NORSEMEN

of Denmark, Least e and pastes raided the shores of Western E ant effected anent settlements in Haglan and the Bontinent ipo ee 9th 10tt centuries, They settled in Normandy an in the north and cust of England; they invaded Ru ia, and they ventured as fa as Constantinople, where they took servic under the Emperor, and formed bi rd Varangian Guard. As so rule, they re.) attacked coast rein Bly ran up the ‘be | estuarics of the rivers in thelr long boats, as | Their popular name, Vik-ings, denotes that he | they wore ‘* dwellers in the creeks,” a seaed | faring folk whose home was by the sea. of} NORTH COTE, [s. 225]