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Viking
Where the name originated.
Actually it is Vikingr and Vikingar plural
"Vikingr" noun meaning Sea-raider.
"Viking" meaning Voyage/Piracy
The term Viking is derived from the Norse word
"Vik" meaning bay or coastal area.
Though Vik is a coastal area connected to the Oslo Fjord
it also is connected to the word bay or any bay.
So not only would they be from the Skagerrak
it would refer to sea robbers waiting in bays ready to attack.
Norway itself has about 150,000 of these Vik's.

The Vikings were not that bad.
The Vikings were not the only sea raiders.
The Frisians as well as the Picts and Welsh engaged in Piracy.
In the Baltic the Estonians, Finns, Wends and Slovacs were active pirates also.
On land you had the Mongols and Magyars attacking the west.
The Vikings were not that bad. That's right.
Actually they were pussycats compared to the Tatars.
The Tatars are have said to eat human flesh.
They were said to be monsters rather than men and have been described
as terrible of body, furious of countenance, with wrathful eyes, rapacious hands
and blood dripping teeth. Until they were wiped out by the Mongols.
The Vikings were only said to have drank from human skulls.
They make a great cup in a pinch whats the big deal.
(A Saxon King drank from the skull of rival he killed and we do too!)
Oh yeah and to have impaled babies on their swords.
OK now that's bad. We don't do that.
But the Vikings were very tolerant of all peoples especially the ladies,
and religions. Ultimately when they finally were force to accept Christianity
their attitude was, We'll just add another God!

Viking Conquests
The Vikings sack of Rome.
Well not actually.
The Vikings besieged and captured "Luna" in Italy. which no longer exists.
They were so impressed because they thought this walled city of about 5000 was Rome.
Oh well it's the thought that counts.
But the Viking exploits took them to every corner of Europe and beyond.
Combining the campaigns of all Scandinavian Vikings.
The list is impressive.
Britain and the British Isles, Ireland, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, the Hebrides, Isle of Man. France,
Frisia, the Baltics, Belgium, Germany. Sicily, Italy. as well as Spain and Portugal where they fought the Moors and the Arabs.
The battles with the Arabs was pretty much a draw though. Much like today even.
Through Russia to the Black and Caspian Sea to Istanbul and all the way to Baghdad.

Rune Facts
The Scandinavian language is considered Northern Germanic.
Rune comes from the word "run" and runar" plural.
The ancestor of the modern Scandinavian language was spoken for thousands of years, writing
did not develop till the 2nd century. Most of the rune carvings were on wood and have perished,
others on metal and stone. The Oldest Rune carving found is from 200ce.
At first the runes represented secrecy and mystery. Early in the birth of the runes
people lacked the skills of writing and understanding them so they were considered magical.
The runes were used for religious purposes, invocation and protection.
The runes birth place was Southern Denmark.
The runes were inspired by the Latin and Greek alphabets but some with different sounds.
Runes are meant to be spelled as sounds not actual letters, or phonetically not literally.
The runes spread to Sweden and Norway and then with the tribes throughout the continent
during the migration period.
During the 5th and 6th century the Danes stamped runes on just about anything.
Jewelry, coins (they stamped over Roman coins)
you name it. Then for a period during 600-800 ce it fell out of practice in Denmark.
At least on metal or stone, none from that time have been found.
Then it took off in Sweden and Norway in stone carvings.
And in time spreading back down to Denmark.
The elder Furthark or Furthork had 24 runes.
By 800 ce it was shorted to 16 runes easily learned and understood by all the Scandinavians.
They had to add 3 more runes later for use with the runic calender.
The Swedes had a form of runic shorthand but the Danish type was the one most used.
The runes were carved into stone through the 11th century.
Used for road signs, death and commemorative stones for new bridges etc.
The Vikings took the runes to the British Isles where scores of them
remain today. Runestone in Greece, Italy, Baltic Countries, Iceland
and all the way to Byzantine Empire with the Varangian Guard.
Most in memory of a Warrior that died on campaign.
Most of the runestones found here in the USA have been
proved to be well intentioned hoaxes. They were carved by
our kinsman from Scandinavia but tests show they were done in the 18 or 1900's.
Or brought over here from Europe.
There are other forms of runes used during the middle ages and up to the
1800's in Europe.

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