Traders & Raiders

The Vikings are early medieval Scandinavians from Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. They first came to England in the 8th Century, raiding the Lindisfarne monastary in Northumberland. They were known as fierce warriors, but were renowned as traders and settlers.

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Longship

Scanning this artefact will show a diorama of a Viking longship, accompanied with the sounds of rough seas.