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The Norsemen came from Scandinavia.

  • The vikings that went westwards to Iceland and Newfoundland came from what is now Norway.
  • The vikings that went south to Normandy and the British Isles came from what is now Denmark and south western Sweden.
  • The vikings that went east to what is now Russia and the Ukraine came from eastern Sweden.
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The word viking is related to their word for when they sail out on the long ships and look for adventure, pillage, and combat. It is pronounced more like "eye-why-king."

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