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| Vikings |
They
lived in the north of Europe a thousand years ago. “Northmen” and “Norsemen” are other names for
the Vikings.
Their
homeland was a long the coastlines where the countries of Sweden, Norway and
Denmark are now.
For
more than 250 years, the Vikings roamed the seas in their swift, high-powered
ships, exploring and raiding along the coasts of other lands.
One
of the bet-known Viking explorers was Leif Ericson. He and his adventurous men reached North
America long before Columbus made his famous voyage.
One
of the reasons that the Vikings became raiders and explorers is that the poor
land of their own country could not support all the people.
They
had to find new places in which to live.
As
the Vikings became more civilized, they gave up their warlike way of life and
became peaceful fishermen and farmers.–Dick Rogers
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