invasion of western europe vikings, magyars, & muslims

Invasion of Invasion of Western EuropeWestern Europe

Vikings, Magyars, & Vikings, Magyars, & MuslimsMuslims

Charlemagne’s HeirsCharlemagne’s Heirs 814 Charlemagne died814 Charlemagne died crowned son, Louis the Pious, crowned son, Louis the Pious,

as Emperoras Emperor Louis had three sons Lothair, Louis had three sons Lothair,

Charles the Bald, and Louis the Charles the Bald, and Louis the GermanGerman

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Louis was devoutly religious and would have been much better as a monk - he was a very ineffective ruler

Heirs cont.Heirs cont. Louis’s three sons fought one Louis’s three sons fought one

another for the empireanother for the empire 843 Treaty of Verdun ended war843 Treaty of Verdun ended war Carolingian kings lost power as a Carolingian kings lost power as a

result of the treatyresult of the treaty

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His sons signed the Treaty to end the civil war over the empire. This pact divided Charlemagne's empire into three regions, after this, the Carolingian kings lost power, because central authority broke down and the lack of strong rulers led to a new system of governing and landholding

InvasionsInvasions destroyed empire between 800 destroyed empire between 800

and 1000and 1000 Muslims - Rome & ItalyMuslims - Rome & Italy Magyars - the eastMagyars - the east Vikings – the northVikings – the north

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Out of these groups, the vikings were the most dreaded and caused the most damage

THE VIKINGSTHE VIKINGS sailed from Scandinaviasailed from Scandinavia Germanic people, also called Germanic people, also called

Norsemen or Northmen Norsemen or Northmen worshipped war-like godsworshipped war-like gods prided names like Eric Bloodaxe prided names like Eric Bloodaxe

& Thorfinn Skullsplitter& Thorfinn Skullsplitter

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came from a wintery, wooded region where farming was VERY difficultworshipped war-like gods and their final goal was Valhalla - or warrior heaven, they believed you must die nobly in battle to be able to reach it. READ THE FUNERAL PASSAGE

VIKINGS RAIDSVIKINGS RAIDS swiftly raided landswiftly raided land heavy armorheavy armor used warships in their raidsused warships in their raids looted villages and looted villages and

monasteriesmonasteries

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they used swords and heavy wooden shields to attack the lands they swiftly raided after beaching their ships there - they struck and quickly went back to sea again - by the time local troops arrived, they were gonetheir ships were called long ships. they held up to 300 warriors who took turns rowing the ships 72 oars, prow extended upward and was usually carved in the shape of a sea monster. the ship would weigh about 20 tons fully loaded, yet it could sail in three feet of water. this enabled the vikings to row up shallow inland creeks and rivers

Viking Raiding PartyViking Raiding Party

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White - NorwegiansYellow - DanishOrange - SwedishRED DIAMOND - Viking Settlement

VIKING TRADEVIKING TRADE Traded with Russia, Traded with Russia,

Constantinople, and across the Constantinople, and across the North AtlanticNorth Atlantic

Leif Ericson in America (Son of Leif Ericson in America (Son of Eric the Red)Eric the Red)

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Leif ericson reached america around 1000 BC, 500 years before Columbus

TERROR FADESTERROR FADESaccept Christianityaccept Christianitybegin farmingbegin farmingfewer seafaring warriorsfewer seafaring warriors

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about the time Leif Ericson was discovering America, the viking terror faded in Europe. they eventually accepted Christianity and so stop raiding monasteries. A warming trend in Europe made farming easier in their home land of Scandinavia, so fewer felt the need to sail for money and food. As agricultural settlemenst in Iceland and Greenland prospered, fewer felt the need to become seafaring warriors.

MAGYARSMAGYARS nomadic, horseback ridersnomadic, horseback riders did not settle land conquered – did not settle land conquered –

sold people as slavessold people as slaves overran Northern Italy; as far overran Northern Italy; as far

as Rhineland and Burgundyas Rhineland and Burgundy

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came from the East and swept across the plains of the Danube River and invaded w. Europe in the late 800sliked to attack isolated villages and monasteries

MUSLIMSMUSLIMS controlled Mediterranean, controlled Mediterranean,

disrupted tradedisrupted trade goal was to plundergoal was to plunder attacked as far inland as attacked as far inland as

SwitzerlandSwitzerland

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struck from the south, in 600s and 700s tried to conquer and settle Europe, by the 800 and 900s their goal was also plunder and bountyWere excellent sailors, they attacked settlements on the atlantic and mediterranean coasts and as far inland as switzerland

EFFECTSEFFECTS widespread disorder & widespread disorder &

sufferingsuffering central authority powerlesscentral authority powerless local military leaders come into local military leaders come into

powerpower new system of government new system of government

develops: feudalismdevelops: feudalism

invasion of western europe vikings, magyars, & muslims

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