Tell me about the ranking and general situation of vikings in history.

In fact, the Nordic Islands are only Norwegian vikings. They have always been the masters of water.

The name "Viking" comes from the ancient Nordic word "vik", which means "harbor" and "little bay". Scandinavians used this word to refer to "sea exploration" in the 9th century. So "Viking" means "navigator". Vikings were famous for their good navigation, which made their fishing, trade and immigration career. They could build the best ships in Europe at that time, including narrow warships with a length of 30 meters and a width of 5 meters, which could carry 200 soldiers and merchant ships with a width of 20 tons. Their ship is made of oak, with no deck and cabin, sharp points, fast speed and no trace; Their boat has a shallow draft and can land directly on any beach without cliffs; Their boat is quite light. When they meet a section of inland river that is not suitable for navigation, they take it out and carry it. When the wind is downwind, they raise their sails; When there is headwind or no wind, paddle and paddle. These ships carry their restless masters across the North Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean and the English Channel to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Viking sailors were different from other navigators who navigated according to coastal characteristics at that time. They know how to tell the direction by the sun and starlight, so they are not afraid to sail the ship to the distant deep sea.

Vikings are most famous for their plunder. They are called vikings, Norwegian pirates or Danish pirates, and they are famous for their cruelty. In fact, all the regions and tribes in Scandinavia at that time were not so different now. They speak the same language, believe in the same primitive religion and have similar lifestyles. However, they took very different routes. Vikings from Norway developed westward and successively entered Britain, shetland islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and finally Canada. Danish pirates went south to attack the northern Netherlands, and then headed for Britain, France, Spain and the Mediterranean; Swedish vikings in the east entered the territory of Slavs and ruled the vast plains, and some of them even spread to Constantinople.

For a Viking, there are two most important things, one is his boat, and the other is his axe. If a Viking dies, these two things will be buried with his master and taken to another world, and of course his favorite girl.

When a group of vikings came from a distance, they looked like cute rabbits with ears pricked up. But don't go near them, not only because their scary appearance will make you have nightmares-people who have seen them basically have no chance to dream. They are strong and tall (according to research, the average height is about 1.7 meters, and they were called "northern giants" by the standards at that time). They are trained to be soldiers by birth, and they don't wear short shirts and pants that are common in Europe (a bit like Khufu in the Warring States period? ), but a robe, around; What grows on the top of the skull is not the rabbit's big soft ears, but the horns embedded in the helmet. They usually have thick red or golden beards, and after years of sailing, they leave rough faces and can't see their age; My eyes are blue, and I look at you affectionately and combatively. When they knock on the shield and shout, you may hear a few familiar words, as long as you have learned basic English. But if you don't understand, don't ask questions, let alone look it up in the dictionary ―― run quickly, and don't expect vikings to help you improve your spoken English and listening! Look at the heavy double-edged axe in their hands, which can split the hardest breastplate at that time and absolutely destroy whoever they see. In the eyes of Europeans, they are barbarians (these forgetful Europeans can't remember what the Romans called them 500 years ago) and pagans. A textbook in contemporary France also describes them like this ―― living in such a desolate, cold and lonely country, they have to kill innocent people for fun! It has been 1000 years, and the fear has not dissipated. However, by occupying London, blackmailing Paris, besieging Lisbon, burning Santiago, attacking Seville, setting fire to Hamburg and many other German cities, they not only killed people, set fire to grab things, but also seized live rabbits and sold them as slaves. They really turned the Christian world upside down and created a terrible era that made Europe tremble.