The Vikings invaded to conquer England. he first place the Vikings raided in Britain was the monastery at Lindisfare a small holy island located off the northeast coast of England.Monks were drowned in the sea, others killed or taken away as slaves along with many treasures of the church.In the years following the villages near the sea, monasteries and even cities found themselves captured by the sea-based foreign intruders. Soon no region of the British Isles was safe from the Vikings. They attacked villages and towns in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and England.
By 866 the Vikings had arrived in York. They made York (or Jorvik as they called it) the second biggest city in the country after London.
No matter how many times the Vikings were beaten, they always came back, and in the end it worked out for their best interests. It was the Vikings of Normandy who finally conquered England in 1066 which changed British history for ever.
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By 866 the Vikings had arrived in York. They made York (or Jorvik as they called it) the second biggest city in the country after London.
No matter how many times the Vikings were beaten, they always came back, and in the end it worked out for their best interests. It was the Vikings of Normandy who finally conquered England in 1066 which changed British history for ever.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/viking/when.html