Viking expansion

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:causedBy desire for trade
political instability in Scandinavia
search for land
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Christianization_of_Scandinavia
influence on European languages
integration into local populations
spread of Norse culture
gptkbp:endDate mid-11th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viking expansion
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Isles
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:North_Atlantic
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Baltic_region
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:siege_of_Paris_(845)
Vinland exploration
establishment of Danelaw
founding of Normandy
raid on Lindisfarne
settlement of Dublin
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
gptkb:Ivar_the_Boneless
gptkb:Olaf_Tryggvason
gptkb:Ragnar_Lodbrok
gptkb:Rollo
gptkb:Erik_the_Red
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:Norsemen
gptkb:Scandinavians
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Danelaw
gptkb:Lindisfarne_raid
gptkb:Norse_colonization_of_North_America
gptkb:Viking_longships
gptkb:Viking_Age
Scandinavian history
gptkbp:resultedIn exploration of North America
contact with Byzantine Empire
contact with Islamic world
establishment of Kievan Rus'
raids on British Isles
raids on Francia
raids on Iberian Peninsula
raids on Ireland
raids on Mediterranean
settlement of Greenland
settlement of Iceland
settlement of Normandy
gptkbp:startDate late 8th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:L'Anse_aux_Meadows
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4