Viking Activity in the British Isles and the Danelaw

Viking activity in the British Isles occurred during the Early Middle Ages, the 8th to the 11th centuries , when Scandinavians travelled to the British Isles to raid, conquer, settle, and trade. They are generally referred to as Vikings, but some scholars debate whether the term Viking represented all Scandinavian settlers or just those who used violence. At the start of the early medieval peri... Episode artwork: Artist: Peter Nicolai Arbo. License: Public domain. Content adapted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_activity_in_the_British_Isles, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw), used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.