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Huge sails were common for these ships and painting were carved on the walls. There was room for 30 to 40 rowers to help aid the ships speed. These people are mostly known for there civilizations in
Iceland and Greenland yet they accomplished and created city-states in many others including the above listed.
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Icelanders were often reffered to as Danes and were slower pace than most civilizations during their time. Although they were slower than many other settlements they made the most of their knowledge and built the fastest ship of their day. This ship was long, narrow, and had a pointed front.
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you'll see that there is a presupposition regarding mutual recognition, i.e. the members of the group must identify with each other; but I don't think
Icelanders identify with any foreign citizens as being Icelanders in virtue of belonging to the same ethnic group. Nor, indeed, do they even identify
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Ericson-Leif Ericson took a voyage in about the year 1000. He was driven off his course by a storm and landed somewhere on the eastern coast of North America, perhaps in southeastern Canada. He became famous because it is believed that he discovered America before Columbus.
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in fact identify as an ethic group? And also that foreign people would be included? If no such verification can be found, I will probably suggest that the article be deleted on account of being (a) unverifiable, and (b) containing original research.
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Eric the Red-Eric the Red became widely known as a fierce young chief a bit over zealous. He left
Iceland with his family and friends. They sailed westward to a large island which they called Greenland, and they settled there.
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Have tidied this up. No doubt someone will revert it to its original format which wasn't ethnic at all but a linguistic categorisation and included 'germanic peoples' purely for being
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Where on earth do these numers come from? 50.000 Icelanders in
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The vikings were an
Amazing people that conquered most of the early world. Some of the lands that were settled and plunderized by them were some of the following:
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