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In 844, Abd ar-Rahman repulsed an assault by Vikings who had disembarked in Cadiz, conquered Seville ( with the exception of its citadel ) and attacked Córdoba itself.
In AD 867 the Vikings seized Northumbria, forming the Kingdom of York ; three years later they stormed the Britons ’ fortress of Dumbarton and subsequently conquered much of England except for a reduced kingdom of Wessex, leaving the new combined Pictish and Gaelic kingdom almost encircled.
Godwinson was subsequently defeated within a month by another Viking descendant, William, Duke of Normandy ( Normandy had been conquered by Vikings ( Normans ) in 911 ).
After a siege, the Vikings conquered Lisbon ( at the time, the city was under Muslim rule and known as Al-Ushbuna ).
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France after being given a Duchy by the French King, conquered other lands and protected the French coast from foreign attacks.
The Danish Vikings were most active in Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy where they raided, conquered and settled ( their earliest settlements included sites in the Danelaw, Ireland and Normandy ).
Brian did not free Ireland from a Norse ( Viking ) occupation, simply because it was never conquered by the Vikings.
The Cotentin Peninsula was the first territory conquered by the Vikings in their 9th century invasion.
Under the Anglo-Saxons, until conquered by the Vikings, Sleaford became part of the Flaxwell Wapentake.
According to Ó Corráin ( 1998 ) " when and how the Vikings conquered and occupied the Isles is unknown, perhaps unknowable ", although from 793 onwards repeated raids by Vikings on the British Isles are recorded.
Northamptonshire was conquered again in 940, this time by the Vikings of York, who devastated the area, only for the county to be retaken by the English in 942.
Kintyre has long been a prized area for settlers, including the early Scots who migrated from Ulster to western Scotland and the Vikings or Norsemen who conquered and settled the area just before the start of the second millennium.
It is not known " when and how the Vikings conquered and occupied the Isles ", and although Norse contacts with Scotland certainly predate the first written records in the 8th century, their nature and frequency are unknown.
* The northern land of Orbaal was once a collection of peaceful princedoms inhabited by the Jarin people ( analogues of the British Celts ) until it was conquered by the Ivinians ( analogous to the Vikings ).
Beaumaris was originally a Viking settlement known as Porth y Wygyr (" Port of the Vikings "), but the town itself began its development in 1295 when Edward I of England, having conquered Wales, commissioned the building of Beaumaris Castle as part of a chain of fortifications around the North Wales coast ( others include Conwy, Caernarfon and Harlech ).
* Ragnars saga loðbrókar ( two versions )-We know that the hero of this legend has existed in real life and he conquered Paris and may be the most famous of the Vikings.

Vikings and areas
In time the Vikings began to hold on to the areas they raided, first wintering and then consolidating footholds for further expansion later.
The Vikings could sail through on the main river and branch off into different areas of the country.
The Vikings ( from Old Norse ) were the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.
The Normans were descended from Danish and Norwegian Vikings who were given feudal overlordship of areas in northern France — the Duchy of Normandy — in the 10th century.
Vikings also explored and settled in territories in Slavic-dominated areas of Eastern Europe, particularly the Kievan Rus.
Practically all Viking metal bands claim that they are descendants of Vikings, and the Viking metal scene has spread from Scandinavia to areas that historically were settled by Vikings, including England, Russia, and Normandy.
According to legend, Lidingö was a place where the Vikings would gather before setting sails to eastern areas, however no proof have been found to confirm that theory.
The Norse colonization of the Americas began as early as the 10th century, when Norse sailors ( usually referred to as Vikings ) explored and settled areas of the North Atlantic, including the northeastern fringes of North America.
As of 2010, there are twelve areas in the park, including: The Beginning, Imagination Centre, Miniland, Duplo Land, Traffic, LEGO City, Land of the Vikings, Kingdom of the Pharaohs, Pirates Landing, Knights Kingdom, and Adventure Land.
The siege failed, and the Vikings left to plunder other areas of Aquitaine.

Vikings and including
He missed several important field goals, including a 31-yarder which would have sent the Panthers into overtime against the Minnesota Vikings.
Despite out-gaining the Saints on offense by nearly a twofold margin, the Vikings were severely hindered by five turnovers, including a Favre interception in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter ( in Saints territory ).
During the season, the Vikings had many distractions, including trading for Randy Moss and then waiving him only a month later, Brett Favre's NFL investigation for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to Jets ' employee Jenn Sterger while he was with the team in 2008, the Metrodome's collapse and resulting venue changes, and finally head coach Brad Childress ' firing on November 22 following a 31 – 3 loss at the hands of the rival Green Bay Packers.
Although the Vikings have dominated the overall series, the Saints have won the last three including the 2009 NFC Championship Game.
Despite having several respectable seasons with Tarkenton at quarterback, including a 7 – 7 finish in 1967 and 9 – 5 in 1970, the Giants traded him back to the Vikings after a 4 – 10 finish in 1971.
After losing two straight games in November ( one to the rival Dallas Cowboys ), they finished off the regular season winning their remaining five games, including dominating wins over playoff teams Denver Broncos, 41 – 6, and Minnesota Vikings, 38 – 10.
An early 20th-century illustration of Vikings leaving their ship: the representation of neither the vessel nor the details of personal dress ( including horned helmets ) is accurate.
His account is most known for providing a description of the Volga Vikings, including an eye-witness account of a ship burial.
Between 645 and 1097, the community was attacked many times by raiders, including the Vikings, however it was of such note as both a religious and intellectual centre that King Alfred summoned help from the monastic community at St David's in rebuilding the intellectual life of the Kingdom of Wessex.
The Trojans have sent many players to the collegiate level in the last 15 years including Rocky Calmus ( Oklahoma / Tennessee Titans ), Sean Mahan ( Notre Dame / Tampa Bay Buccaneers ), Jason Lohr ( Nebraska ), Jason Carter ( Oklahoma ), Garrett Mills ( Tulsa / Minnesota Vikings ), Chase Beeler ( Stanford ), Bryan Pickryl ( Texas ), Kejuan Jones ( Oklahoma ), Jay Henry ( West Virginia ), Phillip Dillard ( Nebraska / New York Giants ), Corey Callans ( Oklahoma ), Jake Laptad ( Kansas ), Cory Dorris ( Tulsa ), Chris Adkins ( Tulsa ), Gabe Lynn ( Oklahoma ), Tramaine Thompson ( Kansas State ).
Of the 6, 500 to 7, 000 Vikings and allied forces, an estimated 6, 000, including almost all the leaders, were killed.
The Kingdom of Meath also benefitted from the fact that its warriors suffered few casualties, and managed to come from the battlefield in a much stronger position, with most of its neighbours, including the Dublin Vikings, all incapable of launching further advances.
Many people around the Arctic Circle have used mittens, including other Baltic peoples, Native Americans and Vikings.
Tafl spread everywhere the Vikings traveled, including Iceland, Britain, Ireland, and Lapland.
The new venture focused on the plays of George Bernard Shaw and Henrik Ibsen, including the latter's The Vikings in 1903, with Terry as the warlike Hiordis, a misjudged role for her.
In 1951, she married actor Tony Curtis, her third husband, with whom she co-starred in five films, including Houdini ( 1953 ), The Black Shield of Falworth ( 1954 ), The Vikings and The Perfect Furlough ( 1958 ).
* Another SNL skit featured the Metrodome as the site of a Monday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Vikings though the focus was on the game's announcers, including Dennis Miller, who were parodied.
In 2007, Formby Vikings Rugby Union Team was established to include a wide range of ages including a colts first 15 team.
The group evolved from several mid 1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne and the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set.
The area is known to have been populated during the Bronze Age, and scattered hamlets have existed there ever since, including a village called Kilgrimol or Kilgrimhow, which is believed to have been founded in around 900 AD by Vikings expelled from Dublin.

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