Viking Explorers and Settlers

By the eighth century, the Vikings were hungry for land. They sailed west to Scottish islands in the North Sea. They discovered and settled in Iceland, which has more than 271,000 Norse descendants today. They voyaged to North America and invaded Europes countries to the south and the east. As a result, they founded Norse colonies all over Europe that influenced the language, laws, and customs of many different cultures.Hopkins, Andrea is the author of 'Viking Explorers and Settlers', published 2002 under ISBN 9780823958160 and ISBN 0823958167.