places/raids Flashcards
1
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Lindisfarne
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793, first recorded Viking raid. Was on the British Isles
2
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Nations
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Scandinavia, British Isles, Greenland and Iceland
3
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Rivers
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Dnieper, Volga, Neva
4
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Lake Lagoda
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Mouth of 3 main rivers
5
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Birka + Ribe
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Swedish and Danish trade towns
6
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Seas
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Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Barents Sea, White Sea
7
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Gulfs
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Gulf of Bothnia (Finland and Sweden), Skagerrak (Denmark and Norway)
8
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Kattegat
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Bay between Denmark and Sweden
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