"Vikings," the term is given to a race of Scandinavian people who raided and settled in large areas of eastern and Western Europe during a period of Scandinavian expansion from about 800 to 1100. The term came from an old English word "wic", which is a derivation from a Latin wor...

The Viking Age More than 1000 years ago our district was one of the most important viking fortresses. This region was well populated and it was from here that the Vikings started their expeditions around the world. The Viking Age It began with the sacking of the monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 ...

The Viking Age More than 1000 years ago our district was one of the most important viking fortresses. This region was well populated and it was from here that the Vikings started their expeditions around the world. The Viking Age It began with the sacking of the monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 ...

The Viking Age More than 1000 years ago our district was one of the most important viking fortresses. This region was well populated and it was from here that the Vikings started their expeditions around the world. The Viking Age It began with the sacking of the monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 ...

The Viking Age More than 1000 years ago our district was one of the most important viking fortresses. This region was well populated and it was from here that the Vikings started their expeditions around the world. The Viking Age It began with the sacking of the monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 ...

The Viking Age More than 1000 years ago our district was one of the most important viking fortresses. This region was well populated and it was from here that the Vikings started their expeditions around the world. The Viking Age It began with the sacking of the monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 ...