‘-by’, as in Corby or Whitby, means ‘farm’ or ‘town’.Do you recognise any names with endings like these: Some of the names of our towns and villages have a little bit of Norse language in them.The word ‘Viking’ means ‘a pirate raid’ in the Norse language, which is what the Vikings spoke.A few weeks before the Anglo-Saxons were defeated in the Battle of Hastings in 1066, they defeated Viking warriors near York, led by Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.England once had a Viking king: King Canute ruled from 1016-1035, and his descendants ruled until 1042.Viking warriors believed that when they died in battle, they went to Valhalla – this is where the king of the gods lived, named Odin.Jorvik was a large Viking kingdom around York the last king of Jorvik was Eric Bloodaxe in 954.In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings in battle and had them sign a treaty saying they had to keep to their own land in England – this section of land was called Danelaw.The Vikings first attacked Britain in 787 AD, but didn’t start to invade and settle in the British Isles until 793.
The Vikings left their homeland because they were looking for better places to farm than the kind of terrain that Scandinavia had.They travelled over the sea in longships, which are long, narrow wooden boats that could be sailed in both deep and shallow water.They spoke Norse, which had an alphabet made up of characters called runes.The Vikings are also called Norsemen, and came from Scandinavia.
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