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1 Loss of England 871 King Alfred the great of Wessex defeats Vikings
York established as main city of Danish (Viking) in England Last Scandinavian king Erik Bloodaxe was expelled and killed in 952 This unifies England into one kingdom

2 Exploration and settlement
Raided French coast, even inland to Paris and Orleans Were granted territory in Northern France to stop attacks 911 AD

3 Exploration and settlement
Colonized Iceland and then Erik the Red colonized Greenland in 985 999 Leif Ericson (Erik’s son) becomes Christian Spreads Christianity to colonies Sails west in 1002 to find new world He reaches Newfoundland or Cape cod (records unclear about which one) 15 yrs latter Vikings returned to new world to trade with natives

4 Exploration and settlement
Thorwald (Leifs brother) gets killed by natives americans Viking exploration stopped due to attacks by natives

5 Vikings Legacy found in trade
Sailing from Europe to new world allowed trade Viking trade routes built up cities such as Dublin, York, Kiev Many villages turned to cities from trade

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