Narrative Essay On Vikings

The U.S history goes far back yet we been honoring the wrong man for this discovery. Every year we thank Columbus for what he did in 1492, but do you know what really happened on those month/ years Columbus spent in North America. Columbus only murdered Millions and only was in the “Discovery” game was just for gold. The real person we should thank is Leif Erikson A Viking who rightfully claimed the land in the early 1000ands. Leif Erickson was a Viking from Greenland and sailed to many places and accidentally landing in North America. Leif Erickson spent the winter their building a base for his expedition after the winter he traveled back to Green land Never to return. He named this new world Vineland due to its excessive Grapevines. After

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I showed up in uniform to tell my coach of the news I had received from the doctor. He gave me back a response that was the perfect sentiment I needed to hear "That’s terrible man, that’s nothing you can take lightly but you are a part of this team so you are still gonna be with us all the way through even if you cant get on the field,". That’s exactly what I did too. I stayed with my team and went all the practices and every game. I participated as much as I could without over working my arm. None of it was ever enough for me though. None of it was ever as sweet as actually being apart of real baseball and being apart of the wins. It was soon time for the next appointment where there was no good news. The doctor said if there was anything to be done it required immediate surgery. This felt like great news, finally getting something done and going back to the game I love. I went through surgery, and the doctor told he did everything he needed to do to fix what was believed to be the problem. I began the healing process as soon as I could and I went to all my physical therapy sessions with one goal. To get back on the field. Little did I know that there had been no progress inside my elbow and I required an additional surgery. Of course I was ready for anything it took to get back to baseball. So another surgery, more physical therapy, and the entire healing process over again. All of it goes by with one thing on my

In the year 793 AD began the greatest reign of terror ever spawned in Europe. The Vikings ruled Northern Europe until 1066 AD and managed to pillage forth into Asia, Southern Europe, and further westward where they’d eventually find the Americas. Vikings were the most brutal of people; however, they were also very loving to their families, especially their wives. They were also brave and creative. They had a culture much more interesting than our own today. The Vikings were better than people are today because they are known for being strong and wise, but the greatest thing the Vikings are known for is the fear they placed among even the great nations of England, France and the Holy Roman Empire.

and more resistant to decomposition replaced previous species. (Hansen 2016) The accumulating peat thus increased the deposition of bog iron and available supplies for Vikings to then transform into the spears, axes, swords, helmets, and armor that they needed to conduct extensive raiding of settlements and battle effectively against larger European forces. More importantly, Scandinavia’s iron resources enabled the creation and widespread adoption of shipbuilding technologies that facilitated territorial expansion overseas, in particular the infamous Viking longship. (Sharpe 1991)

Compare and contrast the Frankish annals AND the Irish annals as sources for Viking history.

Dec.13 marks the third Remembrance Ceremony for Nanjing, known as Nanjing Ji. An estimated 300,000 Chinese massacred during a six-week period 79 years ago by the imperial Japanese army are remembered.

I started to think the game that hadn’t even started yet was over, we were going to lose. Before the referees call for kick off, Mr. Hall ordered a group huddle. He gave us our positions and told us to take the field, but as I was running out he called me back over. I trotted over and nodded as if saying ‘what’s up.’

burn and pillage their way across civilized Europe. During this period much progress was achieved in terms of Scandinavian art and craftsmanship, marine technology, exploration, and the development of commerce. It seems the Vikings did as much trading as they did

and summer. (Mowat 1965) Fortunately for the Vikings, shifting patterns in ocean thermohaline circulation during the Medieval Warm Period increased surface temperatures by 1.5 °C in the North Atlantic. (Sharpe 1991) The resulting reduction in drift ice and stormy weather by 800 CE ultimately facilitated fast and reliable passage across the North Sea. Clearer weather conditions and better visibility also improved navigation by sight that Scandinavian seafarers relied upon for judging the speed, direction, and location of their ships in relation to distant landmasses when calculating their projected course. (Mowat 1965) Furthermore, the weakened polar vortex altered prevailing winds so that spring easterlies and autumnal westerlies perfectly

It was September 16th, 2014, and I was in the most stressful situation in my life. If I could lead my team down the field and score a touchdown, I would earn the starting job as a quarterback! I was sweating and shivering, with my muscles twitching. I dreadingly glanced at the scoreboard. Down 24-19, 2 timeouts remaining, 53 seconds left after the defense miraculously got a safety. I looked up. The sun shone bright, but the falling leaves danced in the air, almost daring me to let the ball fly.

The air smelling of wings and burgers whipped my hair behind my ears as my dad’s best friend threw me up on his shoulders in celebration. Adrian Peterson had just rushed two yards for the Viking’s fourth touchdown of the night. Five minutes to go in the quarter and the NFC Championship game was tied. A combination of anticipation and excitement swirled within me as my dad and uncle are discussing our Super Bowl XLIV tickets. The energy permeating through the G-Allen’s Restaurant and Sports Bar was electrifying as Ryan Longwell of the Minnesota Vikings kicked off to Courtney Roby with 4:52 left in the fourth and final quarter.

The word Viking in the Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language says that the word Viking means the following. “Vi•king 1. any of the Scandinavian pirates who plunder the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries. 2. a sea-roving bandit: pirate. 3. a Scandinavian. 4. U.S. Aerospace. One of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.” (1)

It was a normal day in the castle of Goranson. All the townspeople were tending to their work when an explosion made a loud sound that ran throughout the castle. Townspeople stood there shocked as the castle stood in silence. After the seconds of silence another loud explosion shook the castle followed by arrows flying throughout the castle and vikings screaming as they charge in. Everyone ran to get to safety and the vikings never followed. They only had one mission, to get the king and destroy the castle. When all the noise had stopped and all the screams were silenced the townspeople went to look outside to see that the castle was all burnt down. One farmer had said “Quick find the king”. They all rushed into various buildings only to find the king was not there.

The warm sunshine that was streaming through the classroom window was doing nothing to help my concentration as I sat in class trying to pay attention. The teacher’s monotone voice droning on about some dead men who fought in a battle hundreds of years ago was slowly putting me to sleep.