How and where did we settle?

Most of us settled in where you call Dane Land, although it wasn't just Danes who went there Vikings from Norway and Sweden went their too. Some Vikings even made it to Ireland by sailing all the way around the U.K. Some sailed to the coast of Scotland so that they'd be able to fish. Sailing to the U.K took days going through storms and strong winds but after weeks of sailing we finally made it.

Did we just come to settle?

At first we only came to create a better life for ourselves but after seeing all the goods you had to offer we couldn't help ourselves and started to raid. We would steal mostly from Catholics, churches and Monks. This was because they had gold and jewels to give to their God but no weapons to fight back making them vunerable. We soon started wars and were all round greedy but after a long battle you let us stay if we kept our peace on the east of England.

Were we all that bad?

Not every Viking was an evil, bloodthirsty monster. Most of us are calm and made camp around the coast of England where we started to build villages and lived in harmony. There were normal families who lived normal lives. There were different shops just like where you live : Blacksmith, Carpenter, Tailor, Farmer and more. We just wanted a place to live but of course not everyone is so peaceful and there were people who went out to raid.

So I hope that this small piece of information helped you with your homework.

I'll be on my way now but I hope you write back to our leader and I soon.

Yours Sincerely, Olaf

the Viking Messenger