The Viking Heritage

Place names

Sailing along the coasts the Vikings gave names to inlets, bays and everything they needed for later reference. Viking settlers named their new farms after the farms in the area they came from. Some of the words and phrases they used were adopted by the native population in the countries the Vikings settled.

Archaeology

Evidence of Viking presence can be found in most parts of Europe. Archeological finds outside the Viking homelands are especially rich on the British Isles. You can read more about coins and money.

Some archaeological findings