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User 144 at 23:40, 14 July 2006

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	==Norse Warriors==		==Norse Warriors==
	Throughout the [[medieval]] period, most Norsemen would have been armed with a [[sword]] and short [[spear]], or sometimes an [[axe]] or [[hammer\|warhammer]], and defended by a stout [[centre boss]] [[shield]] and a [[byrnie]] or [[hauberk]] of [[maille]], [[cuir ~~bolli~~]] or [[scale]]. Norsemen often used [[bow\|bows]] and [[thrown weapon\|thrown weapons]], but were not particularly renowned for their archery skills. The Norseman fought best [[infantry\|on foot]] and [[melee\|hand to hand]].		Throughout the [[medieval]] period, most Norsemen would have been armed with a [[sword]] and short [[spear]], or sometimes an [[axe]] or [[hammer\|warhammer]], and defended by a stout [[centre boss]] [[shield]] and a [[byrnie]] or [[hauberk]] of [[maille]], [[cuir bouilli]] or [[scale]]. Norsemen often used [[bow\|bows]] and [[thrown weapon\|thrown weapons]], but were not particularly renowned for their archery skills. The Norseman fought best [[infantry\|on foot]] and [[melee\|hand to hand]].

	Contrary to the common modern belief, the Viking helm did not have wide flaring [[horn\|horns]], but instead was usually a stout conical cap of [[leather]] or [[iron]], sometimes called a [[spangenhelm]].		Contrary to the common modern belief, the Viking helm did not have wide flaring [[horn\|horns]], but instead was usually a stout conical cap of [[leather]] or [[iron]], sometimes called a [[spangenhelm]].

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	One of the most notable features of Norse settlement in foreign land was the speed at which they blended with the local culture. Within a few generations of initial settlement, most Norse would have assimilated entirely, merging with the original inhabitants of an area, and very likely fighting off viking raids by their former cousins.		One of the most notable features of Norse settlement in foreign land was the speed at which they blended with the local culture. Within a few generations of initial settlement, most Norse would have assimilated entirely, merging with the original inhabitants of an area, and very likely fighting off viking raids by their former cousins.

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	* [[Viking]]		* [[Viking]]
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User 144 at 11:06, 12 March 2006

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	The skill at arms of the Norse became so well known that many Europeans actually hired them as skilled [[mercenary\|mercenaries]]. Most famous of these were the [[Varangian]] Guard of the Emperors of [[Constantinople]].		The skill at arms of the Norse became so well known that many Europeans actually hired them as skilled [[mercenary\|mercenaries]]. Most famous of these were the [[Varangian]] Guard of the Emperors of [[Constantinople]].

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⚫	[[Viking fighting equipment]]

	==Viking Raids==		==Viking Raids==
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	One of the most notable features of Norse settlement in foreign land was the speed at which they blended with the local culture. Within a few generations of initial settlement, most Norse would have assimilated entirely, merging with the original inhabitants of an area, and very likely fighting off viking raids by their former cousins.		One of the most notable features of Norse settlement in foreign land was the speed at which they blended with the local culture. Within a few generations of initial settlement, most Norse would have assimilated entirely, merging with the original inhabitants of an area, and very likely fighting off viking raids by their former cousins.

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			* [[Viking]]
		⚫	* [[Viking fighting equipment]]

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	==Norse Warriors==		==Norse Warriors==
	Throughout the [[medieval]] period, most Norsemen would have been armed with a [[sword]] and short [[spear]], or sometimes an [[axe]] or [[warhammer]], and defended by a stout [[~~center-~~boss]] [[shield]] and a [[hauberk]] of [[maille]], [[cuir bolli]] or [[scale~~\|scales~~]]. Norsemen often used [[bow\|bows]] and [[thrown weapon\|thrown weapons]], but were not particularly renowned for their archery skills. The Norseman fought best [[infantry\|on foot]] and [[melee\|hand to hand]].		Throughout the [[medieval]] period, most Norsemen would have been armed with a [[sword]] and short [[spear]], or sometimes an [[axe]] or [[hammer\|warhammer]], and defended by a stout [[centre boss]] [[shield]] and a [[byrnie]] or [[hauberk]] of [[maille]], [[cuir bolli]] or [[scale]]. Norsemen often used [[bow\|bows]] and [[thrown weapon\|thrown weapons]], but were not particularly renowned for their archery skills. The Norseman fought best [[infantry\|on foot]] and [[melee\|hand to hand]].

	Contrary to the common modern belief, the ~~viking~~ helm did not have wide flaring [[horn\|horns]], but instead was usually a stout conical cap of [[leather]] or [[iron]], sometimes called a [[spangenhelm]].		Contrary to the common modern belief, the Viking helm did not have wide flaring [[horn\|horns]], but instead was usually a stout conical cap of [[leather]] or [[iron]], sometimes called a [[spangenhelm]].

	The skill at arms of the Norse became so well known that many Europeans actually hired them as skilled [[mercenary\|mercenaries]]. Most famous of these were the [[Varangian]] Guard of the Emperors of [[Constantinople]].		The skill at arms of the Norse became so well known that many Europeans actually hired them as skilled [[mercenary\|mercenaries]]. Most famous of these were the [[Varangian]] Guard of the Emperors of [[Constantinople]].

			See also:
			[[Viking fighting equipment]]

	==Viking Raids==		==Viking Raids==

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			The '''Norse''' or '''Northmen''', commonly known as [[Viking\|Vikings]], were settled primarily in Scandanavia and northern [[Germany]]. Early in [[period]], these peoples were loosely connected by common heritage and culture, but had no unified leadership. Primarily [[pagan]], they became increasingly [[Christian\|Christianized]] as the [[medieval]] ages proceeded.
	#redirect [[Old Norse]]

			Although maligned in history as nothing but savage [[barbarian\|barbarians]], the Norse in fact had a flourishing culture, with profound [[religion\|spiritual]] depth, music, [[saga\|poetry]] and history.

			==Norse Warriors==
			Throughout the [[medieval]] period, most Norsemen would have been armed with a [[sword]] and short [[spear]], or sometimes an [[axe]] or [[warhammer]], and defended by a stout [[center-boss]] [[shield]] and a [[hauberk]] of [[maille]], [[cuir bolli]] or [[scale\|scales]]. Norsemen often used [[bow\|bows]] and [[thrown weapon\|thrown weapons]], but were not particularly renowned for their archery skills. The Norseman fought best [[infantry\|on foot]] and [[melee\|hand to hand]].

			Contrary to the common modern belief, the viking helm did not have wide flaring [[horn\|horns]], but instead was usually a stout conical cap of [[leather]] or [[iron]], sometimes called a [[spangenhelm]].

			The skill at arms of the Norse became so well known that many Europeans actually hired them as skilled [[mercenary\|mercenaries]]. Most famous of these were the [[Varangian]] Guard of the Emperors of [[Constantinople]].

			==Viking Raids==
			The Norse were known for their seamanship and their wide- ranging travel, as well as their willingness to [[rape]], [[pillage]] and [[burn]] just about anything. Each fast and sturdy [[longship]] could carry twenty to forty armed [[fighters]] on [[raids]] anywhere near water. Since longships drew less than four feet, this included a surprising distance inland along rivers. Groups of warriors in longships would ''go viking'' on [[raid\|raids]] across vast distances, striking all of northern and western [[Europe]], the [[Britian\|British Isles]], northern [[Africa]] and even into the [[Mediterranean]]. Norsemen sailed along riverways deep into the [[Russia\|Russian]] steppe.

			A typical Norse raid involved a sea voyage of days or weeks to a foreign coastline, where they would beach the longships and [[march]] a short distance inland, then attack a settlement or [[monastery]] with little or no warning. After resistance was quickly overcome, the Norse would [[loot]] anything valuable and retreat to the longships before [[reinforcement\|reinforcements]] could arrive. Such a raid devastated [[Lindisfarne Abbey]].

			Until the disasterous defeat of a Norse [[army]] under [[Harald Hardrada]] at [[The Battle of Stamford Bridge\|Stamford Bridge]] in 1066 C.E., the Vikings were one of the most feared and hated peoples in Europe. Many of the [[fortification\|fortifications]] raised in the early part of the [[medieval]] period were raised, at least partly, as a defense against Norse raids.

			The depredations of the Norse were so severe that the clergy even had a prayer which specifically entreated God: ''From the Fury of the Norsemen, Good Lord deliver us!''

			==Viking Settlements==
			As the medieval period progressed, many Norsemen began to settle in those lands they formerly raided. The [[Norman\|Normans]] were descended from Norsemen who settled in northern [[France]] and intermarried with the locals. Many such settlements were founded in northern [[England]], coastal [[Scotland]] and [[Ireland]]; the modern city of [[Dublin]] started as one such settlement.

			The [[Rus]] were likely another branch of Norsemen settled who in the steppes of Russia, primarily along the [[Volga]].

			The westernmost Norse settlements were to be found in [[Iceland]] and [[Greenland]], and Norsemen were probably the first Europeans to reach the [[New World]], founding a single, ill-fated settlement in what they called [[Vinland]].

			One of the most notable features of Norse settlement in foreign land was the speed at which they blended with the local culture. Within a few generations of initial settlement, most Norse would have assimilated entirely, merging with the original inhabitants of an area, and very likely fighting off viking raids by their former cousins.

Cian: redirect

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#redirect [[Old Norse]]