history: Hello! Im interested in the Vikings, not the sports team but the people on the ships, I just dont know anything about them other then they wore cool looking hats
knowledge: Following extended phases of (primarily sea- or river-borne) exploration, expansion and settlement, Viking (Norse) communities and polities were established in diverse areas of north-western Europe, European Russia, the North Atlantic islands and as far as the north-eastern coast of North America.
response: Well, I know that they did a lot of sea and river-based exploration and settlement, and made it as far as the east coast of North America.
history: Hello! Im interested in the Vikings, not the sports team but the people on the ships, I just dont know anything about them other then they wore cool looking hats
Well, I know that they did a lot of sea and river-based exploration and settlement, and made it as far as the east coast of North America.
Oh okay thats interesting. Didnt they raid places too? Like in fairytales they are depicted as big burly men, surely they did more then just trade at sea right
knowledge: The term is also commonly extended in modern English and other vernaculars to the inhabitants of Viking home communities during what has become known as the Viking Age.
response: I couldn't say. I know that the term Vikings were from what we now call the Viking Age.
history: Hello! Im interested in the Vikings, not the sports team but the people on the ships, I just dont know anything about them other then they wore cool looking hats
Well, I know that they did a lot of sea and river-based exploration and settlement, and made it as far as the east coast of North America.
Oh okay thats interesting. Didnt they raid places too? Like in fairytales they are depicted as big burly men, surely they did more then just trade at sea right
I couldn't say. I know that the term Vikings were from what we now call the Viking Age.
Oh okay. How long were the vikings around for?
knowledge: The Viking Age is the period from the late eighth century to the mid-11th century in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, following the Germanic Iron Age.
response: From the eigth century to the eleventh in Scandinavian history after the Germanic Iron Age I believe
history: Hello! Im interested in the Vikings, not the sports team but the people on the ships, I just dont know anything about them other then they wore cool looking hats
Well, I know that they did a lot of sea and river-based exploration and settlement, and made it as far as the east coast of North America.
Oh okay thats interesting. Didnt they raid places too? Like in fairytales they are depicted as big burly men, surely they did more then just trade at sea right
I couldn't say. I know that the term Vikings were from what we now call the Viking Age.
Oh okay. How long were the vikings around for?
From the eigth century to the eleventh in Scandinavian history after the Germanic Iron Age I believe
Oh wow thats  awhile! What kind of ships did they sail on?
knowledge: Facilitated by advanced sailing and navigational skills, and characterised by the longship, Viking activities at times also extended into the Mediterranean littoral, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
response: They sailed on longships and had very good skills in sailing and navigation. They even made it to Central Asia and the Middle East, among other locations.
history: Hello! Im interested in the Vikings, not the sports team but the people on the ships, I just dont know anything about them other then they wore cool looking hats
Well, I know that they did a lot of sea and river-based exploration and settlement, and made it as far as the east coast of North America.
Oh okay thats interesting. Didnt they raid places too? Like in fairytales they are depicted as big burly men, surely they did more then just trade at sea right
I couldn't say. I know that the term Vikings were from what we now call the Viking Age.
Oh okay. How long were the vikings around for?
From the eigth century to the eleventh in Scandinavian history after the Germanic Iron Age I believe
Oh wow thats  awhile! What kind of ships did they sail on?
They sailed on longships and had very good skills in sailing and navigation. They even made it to Central Asia and the Middle East, among other locations.
Thats amazing. I wonder how they got any sense of direction because it was long before technology
knowledge: Following extended phases of (primarily sea- or river-borne) exploration, expansion and settlement, Viking (Norse) communities and polities were established in diverse areas of north-western Europe, European Russia, the North Atlantic islands and as far as the north-eastern coast of North America.
response: I don't have that information here right now, but I know they ended up settling in very diverse areas of Europe.