vikings

The Viking Age began after a long period of rapid population growth in Scandinavia. This growth reduced the amount of available farmland. It led many Vikings to leave Scandinavia to find a source of wealth or a new place to live. At the same time, Scandinavians developed new shipbuilding techniques that enabled their ships to travel farther than ever before.

The Vikings had no direct effect on the history of America. But their conquests in Europe i...