The Viking raids consequences. The Vikings were often described as "dire portents" and the Viking raids as "immense whirlwinds ... flashes of lighting...and fiery dragons...flying in the air". The Viking raids had begun. The earliest raids were carried out by Norwegians. The...

To combat the Vikings and other invaders, many European rulers enlisted the aid of nobles under system known as feudalism. The nobles pledged their military assistance and their loyalty to the rulers in return for land and protection. The land a noble received was called a manor. Each manor wa...

Lost Terrors The Vikings are depicted as horrible people who terrorized villages, and took what they wanted. The invasions and the history behind the vikes are all nearly true, but there is more beyond that. Near the end of the eight century began the 300 year (AD 800-1100) 'Viking Age&apo...