Top 10 GLORIOUS Facts about the VIKINGS

The first record of the Scandinavian people known as the Vikings, or Norsemen (Northmen), was when they raided England in 793 A.D. The word Viking comes from the Scandinavian term vikingr, a word for “pirate.” Essentially, Scandinavian men would go on “a Viking” during the summer in which they’d raid the coastal areas of countries like France and England. Even today, over 1,200 years after they first made landfall in England, the Vikings have a reputation as fierce warriors and amazing seafaring people that explored more of the world than anyone before them. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 → → GET A T-SHIRT - http://www.toptenz.net/toptenz-t-shirts →Top 10 Objects That Were Clearly Invented Just to Annoy Physics: https://youtu.be/0MVGeRa-vLo →Simon's VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqt8j7DfPmveJp3UOk9XTg Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Brand new videos 7 days a week! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopTenz/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriginaltoptenz/ Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 HORRIFYING Facts About VIKINGS https://youtu.be/pxLA3W50JGo?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q Top 10 UNUSUAL Facts About Ancient EGYPT https://youtu.be/6VKnLmvaQvM?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKEdcdzaYO1HCwvMfQlhzSv Text version: http://www.toptenz.net/10-ullr-glorious-facts-theories-vikings.php Coming up: 10. Traders 9. Women Vikings Travelled with the Men 8. Viking Feasts 7. Drug Users 6. They Filed Their Teeth 5. The Viking Compass 4. Mead 3. The Middle East 2. They Founded Dublin and Other Irish Towns 1. Caused the Spread of the House Mouse Source/Further reading: http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vikings-history https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150507082435.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/women_01.shtml https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141203161035.htm https://books.google.ca/books?id=6tCKBatwpyUC&lpg=PA497&ots=_ORlSr4ncL&dq=on%20going%20berserk%20a%20neurochemical%20inquiry&pg=PA497#v=onepage&q&f=false http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0203_060203_viking_teeth_2.html https://books.google.ca/books?id=yn6YAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT130&ots=01WiouByN6&dq=Vikings%20intimidate&pg=PT130#v=onepage&q=Vikings%20intimidate&f=false https://youtu.be/Y8-wESjvJTA https://books.google.ca/books?id=IjrLCQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=vikings%20explored%20more%20of%20the%20world&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false http://www.history.com/news/the-viking-explorer-who-beat-columbus-to-america http://www.cbsnews.com/news/vikings-uncovered-3-possible-sites-found-in-canada/ http://www.livescience.com/44366-vikings-sun-compass-after-sunset.html http://www.livescience.com/27696-viking-sunstone-shipwreck.html