Who were the Vikings?

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Answers will vary. Pagan traders and pirates who harried and plundered the coasts, harbors, and river settlements of the West. Their fast, seaworthy longboats ranged from Ireland eastward to Russia and westward to Iceland and Greenland, even briefly in Newfoundland in North America. They were intent on colonization in the lands they conquered, and they were exceptionally talented organizers and deft administrators both in war and trade. This enabled them to control and govern large territories.

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