The Vikings - Barbarians Video Notes:

• They conquer everything in their path and nothing resists them.
• They were considered terrorists.
• The men was big, scary Scandinavians.
• Their favorite places to attack were monasteries because the monks were defenseless and the monastery has great wealth.
• the vikings wanted silver, not gold.
• they used water travel to capture every region they could.
• Erik The Red & his son, Leif Erikson. They settle on the coast of Greenland.
• They send out the message that Greenland was plush and bountiful. The land was really harsh.
• Leif Erikson yearns to explore. He sets sail in the year 1000.
• Leif went to Norway to speak to the king who told him to bring Christianity to Greenland.
• That is what he ultimately did.
• Christianity presented the idea to unite.
• The people had to give up their ancient gods. They didn't like it.
• The tested Christianity and the Pagan religion with fire. Christianity came out on top.
• There is a 15-year-old boy,Harold, who is fighting his enemies with eventually become king.