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The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 and 1066 AD in Scandinavia and Britain, following the Germanic Iron Age (and the Vendel Age in Sweden). During this period, the Vikings, Scandinavian warriors and traders, raided and explored most parts of Europe, south-western Asia, northern Africa and north-eastern North America. Apart from exploring Europe by way of its oceans and rivers with the aid of their advanced navigational skills and extending their trading routes across vast parts of the continent, they also engaged in warfare and looted and enslaved numerous Christian communities of Medieval Europe for centuries, contributing to the development of feudal systems in Europe, which included castles and barons (which were a defense against Viking raids).
Viking society was based on agriculture and trade with other peoples and placed great emphasis on the concept of honour both in combat and in the criminal justice system.
It is unknown what triggered the Vikings' expansion and conquests, but historians have suggested that technological innovations imported from Mediterranean civilizations along with a milder climate led to population growth due to a long period of good crops. Another factor was the destruction of the Frisian fleet by Charlemagne around 785, which interrupted the flow of many trading goods from Central Europe to Scandinavia and led the Vikings to come looking for it themselves. A factor, particularly for the settlement and conquest period that followed the early raids is the internal strife in Scandinavia, which resulted in the progressive centralisation of power in fewer hands. It may be argued that all of the factors above had contributed to the advent of the Viking Age.
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@Eric_ofArea5 must be the archaeologist in me... or the viking blood of my ancestors... but I do love bronze age weaponry. *shivers*
sophisticatedfb (Samantha S) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:34 -0000
@Eric_ofArea5 must be the archaeologist in me... or the viking blood of my ancestors... but I do love bronze age weaponry. *shivers*
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Birkana - South Manchester, UK-based group re-enacting life in the English Dark Ages. Part of The Vikings group. Members' persona list, description of crafts re-enacted.
Meta Description: [ Homesite of a group from The Vikings re-enactment society with information on crafts, combat skills and shows. We also cover other races e.g. Saxon, Norman and Celts ]
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Fire and Steel - A Newcastle, Australia based group re-enacting turn of the first millennium Vikings, Saxons and Normans. Photographs of group in action, biographies of members, e-mail contact.
Fröjel Gotlandica Viking Re-Enactment Society - Based in Australia. Articles on current projects, papers on projects, photos from the excavations at Fröjel and information on their group.
Meta Description: [ Fröjel Gotlandica Viking Re-Enactment Society. ]
Longship Company, Ltd. - Reenactment group recreates the Viking maritime life with two Viking ships; events calendar, member information, based in the Washington, DC, USA area.
Meta Description: [ The Longship Company, Ltd. is a
historical re-enactment group focusing on Viking boats. The company
is 501(c)3 and is based in the Washington, DC, USA area ]
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North American Dark Age Reenactment Association - A federation of Viking Age reenactment groups promoting high standards for reenactment authenticity and a common set of rules for steel combat.
Saga Vikings Reenactment Group - Group reenacts the Viking era in northern Europe from the 8th through 11th centuries. Based in Brisbane, Australia.
Meta Description: [ A Viking re-enactment group from Northern Brisbane, Australia. ]
Shields of the Shattered Isle - Reenactment group recreates the military life of the Vikings, using the characteristic three foot shields; events schedule, contact information, based in the North of Ireland.
The Danetre Vikings - Northamptonshire, England based group re-enacting turn of the first millennium Vikings. Photographs of kit and past re-enactments, calendar of events, e-mail contact information.
The Gesithas Group - Group which re-enacts the Viking and Anglo Saxon period in the Cambridgeshire area of England. Includes photos, description of combat, related links, and membership information.
Meta Description: [ The Gesithas Anglo Saxon Re-enactment web site ]
The Temesvikings - A South London, UK-based group re-enacting a band of Anglo-Danish mercenaries in the service of King Æthelread of England around the turn of the first millennium. Part of The Vikings group. Historical background, events calendar.
Meta Description: [ Personal information ]
The Vikings - Society recreates an accurate portrayal of everyday and military Viking life in the Tenth Century, with some events between 790 to 1066 with appropriate modifications to dress and equipment, for reenactments, films, and educational programs. Events schedule, member information, and image gallery.
Meta Description: [ The home page of The Vikings - the UK's premier Dark Age Re-enactment society - customers include English Heritage, film and television companies, and independent event organisers ]
Viking Age Club - Reenactors provide exhibits and demonstrations of life in the classical Viking age. Historical references and events schedule. Based in Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ Viking Age History Organization located in Minnesota. ]
Viking Experience - An English-based group providing education programs to schools. Information regarding authenticity (for both Vikings and Anglo-Saxons), in particular clothing, arms and armor.
Meta Description: [ Competitively priced online catalogue of museum quality replica artifacts, for use in re-enactment, media, museums and schools ]
Viking Resources for the Re-enactor - Historical and reenactment reference articles on the civil and military life of the classical Viking age, including introductory information, culture, textiles, clothing, and cooking.
Wirhalh Skip-Felag - Wirral, England based re-enactment society which is part of the Regia Anglorum society. History, events, photo gallery, member profiles, related links, and contact details.
Ydalir Vikings - Manchester, UK-based group re-enacting all aspects of Viking life. Articles on crafts including Saxon tent patterns and making fire with flint and steel. Photographs of events.
Meta Description: [ Viking re-enactment group based in Manchester ]
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