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Hedeby (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhe̝ːðəˌpyˀ], Old Norse: Heiðabýr, German: Haithabu) was an important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement near the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula, now in the Schleswig-Flensburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Norse people explored Europe by its oceans and rivers through trade and warfare. They also reached Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Newfoundland, and Anatolia. This category lists towns and settlements established or inhabited by Scandinavian or Scandinavian-descended settlers during the Viking Age (roughly, 750-1000 CE).
Ancient Rome developed from 200 B.C. and spread from Italy to northern Italy, northern Africa (Tunisia) and central Europe in the following period. The heyday of the ancient Romans can be seen in the 1st to 3rd century A.D., many ancient ruins date from this period. Roman cities in Germany were mainly built along the Rhine and Danube: Augsburg ...
In the Þiðrekssaga Húnaland is located in Northern Germany and roughly corresponds to the Duchy of Westphalia. [195] Hvítabǿr Old Norse: Hvítabǿr: In Ragnars saga loðbrókar, the city seems to be Vitaby in Scania, however the saga may preserve a connection of the English town Whitby. [196] A city raided by Ragnar's sons in Ragnars saga ...
Map of Reric as located near Strömkendorf. Reric or Rerik was one of the Viking Age multi-ethnic [1] Slavic-Scandinavian [2] emporia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, [1] located near Wismar in the present-day German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [3] Reric was established probably in 735 [4] shortly after Slavs of the Obodrite tribe had started to settle the region. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Period of European history (about 800–1050) Viking Age picture stone, Gotland, Sweden. Part of a series on Scandinavia Countries Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden History History by country Åland Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Scotland Sweden Chronological ...
General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
In the Bronze Age, the landscape of northern Europe was relatively open. Human influence was small as the population density at that time is estimated to have been only 3 to 5 people per km². The area was devoid of towns or even small villages. Archaeologists believe that the inhabitants lived with their extended families on individual farmsteads.