the Viking Age

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical period
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Vinland
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Norsemen
gptkbp:culturalHeritage with_the_Byzantine_Empire
with_the_Islamic_world
with_the_Slavic_peoples
gptkbp:culturalImpact Viking ships
Viking art
Norse_sagas
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Christianity
paganism
gptkbp:endOfProduction gptkb:Christianization_of_Scandinavia
increased trade relations
formation of centralized states
gptkbp:finish gptkb:Norman_Conquest
1066 AD
gptkbp:foundedIn 793 AD
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:The_Saga_of_the_Greenlanders
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Saga of Erik the Red
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Viking Age
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Norse_mythology
climate change
political instability
population pressure
gptkbp:knownFor exploration
trading
raiding
gptkbp:languageSpoken Old Norse
gptkbp:legacy Viking heritage
Norse_culture
place_names_in_Europe
gptkbp:marketSegment Silk Road
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:militaryRank longships
hit-and-run raids
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Stamford Bridge
Battle of Clontarf
Siege of Paris
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
gptkb:Ragnar_Lothbrok
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkbp:notableOperations discovery_of_America
exploration_of_the_British_Isles
exploration_of_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:politicalPosition chiefdoms
kingdoms
gptkbp:region gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:style gptkb:Oseberg_style
Jelling style
Borre_style