Explore the world in comfort with viking. Viking, member of the scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of europe from the 9th to the 11th century and whose disruptive influence profoundly affected european history. Find your perfect cruise with viking New, elegant small ships with only 930 guests 800 to the 11th century, a vast number of scandinavians left their homelands to seek their fortunes elsewhere These seafaring warriors—known collectively as vikings or norsemen.
Beginning in 793 ce and continuing on for the next 300 years, the vikings raided coastal and inland regions in europe and conducted trade as far as the byzantine empire in the east, even serving as the elite varangian guard for the byzantine emperor. Discover the history of the viking age From norway, scandinavia, and beyond, this is the story of the travelling norsemen Over the course of around 250 years, seafaring norsemen left their homes to pursue riches abroad The era has become almost legendary and left a lasting legacy on the world. Simply put, the vikings were norwegians, swedes and danes, men who were usually farmers, traders, blacksmiths, and craftsmen
Many of the places they attacked were on the coasts as they were easiest to reach. They lived during what is known as the viking era, which lasted from approximately 800 ce to 1050 ce Vikings embarked on expeditions to other parts of europe and beyond to trade and form new settlements, but also to conquer and plunder. More days means more to discover, with extension packages you can add before or after your viking cruise or cruisetour Enjoy additional days to explore your embarkation or disembarkation city, or see a new destination altogether with a choice of exciting cities.
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