It began in the late 8th century, when pagan pirates from Scandinavia fell upon the undefended monasteries and settlements of western Europe in search of loot and tribute, and ended in the 11th century, when the Scandinavian peoples -converted by then to Christianity - had come together to form the three nation-states of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Price The Viking Age was filled with drama. Viking World edited by James Graham-Campbell Colleen Batey, Helen Clarke, R.l.
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