The True Origins of the Viking Age: Tracking the Very First Vikings | SLICE

The ancient sagas and runic inscriptions of Scandinavia preserved the memory of men and women whose daring exploits were long forgotten before bursting into history. They were the Vikings — fearless adventurers who left their homelands to explore, raid, and trade across a vast world. From the forests of modern-day Poland, Ukraine, and Russia, to the remote islands of the North Atlantic, and even the shores of America, the Vikings spread both terror and commerce, weaving a network that reshaped medieval Europe.

The mystery of their origins and the reasons behind their sudden expansion are no longer hidden. Scandinavian warriors began plundering the coastlines of the Baltic and the North Atlantic as early as the 7th century. By the late 8th, they had seized the northern British Isles, devastated Scotland, and displaced the Picts, whose monuments still rise from the landscape of Orkney today.

What began as lightning raids soon turned into invasions. Political turmoil in Scandinavia and instability in the great kingdoms of Europe opened the door to conquest. Viking attacks were carefully timed to strike at moments of weakness — when the prize was richest and the enemy least prepared.
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