2007-07-27 23:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It they did have children -did they intermarry or rape the locals
2007-07-27 23:13:11 · update #1
Indeed they did reach that far, and further; in fact, York - called Jorvik at the time - used to be the Viking capital. That's why they hold the Jorvik Viking Festival there every February. As for intermarrying with the Saxons, it's all but guaranteed that they did.
Have a look at http://www.regia.org for more information about the time period.
2007-07-27 23:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by Alfhild 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they did. Probably they had children with the local inhabitants, possibly as a result of intermarriage, possiblyy as a result of rape. No one can be 100% sure.
2007-07-27 23:16:32 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Vikings DID reach Yorkshire! The PROOF, is in the NAME of the City of YORK, itself, - it comes from the Norse "JORVIK", - which was THEIR name, for it!
2007-07-28 00:18:19 · answer #3 · answered by Spike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they did, the Danelaw extended right across to the West coast of England.
2007-07-27 23:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by Hendo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they did and many of the town and surnames ending in "by" are Viking names.
2007-07-27 23:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by godron_wookie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if theyreached Yarkshire, but they presumably violated a few saxon women on their way.
2007-07-28 00:27:47 · answer #6 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋