Although there were many great explorations before the Vikings, the Vikings is where we will begin our exploration of explorations. The Vikings were a people from Scandinavia, they came from the countries known today as of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. They were farmers and seafarers who began to explore and discover Europe circa 800 B.C, this continued for approximately 350 years.
They were excellent sailors and everybody knows about the infamous Viking long ships which they travelled upon. The ships were cleverly designed for both raiding and war, they were fast but with a shallow bottom allowing them to travel both in the open sea and up and down rivers.
The reasons behind their exploration are simple. They travelled to raid other villages, they wanted to steal their riches and their livestock and food. Another reason the Vikings began to raid Great Britain and Ireland was that the countries were in such disarray. The land was divided between villages who were constantly warring. This made them easy prey as all there warriors were scattered not together in a single army.
The reasons behind their raids and the expansion of their territory geographically speaking come from the origins of the Viking people. They originated from Scandinavia a notoriously harsh land, with a freezing climate prone to large snows. They attacked southern and western regions such as France and England because these places were a lot warmer and stealing crops was preferable to growing them.
The Vikings were amazing explorers they travelled extremely far for people of their time. Some say that they were the original discoverers of North America not Christopher Columbus.
They were excellent sailors and everybody knows about the infamous Viking long ships which they travelled upon. The ships were cleverly designed for both raiding and war, they were fast but with a shallow bottom allowing them to travel both in the open sea and up and down rivers.
The reasons behind their exploration are simple. They travelled to raid other villages, they wanted to steal their riches and their livestock and food. Another reason the Vikings began to raid Great Britain and Ireland was that the countries were in such disarray. The land was divided between villages who were constantly warring. This made them easy prey as all there warriors were scattered not together in a single army.
The reasons behind their raids and the expansion of their territory geographically speaking come from the origins of the Viking people. They originated from Scandinavia a notoriously harsh land, with a freezing climate prone to large snows. They attacked southern and western regions such as France and England because these places were a lot warmer and stealing crops was preferable to growing them.
The Vikings were amazing explorers they travelled extremely far for people of their time. Some say that they were the original discoverers of North America not Christopher Columbus.
