places/raids Flashcards

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Lindisfarne

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793, first recorded Viking raid. Was on the British Isles

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2
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Nations

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Scandinavia, British Isles, Greenland and Iceland

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3
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Rivers

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Dnieper, Volga, Neva

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4
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Lake Lagoda

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Mouth of 3 main rivers

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5
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Birka + Ribe

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Swedish and Danish trade towns

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6
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Seas

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Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Barents Sea, White Sea

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Gulfs

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Gulf of Bothnia (Finland and Sweden), Skagerrak (Denmark and Norway)

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8
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Kattegat

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Bay between Denmark and Sweden

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9
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Physical Geography of Scandinavia

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Very mountainous, high in altitude and low in fertile soil, cold wet winters, not good for farming or large settlements

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