Yet Canute gave England peace and order. To end the squabbling, he divided the kingdom into the four earldoms of Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex, and appointed his own jarls to run all four. Not all of his allies were Danes. The new Earl of Wessex was a young Englishman called Godwin, whose sons Harold and Tostig would play hugely important roles in their country’s story.
Kitap: Fury of the Vikings
Rollo İsim Kökeni
Among the captains who had laid siege to Paris, one young man stood out for his savagery and cunning. His warriors called him Ganger-Hrolf, Hrolf the Walker, but the Franks knew him as Rollo. Like Eric Bloodaxe, Rollo probably came from Norway. He was such a huge man that no horse could carry him, which is why his men nicknamed him the Walker.
Vikingler Vinland’a Neden Yerleşmedi
Although Vinland was rich in timber and furs, the Vikings had plenty of both already, back in Scandinavia. What they really craved was silver and slaves – and Vinland offered them neither.
Rus Kelime Kökeni
Out here, nobody called them Vikings. Most people called them ‘the rowing folk’. The Old Norse word for ‘rowers’ is roðsmenn, which gradually evolved into Rus. And it’s from this that we get the word Russia. Not all the Rus were Vikings.
Viking Kelime Anlamı
First of all, they never called themselves ‘the Vikings’. To ‘go viking’ was to go on an adventure, a raid or a pirate voyage. So being a Viking wasn’t a nationality; it was a way of life. It wasn’t something you were; it was something you did.