Comments on: Why Did The Viking Age Start?

By: Howard Greybeard

Howard Greybeard — Sat, 14 May 2022 02:53:06 +0000

Potato blight also contributed to emigration in the 1800s. It didn’t just hit Ireland.

By: Will Knutsen

Will Knutsen — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:41:41 +0000

In reply to Bill. Nonsense. The Vikings retaliated against Christian religious persecution that had been raiding Nordic trading centers lke Dorestad for decades! The Christians were the raiders and rapists!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:12:39 +0000

Population growth has been speculated since a similar thing hapened recently. This was not the reason for the Viking Age as the weather was warmer from n
global warming during that period, farming was highly effective methodology for feeding the few people that lived in Sacandinavia, at that time.
The most logical explanation was the rise of the Franks and the spread of the Imperialist era in Europe and the dark religion of Catholicism. The Saxon peoples were being attacked and dominated by the Franks and the RC religion was speading like cancer through the middle of Europe. The Scandinavians fought back and chose soft targets such as Monastic settlements.
Once the pirates with Government backing saw the wealth to be gained from exploiting weaker catholicised populations, the business of being a privateer became very popular.
The Viking raids were an example of war by proxy.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 12 May 2020 05:02:09 +0000

In reply to Roger Hawkins. I agree with you Roger. My ancestors traveled to America in the 1800's for the same reasons. Most were youngest in their families. The oldest got the land in Norway so their main choice was fishing or fishing related work. If they grew up on a farm, farming was their choice. Free land in America was calling them.

By: Roger Hawkins

Roger Hawkins — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:59:20 +0000

What about population increases and lack of fertile land to grow the additional food needed, thus expansion overseas to find more space. Classic colonisation behaviour