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when did the vikings first come to scotland
By the end of the 9th century the Vikings came to Scotland to raid and settle.
why did the vikings colonize scotland?
Scotland would make perfect base camps for armies to amass and trading posts to flourish.
how long did the vikings colonize scotland
Scandinavian Scotland refers to the period from the 8th to the 15th centuries during which Vikings and Norse settlers colonised parts of what is now the periphery of modern Scotland.
how did the vikings impact scotland
The Vikings' impact can be found today in Scottish Gaelic, Irish and partly in English. In Scotland, there are hundreds of words, surnames and place names which possess Scandinavian origins.

Question: what is an example of a surname
Self-contained rewrite: what is an example of a scottish surname with scandinavian viking roots