GEOG 1200 Lecture 10: Medieval Cities
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Left in search of timber, fish, fresh water, and land. Assessed areas with competing and declining institutions. All their invasions were during feast season . Dublin was settled by the vikings (806 ad) 40 % of liverpool citizens have viking ancestry. Charles the bald made a deal with the vikings, and gave them a piece of. 911 ad: a territory for the normans. Urban advancements of the vikings: trade, the middle east to north america i. First true european settlers in this portion of the world: developed sun-position navigation, a tax collector: tiun , hack silver i. Literally hacked pieces off of silver coins and weighed it as a system of currency: d-shaped forts: fyrkat , fort features, walls ii. iii. iv. Barracks: also included military training areas, home features: i. ii. iii. Fire pit: not like a castras, lacks trade element. Believed to be the first human trafficking society.
