The Vikings Research Paper

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The Vikings were a group of tribes situated in Northern Europe. They were originally one of the many Germanic tribes. The Vikings were illiterate; consequently, they left no manuscripts. The civilization was built on seamanship, because the
Vikings were good pirates, as a result, they were called the readers of the sea. The depended on the sea in fishing, travelling. At that time, they had the best ships; a traditional Vikings ship would be labored by the wind and forty-eight men. The invasion was in a form of raids, because they Vikings did not have an organized army. Unlike the Saxons, the Vikings settled in England after the invasion.

The official start of the Viking invasion was in 793 in Lindisfarne. As the
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Some of the brettern they slew, some they carried off with them in chains, the greater number they stripped naked, insulted, and cast out of doors, and some they drowned in the sea."

Alfred the Great came around hundred years later. He was the second on of King Aethelwulf. After the death of his older brother, Kind Alfred became king of Wessex. His scholarly life was thriving, as he was interested in poetry and studied Latin, Greek and the Vernacular language. King Alfred admired King Charlemagne and his revival of education genuinely. Consequently, he believed in the power of education and its development. Thus, he founded the Public School System. King Alfred was noted for both his resistance and nobility; hence, he was titled "The Great" and "The hero of resistance." As he took precautions and defended the country with his flea of ships. In 875 Alfred the great won a crucial battle against the Vikings near the