christian faith into his life and his people. He agrees to do so and, as a leader, transforms his land and his people into Christians by being baptized. The Vikings weren’t physically conquered but they were bargained with, and came to an agreement with the Frankish Kingdoms. The BBCi website has an article of Viking ancient history, written by Barry Ager which includes certain aspects of the Viking culture like ships, forts and forays, offensive weapons, defense, and battles and tactics. Focusing on the battles and tactics portion to support my topic question, he writes: “The famous 'berserks', whose name suggests they wore bearskins, may have fought in groups, and believed that Odin, the god of war, gave them both protection and superhuman powers so they had no need of armour. They would work themselves into a battle frenzy so intense it is said they bit on the edges of their shields, and could even ignore the pain of wounds.” The Vikings were relentless with their aggressive behavior which broadly aided them to be successful marauders. In the upper right corner of the article is a picture of “Swordsmen in berserk stance, biting the rims of their shields; warders from the Isle of Lewis chess-set.” These pieces of artwork depict the physical demeanor of the different types of Vikings. The source that seems to be the most useful is my first source because it seems to be more valid. The writings were recorded during those time periods of the Vikings, after the people bore witness to their ruggedness. The second source is definitely ...