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futhark
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the viking "alphabet." It is equivalent to runes. The oldest version had 24 characters. Invented...
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kennings
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metaphorical statement. A compound word with a metaphorical thing. Boat is steed of waves....
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Harald Fairhair
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872 - 930. The first king of Norway. Mentioned in the sagas. He struggled and succeeded in...
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Danelaw
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The Viking Age. Eastern England. Rose because of viking expansion in the 9th century. York...
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Danegeld
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980 - 1000s. Protection money. Rulers and leaders would pay the Vikings large sums of money...
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Harald Haardraadi
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1015 - 1066. He was king from 1047 - 1066? The King of Norway. He invaded England in...
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Canute (Knutr)
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1016 - 1035. He was the King of Denmark and England. Battle of Ashingdown, he beat Edmund,...
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Alfred (Aelfred the Great)
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871 - 901. He ruled Yorkshire, Mercia, and East Anglia. He defended his English, Anglo-Saxon,...
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Edward ("The Confessor")
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Edward the III. He ruled from 1042 - 1066. Son of Aethelred the Unready. Last king of the house...
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Erik Blood-axe
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The last viking king of York. died 954. He was the last independent ruler of Northumbria....
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Godwin of Wessex
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Earl Godwin. He was the father in law of Edward III. Very powerful status. Earl of Wessex,...
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Harold Godwinson
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He "helped" a Norman to gain the throne of England. Last Anglo-saxon King of England before...
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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September 25th, 1066. Edward is killed in England. Battle between Harald Haardraadi and Harold...
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Battle of Hastings
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October 14th, 1066. Battle of William the Conqueror. Normans were made victorious in Norman...
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Turgeis
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c.a. 834 - He came over from Norway. Member of the Ying Ling family. Spread influence through...
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Gall-Gaedhil ("Foreign Gaels")
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"Foreign Irish" These were the Irish who joined up with Turgeis. They denounced the Christian...
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Dubhgaill
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They invaded Ireland in c.a. 849. Called the "Black Foreigners" The Danes. Black Sails.
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Finngaill
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Called the "White Foreigners" White sails. Norse.
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Olaf the White
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Same family line as Turgeis. 853. An important leader, son of the King of Norway, and...
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Brian Boru
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941 - 1014. He attempted to drive out the Danes. At one point he was also declared the "High...
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Battle of Clontarf
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April 23rd, 1014. This was the final battle with the Vikings and the Irish. The Irish won this...
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Rus (Russia)
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A parcel of land in the East that the Swedish Vikings took over. The Viking family that settled...
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Varangians
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Possibly derived from Old Norse. It meant to take a pledge or oath of fealty. Varan = men of...
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Varangian Guard
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specifically hired as body guard for Emperor of Constantinople.
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Rurik
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862 - 879. The sole authority after the death of his brothers. Formed Rurik dynasty. His dynasty...
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Oleg
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880 - 912. He took Kiev. Varangian prince who ruled Rus people. credited with moving capital...
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Ibn Fadlan
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He was an Arab merchant that came into Scandinavia and recounted many different instances of...
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Vladimir I
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980 - 1015. He controlled all of the lands of the Rus. He had Rus adopt the Greek Orthodox...
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Yaroslav ("The Wise")
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1019 - 1054. He is the best known of Kievan rulers to historians He married Ingigerd (the daughter...
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Rollo
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The Duke of Normandy. He took an oath of fealty in 911 to the King of France. He was...
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