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The Vikings, pt. 2 -- Into Distant Realms

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Transition of the Vikings From Pirates

The vikings more and more turned towards this idea starting in the 840s. was a shift away from small fleets and single ships making surprise attacks instead of larger coordinated forces that could be directed to seize and colonize territories. Their aim more and more was at settling civilians including women and children in order to transplant whole societies.

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