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End of the Viking Age

History

Yet by the mid-11th century CE, if we are to take the traditional historians' view, these Scandinavian historical stars were burnt out.

Which event ended the Viking era?

The exact ending of the "Viking Age" (c. 793 – 1066 CE) is just one of the many current controversies historians love arguing about.

Why did the Vikings stop raiding?

The history of the so-called "Viking Age" is neatly bookended by a raid on a British monastery at the beginning and the victory of a Norman conqueror on an English battlefield at the other end. Or is it?

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How did the Vikings die out?

For a seafaring people that raided, traded, and settled everywhere from (what is now) Canada to Constantinople, their presence in historical records diminished after the 11th century. Whatever happened to the Vikings, and did they die out?

1 year ago
Who was Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway whose death marked the end of the Viking Age?

Harald Hardrada, or Harald III Sigurdson, is also known as "the last real Viking," and he was a person that many people considered a real Viking king.

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