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Preliminary Oral Defence

Preliminary Oral Defence. Vikings By: Boyce. Background. Viking Age (800-1050) Homeland Appearance Travels Reasons for leaving. Thesis. The enduring legacy of the Vikings is not that of great explorers, but one of pillaging and murder. 3 Main Arguments.

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Preliminary Oral Defence

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  1. Preliminary Oral Defence Vikings By: Boyce

  2. Background • Viking Age (800-1050) • Homeland • Appearance • Travels • Reasons for leaving

  3. Thesis The enduring legacy of the Vikings is not that of great explorers, but one of pillaging and murder.

  4. 3 Main Arguments • Britain and Ireland • Religion and society • Actions in other places of exploration

  5. Vikings in Britain and Ireland • First raid • Lindisfarne and monasteries • Longphorts • The legacy of the Vikings is that of pillagers and murderers, not great explorers.

  6. Places of exploration • North America • Francia • Spain • The legacy of the Vikings is that of pillagers and murderers, not great explorers.

  7. Viking Religion • Pagan beliefs • Afterlife • Berserkers • The legacy of the Vikings is that of pillagers and murderers, not great explorers.

  8. Counter Arguments • Settlements in Russia • Places of Exploration • Settlements in Iceland and Greenland

  9. Works Cited List • Konstam, Angus. Historical Atlas of the Viking Worlds. New York, NY: Checkmark Books, 2002. • Forte, Angelo, Richard Oram, and Frederik Pedersen. Viking Empires. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005. • Virginia, Alexandria. What Was like When Longships Sailed. Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1998. • History World. History of the Vikings. 26 Feb. 2007 <http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2039&His toryID=ab86>. • Fitzhugh, William. Who Were the Vikings? Nov. 2000. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/who.html>.

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