Can the Norwegians Conquer the World?
You betcha! Again if you didn’t know — the Swedes traveled the rivers through (what we now call) Russia to the Caspian and Black Seas (and to Byzantium), the Danes went overland into Germany, and invaded southern England in force, and the Norwegians went to sea, colonizing the Shetlands, Orkneys, Faroes, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, Newfoundland, and raiding Great Britain. Author again uses 793 as the start date of the Norwegian raids. The Viking tactic was primarily based on surprise. Their drakkars would appear on the horizon and quickly pull up to shore. Then the raiders would jump to the land and race to wherever the valuables were — which was usually the church or monastery — killing anyone who got in the way. They then headed back to the ships, carrying all the gold and silver they could carry, as many women as they could grab, perhaps the odd man or two for slaves, and a few domestic animals. If time permitted, the Vikings would torch a building or two. Vikings were not good
