Vikings
A term which means "northmen",
which is what the raiders from
At one time in its history the French were so weak that they were bullied into
making a Viking the Duke Of Normandy and letting the Vikings raid and pillage
several Eastern French cities unimpeded. The honest Vikings kept to their word
and decided not to sack
The Vikings were also fine shipwrights that build long oar powered boats called
"longboats". These ships were long and thin, and despite their appearence they were very seaworthy. Despite popular
belief, the Vikings never used longboats for combat, but as a transport.
Under Erik the Red they were the first finders of
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