Is viking a civilization or savages barbarian? “Viking” is actually more of a job. “To go viking” was to participate in seaborne raiding. read more
Posted 02.08.05; NOVA; From the eighth to 11th centuries, as Norsemen from Scandinavia conducted raids into Europe and elsewhere, they became known as Vikings—named after a place called viken in the Oslo fjord. read more
The Vikings were"barbarians" by the post-Roman standards. Rome left Europe in peace- several hundred years without a war. Almost none of the cities in Europe had any defensive walls! Even ROman soldiers stationned in the Provinces did not wear armour- simply because they did not need any. read more