A Brief History Of The Vikings | The Last Journey of the Vikings | Absolute History

Most people regard the Vikings as violent robbers, but they were much more than that. Get an insight into the changes in their environment and society that forced them to leave Scandinavia. Nearly 1,000 years ago, the Vikings left Scandinavia and settled across Europe - giving their name to Normandy along the way - before their Norman descendants seized the English throne at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. But what do we really know about them? By combining expert analysis with compelling drama, ’The Last Journey of the Vikings’ tells a new and surprising story about this complex people. 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’AbsoluteHistory’ Content licensed from Nent to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@ #AbsoluteHistory #Vikings #Vikingarnas