Chronologie des invasions vikings Cet article présente une chronologie des raids vikings et des événements majeurs qui y sont liés. Chronologie[modifier | modifier le code] Navire viking exposé au musée de Roskilde. VIIIe siècle[modifier | modifier le code] IXe siècle[modifier | modifier le code] Xe siècle[modifier | modifier le code] Troisième attaque viking contre Constantinople. La milice de Guérande face aux Vikings en 919 - in : Vie de saint Aubin, manuscrit du XIe siècle provenant de l’abbaye d’Angers, BNF. XIe siècle[modifier | modifier le code] vers 1000 : Leif Eriksson découvre le Vinland.1002 : massacre de la Saint-Brice par le roi anglo-saxon Æthelred le Malavisé (13 novembre). Notes et références[modifier | modifier le code] Voir aussi[modifier | modifier le code] Bibliographie[modifier | modifier le code]
KS2 History - Viking home life Vikings: History and Legacy Monks and Monasteries Bateau viking Le bateau viking, aussi appelé drakkar en français, est une catégorie de navire d'origine scandinave d'aspect et de tailles variés, utilisé pour la conquête ou pour le commerce. Sa technique de construction s'est développée au Moyen Âge durant l'âge des Vikings sur la base de traditions plus anciennes, dans le but de partir en guerre ou de transporter des personnes ou des marchandises. Cette catégorie comprend divers types de bateaux, comme le skeid (vieux norrois skeið), le snekkja, le byrding (vieux norrois byrðingr), le knarr (vieux norrois knörr) ou le karv (vieux norrois karfi). Terminologie[modifier | modifier le code] Le nom de drakkar[modifier | modifier le code] Néanmoins, malgré son origine artificielle, le terme drakkar est entré dans le langage courant et est très utilisé dans les publications non spécialisées, il figure également dans les dictionnaires français les plus répandus. Noms anciens en langue d'oïl[modifier | modifier le code] Mât, voile et gréement d'un langskip.
History - Ancient History in depth: Viking Religion Egypt State Information Service Many of today’s sports were practiced by the Ancient Egyptians, who set the rules and regulations for them. Inscriptions on monuments indicate that they practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jump, swimming, rowing, shooting, fishing and athletics, as well as various kinds of ball games. Ancient Egyptian kings, princes and statesmen were keen on attending sports competitions, which they encouraged and provided with the necessary equipment. Drawings on pharaonic monuments tell us that several thousand years ago, the Egyptians had laid down basic rules for games, chosen a neutral referee, a uniform for players, and a means of announcing the winners by awarding them different collars. Both winner and loser were met with ovation, the first for his superiority and the latter for his sporting spirit. Hockey Ancient Egyptians played a game that is similar to our present-day hockey. Handball Drawings of this sport are found on the Saqqara tombs, five thousand years old. Archery Tug of War Fishing
Pathways, Civilizations Through Time Âge des Vikings L'expansion territoriale scandinave (en vert) et leurs raids (en bleu) pendant l'âge des Vikings. Selon l'historiographie traditionnelle, l’âge des Vikings[N 1], ou ère viking, est le nom de la période qui suit immédiatement l'âge de Vendel entre 793 et 1066 de notre ère. Cette période est marquée par l'expansion rapide du territoire des Vikings, guerriers et marchands (pas uniquement scandinaves, le mot « viking » désigne une fonction de commerçant et non un peuple particulier), qui lancent d'abord des raids côtiers en direction des monastères chrétiens, avant de remonter grâce aux fleuves vers l'intérieur des terres. Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Une reconstitution moderne d'un navire viking, photographie de 1969. La première référence traditionnelle historique à un raid viking date de 787 lorsque, d'après la chronique anglo-saxonne, ils tuèrent un officier anglais qui, les prenant pour des marchands, voulait leur faire payer des taxes commerciales. . — Tacite, Germania IX, 3
Viking longhouse found in Iceland's Reykjavik Archaeologists digging on Lækjargata in central Reykjavik were looking for traces of a farm cottage built in 1799 – and found a Viking longhouse from some 900 years earlier. The longhouse is at least 20 m long at 5.5m wide at it widest point. The ‘long fire’ in the centre of the hut is one of the largest ever found in Iceland, which visible traces suggesting it was over 5.2 m long. “This find came as a great surprise for everybody,” says Þorsteinn Bergsson, Managing Director of Minjavernd, an independent association working for the preservation of old buildings in Iceland. Lísabet Guðmundsdóttir, archaeologist at the Icelandic Institute of Archaeology, says there is no way of knowing who could have lived in the longhouse. “We have no records of any building on this spot other than the cottage built in 1799,” she explains. The group conducting the dig has already found weaving implements within the hut and a silver ring and a pearl in the immediate vicinity.
Marriage in Ancient Egypt The Wedding Day: The day of the marriage was really quite simple. The bride merely moved her belongings into the home of her husband. He might be living alone or with his parents. So what did the bride wear? Even though there was no official ceremony, knowing how much the ancient Egyptians loved music, dance and food, there were bound to be family celebrations in honor of the uniting couple. Museums are filled with statues and paintings showing husbands and wives with their arms around each other’s waists, holding hands or offering each other flowers or food. Entering into a marriage was described as 'making a wife' or 'taking a wife', but it seems that the girl's father had the main say. The Marriage Contract Most marriages had a contract drawn up between the parties. costly. A standard marriage contract that had been found among the numerous records left by the ancient Egyptians.
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