The Viking period began in AD 793 with a raid on the monastery of Lindisfarne by pirates from Scandinavia. In the following centuries their swift sailing ships enabled them to attack the undefended coastal and river ports‚ towns and monasteries of western Europe and beyond in the search for wealth‚ slaves‚ and new lands to settle. The name Viking is generally applied to the Scandinavian peoples from the late eighth century until around AD 1100. They lived in a number of small kingdoms‚ but as their
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The Vikings Art and Culture At first thought of the Vikings‚ the comic strip “Hagar the Horrible” comes to mind. As this is probably not a good basis for reference‚ it still can give slight glimpse‚ if not a distorted one‚ of the Viking culture. As for Viking art‚ a more in depth search must be done‚ for “Hagar” was unfortunately not actually made by the Vikings. The Viking culture was a primitive one of agriculture‚ hunting‚ and fishing. Families lived on farms together and were a tight
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Vikings There are overabundances of ways people describe Vikings: rude‚ uncomely‚ bloodthirsty‚ hotheaded‚ and malicious. They are always depicted as such: sailing to war‚ pillaging villages‚ burning fields. Few average people have taken their time to actually analyze the ‘frothing beasts.’ It is proven through even the most superficial research that almost every attribute that today’s civilized world apply to Vikings fall short of the peoples’ true selves. Vikings are often portrayed on warships
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Vikings- Civilised or Not? Vikings; expert traders‚ craftsmen‚ raiders and warriors‚ came from the area known as Scandinavia. Scandinavia is a region in Europe which the Vikings lives and dominated. It consists of Norway‚ Sweden and part of northern Finland. They were masters of the sea with their great navigation and marine technology. Tools of which they used to raid plunder and slaughter the civilisation of far lands‚ separated by great and vast seas. Vikings are often portrayed as ruthless
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Pat Tillman Pat Tillman was an American football player who left his professional career and recruited in the United States Army in June 2002 in. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976 in Fremont‚ California he’s the eldest of three sons. He started playing football ever since he was a young boy; he excelled at football in high school. He helped lead Leland High School to the Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Tillman then went to Arizona State University on a football scholarship
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Copyright reserved Please turn over Computer Applications Technology Practical Assessment Task (PAT) 2013 Guidelines for the Teacher This section consists of 6 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over Computer Applications Technology 2 NSC (Guidelines for Teacher) DBE/PAT 2013 1. The PAT in Computer Applications Technology The 2013 Grade 12 PAT addresses the role and value of reading. In 2005‚ systemic evaluation suggested that the reading competency of 63% of
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“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” J.F.K wrote this quote in admiration of his country. Pat Tillman showed great similarity in J.F.K’s cite. While he was an extraordinary developed man‚ he was a very bright young student as well. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976. Pat played football in high school and he ended up winning a scholarship to attend Arizona State University. With his committed mind he was selected in the seventh round of the 1988
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The Vikings traveled over and beyond Europe in their prime. They a most known for their ruthless pillaging of European towns however they were a quite advanced society that left a lasting impact on the places they encountered. The Viking Age impacted the areas which it reached through their organized raiding of European villages‚ their economically strong trading industry‚ and their advanced sailing and navigation skills. The Vikings are widely known for their successful raiding of northern coastal
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The Vikings Vikings were forcible warriors and went through a difficult time. The Vikings have a history of who were the Vikings‚ the raids and invasion they would have to go through and to what they would eat. Several people don’t have a clue who the Vikings are and several people might think it’s the National Football League the Minnesota Vikings. Their history is fascinating to read and find out what they’re about. The weapons‚ food and everything they did is so astonishing because no one would’ve
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