Viking Migration

1. Viking
Migration

2. In 793 the monks on the island Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of
England, are suddenly surprised by the arrival of Vikings from
Scandinavia. The Viking visit is the first clearly dated event in the saga
of the Vikings - the last and most dramatic migration in the long story
of migration from Scandinavia, the original home of the goths and
vandals.

3. Interesting
And Fun
Viking Facts
Eirik Raude Eirik Raude is most known
for being the first human
to settle on Greenland, a
long time before modern
explorers. There were
someone that tried
settling on Greenland
before Eirik, but all their
attempts ended in
catastrophe. All in all Eirik
spent 3 years exploring
Greenland.

4. Leif Eriksson
Leif Eriksson, mostly known for
for discovering America around
500 years before Christopher
Colombus. Leif and his crew
were probably the first
Europeans to land in North
America.

5. Why did Vikings migrate?
Most Vikings migrated because they
were in need of food.Some vikings
traveled to richer countries, and
traded their items for food. When
they came home, they spread the
word about how rich the countries
they just had visited had been. Then
other vikings traveled to those
countries, because they wanted a
better and richer life.

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