Who Were the Vikings? | Wondrium Perspectives 

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Who were the Vikings? Just saying the word elicits an image of a notoriously violent bunch that wreaked havoc across Europe in the Middle Ages. But at their core, the Vikings were explorers.
In this episode of Perspectives, five experts take a look at these infamous explorers whose voyages left an indelible mark in our imaginations.
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Clips in this video are from the following series on Wondrium:
History’s Greatest Voyages of Exploration, presented by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
www.wondrium.com/historys-gre...
England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest, presented by Jennifer Paxton
www.wondrium.com/england-from...
Old English Literature: Language as History, presented by Renée R. Trilling
www.wondrium.com/old-english-...
The Great Tours: England, Scotland, and Wales, presented by Patrick N. Allitt
www.wondrium.com/the-great-to...
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400, presented by Joyce E. Salisbury
www.wondrium.com/warriors-que...
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 "Viking” Is a Job Description
03:19 Viking Ships and Navigation
07:55 Viking Raids in England
12:26 Alfred the Great Brings Peace
15:14 Viking Raids throughout Europe
17:49 Leif Eriksson Reaches the Americas
19:59 Viking Clashes in the Americas
Wondrium Perspectives is hosted by Rich Bernett.
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