Despite the Vikings' clear love for warfare, their barbarism did not stand out in any way, considering the reality of that time. The colonization of the western islands of Scotland was probably peaceful – it consisted in moving around and settling in the vicinity of the Vikings and …
The Viking Age, part 1
Viking Age
Norway exerted the greatest influence on European history during the Viking Age, that is, Normans engaged in maritime and coastal robbery. Striving for the development of trade, the tense political situation and the growing agricultural population inspired …
Sea journeys of the Norwegians
When you take into account the huge distances traveled by the first travelers and the difficult sailing conditions, modern man begins to wonder, what kind of ships and technologies did the Norwegians use, to pave the sea through uncharted territories. Archaeological finds indicate, that …
Prehistoric times
Prehistoric times
The first people, who appeared in modern Norway approx. 11 000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, there were newcomers from Siberia. Most likely they belonged to the old hunter culture, called Komsa, and they were the ancestors of the modern Sami, that is, the Sami. O …