https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&feed=atom&action=historyViking - Revision history2024-03-28T19:26:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=32532&oldid=prevAntiyonder: /* History */2020-12-17T03:40:48Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Children of Oberon|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Children of Oberon|Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyle]]s.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Children of Oberon|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Children of Oberon|Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyle]]s.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|"Awakening: Part One"</del>]], [[Awakening Part Two<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|"Awakening: Part Two"</del>]])''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>[[Awakening Part One]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>[[Awakening Part Two]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>)''</div></td></tr>
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</table>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=31801&oldid=prevAntiyonder: /* History */2020-11-28T06:35:15Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'s Children</del>|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Children of Oberon|Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyle]]s.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Children of </ins>Oberon|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Children of Oberon|Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyle]]s.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''</div></td></tr>
</table>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=31798&oldid=prevAntiyonder: /* History */2020-11-28T06:31:16Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gargoyles</del>]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Children of Oberon|</ins>Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gargoyle</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[Timeline#994|994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One|"Awakening: Part One"]], [[Awakening Part Two|"Awakening: Part Two"]])''</div></td></tr>
</table>Antiyonderhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=29315&oldid=prevPhoenician at 01:48, 31 May 20162016-05-31T01:48:00Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyles]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. They also were aware of [[gargoyles]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</del>[[Awakening Part One|Awakening: Part One]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</del>[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening: Part Two]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</del>)''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Timeline#994|</ins>994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''([[Awakening Part One|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>Awakening: Part One<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>]], [[Awakening Part Two|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>Awakening: Part Two<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>]])''</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Real World Background==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Real World Background==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Frenchified </del>version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (The traditional date for its ending is 1066, when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.) Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in North America around A.D. 1000.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">French </ins>version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (The traditional date for its ending is 1066, when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.) Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>North America<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>around A.D. 1000.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Contrary to popular belief, Vikings did not wear horned helmets in battle - these did exist, but only as ceremonial garb. The costume of Hakon and his followers in "Awakening", in fact, is a far more accurate depiction of the Vikings in actual history than the stereotypical comic-strip savage clad in bearskin and horned helmet.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Contrary to popular belief, Vikings did not wear horned helmets in battle - these did exist, but only as ceremonial garb. The costume of Hakon and his followers in "Awakening", in fact, is a far more accurate depiction of the Vikings in actual history than the stereotypical comic-strip savage clad in bearskin and horned helmet.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Phoenicianhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=28228&oldid=prevPhoenician at 08:40, 31 May 20152015-05-31T08:40:16Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the Frenchified version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (The traditional date for its ending is 1066, when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.) Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in North America around A.D. 1000.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the Frenchified version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (The traditional date for its ending is 1066, when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.) Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in North America around A.D. 1000.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Phoenicianhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=27645&oldid=prevPhoenician at 03:40, 1 March 20152015-03-01T03:40:00Z<p></p>
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</table>Phoenicianhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=26562&oldid=prevGreg Bishansky at 18:43, 16 September 20132013-09-16T18:43:19Z<p></p>
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</table>Greg Bishanskyhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=26559&oldid=prevGreg Bishansky at 18:41, 16 September 20132013-09-16T18:41:55Z<p></p>
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</table>Greg Bishanskyhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=20443&oldid=prevMerlyn: /* Real World History */2009-09-08T12:40:10Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Real World History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the Frenchified version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">traditionally held to have officially ended </del>when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 1066</del>)<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. </del>Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in North America around A.D. 1000.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Vikings, properly speaking, were not the inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark during the Dark Ages as a whole, but rather, that specific part of the population that went seafaring and raiding; the very word "Viking" means "raider," in fact. The first recorded Viking raid was in 789, when some Vikings landed in southern [[England]] and killed the Reeve of Dorchester. Four years later, in 793, they carried out the famous sack of Lindisfarne on the northeastern coast of England. After that, for the next two centuries, Vikings harried the coasts of Europe everywhere, even venturing as far afield as Constantinople (where many of them entered the Byzantine Emperor’s service as the Varingian Guard), and successfully won a great deal of plunder; in many cases, they actually won much territory for themselves, including northern England - which came to be known as the Danelaw, and where remnants of the Scandinavian language can be found to this day in place-names and local dialect - and Normandy, which was named after them ("Normans" being the Frenchified version of "Northmen" or "Norsemen"). They were indeed still raiding Scotland as late as 994, although the Viking Age was drawing to a close by then. (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The traditional date for its ending </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1066, </ins>when King Harald Hardraada of Norway was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins>) Vikings also ventured westwards across the Atlantic, discovering and settling Iceland and Greenland and even, under Leif Ericson, temporarily settling in North America around A.D. 1000.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Contrary to popular belief, Vikings did not wear horned helmets in battle - these did exist, but only as ceremonial garb. The costume of Hakon and his followers in "Awakening", in fact, is a far more accurate depiction of the Vikings in actual history than the stereotypical comic-strip savage clad in bearskin and horned helmet.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Contrary to popular belief, Vikings did not wear horned helmets in battle - these did exist, but only as ceremonial garb. The costume of Hakon and his followers in "Awakening", in fact, is a far more accurate depiction of the Vikings in actual history than the stereotypical comic-strip savage clad in bearskin and horned helmet.</div></td></tr>
</table>Merlynhttps://www.gargwiki.net/index.php?title=Viking&diff=20313&oldid=prevPhil: /* History */2009-09-04T03:46:04Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The </del>also were aware of [[gargoyles]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Vikings were aware of the [[Oberon's Children|Children of Oberon]], whom they called "[[Dark Elves]]". They also believed many of them, such as [[Odin]], to be gods, and worshipped them before they were converted to Christianity. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They </ins>also were aware of [[gargoyles]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''("[[Awakening Part One|Awakening]]" Part One, "[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening]]" Part Two)''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A band of Vikings under [[Hakon]] attacked [[Castle Wyvern]] in [[994]], and finally sacked it with the help of the [[Captain of the Guard]] and [[Demona]], although thanks to [[Goliath]], they did not enjoy the fruits of their victory for long. ''("[[Awakening Part One|Awakening]]" Part One, "[[Awakening Part Two|Awakening]]" Part Two)''</div></td></tr>
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