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Vikings is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe.

They also voyaged as far as the Mediterranean, North Africa, Volga Bulgaria, the Middle East, and North America.

In their countries of origin, and some of the countries they raided and settled in, this period is popularly known as the Viking Age, and the term "Viking" also commonly includes the inhabitants of the Scandinavian homelands as a whole.

The Vikings had a profound impact on the early medieval history of Scandinavia, the British Isles, France, Estonia, and Kievan Rus'.

Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.

The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow.

Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat.

In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.

A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite.

Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.

Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes.

From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.

For many centuries metal such as gold often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as glass, shells and other plant materials may be used.

A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm.

Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of active blocks, as well as to provide passive protection by closing one or more lines of engagement during combat.

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.

Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved.

A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip.

A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade.

Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing.

The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region.