Vikings era 793-1066 A.D.
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  • 793 when Vikings attacked Lindisfarne
  • Vikings spoke old norse and the difference between old english are the endings
  • Vikings usually land in the spring, pilage during summer, then return home
  • The reason they land in spring was because easter was in spring and it was easier to kill people because they were all gathered in one place
  • They started to began to colonize in the late 9th century(800s)