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There were norse settlments all over the place - Russia, Normandy, Lower and Central Germany, England (the Danelaw was a thing for a while), Ireland and, famous
by munk-a 5y ago
There were norse settlments all over the place - Russia, Normandy, Lower and Central Germany, England (the Danelaw was a thing for a while), Ireland and, famously, Byzantium.
For settling uninhabited locales you've got Shetland, Mann, the Isles, Iceland and some seasonal settlements on Greenland.
- gremloni 5y agoByzantium? I would love some reading material on that.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians#Byzantine_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians#Byzantine_Empire It's not much, but it's a start.
- acjohnson55 5y agoHere's a short podcast series that talks about the Normans, including Bohemond, who set up a crusader state in Antioch, which had been Byzantine territory not long before: https://normancenturies.com/ https://normancenturies.com/ You might also check out the podcast History of Byzantium. Although you'll have to go many hours before encountering the Norse, in the form of the Varangians. And I also recommend the excellent book Children of Ash and Elm for a very recent overview of Viking history.
- gremloni 5y agoAwesome, thank you.
- acjohnson55 5y agoDon't forget Southern Italy and Sicily!
- munk-a 5y agoHrm - I'd avoided including those because the Normans were sooooorta not what you'd call Vikings at that point - but yup those Normans got everywhere.
- acjohnson55 5y agoI mentioned it because you said Norse, and while I'd agree that the Normans weren't vikings (the Viking Age is typically bookended by the Norman conquest of England in 1066), I would definitely consider them Norse.