What effect did the Viking raids have on Europe during the Middle Ages?

Question

help-this is based on middle ages

Answer 1

The Viking raids on Europe from mid 700s to 1066 left the region fearful of attack. At first the attacks were just hit and run raids. They showcased the speed of the Vikings ships which could travel up rivers with no difficulty. Then came colonization. Europe was losing land to the Viking immigration due to lack of land in some of the Scandinavian countries. The last period of Viking invasion was that of large scale armies. What became of this is that the European countries started paying Danegeld which is Dane Gold in exchange for not being attacked by the Vikings.

Technology wise the Europeans built better ships so they could compete with the Vikings.

This question is very broad and hard to answer due to the large amount of time the Vikings went "a viking".

Answer 2

The coastal region in France called "Normandy" was named for the Vikings who settled there. The French called the Vikings "Normans" which means "men of the north". When the Vikings arrived on the coast of France, the french King John II wasn't able to fight them off so he offered them a deal; they could stay as long as they converted to Christianity and that's how Normandy got it's name. The "Normans" eventually assimilated to the French culture: they spoke French & became Christians, etc... the Vikings also settled in Ireland. Dublin (the capital city of the Republic of Ireland) began as a Viking settlement & they too assimilated to Irish culture (spoke the local language & became Christians, etc...) Aside from all that, when the Vikings were raiding Europe, they caused a lot of fear amongst the Christian Europeans... the Vikings were Pagan barbarians who killed & looted (stole all the riches) from seaside coastal villages & cities. The Vikings were expert sailors. They had ships with one large sail that they could also row called "Drakkars" & at the front of the ship was a large wooden head of a Dragon that was meant to frighten anyone that saw them comming.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

( see my answer under your other entry of this question - Re: re-assement of leadership and internal politics in wake of attacks:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtHrGKiuR8zMZ5ATblb8Ezvsy6IX?qid=20070120112419AAYFGwq&show=7#profile-info-f13c92701e7dce301c6824ae2d14923eaa )