Viking Age

Summary

Viking Age is a historical period^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,031 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viking Age is on the continent of Europe^[3].
• Viking Age's instance of is recorded as historical period^[4].
• Viking Age's instance of is recorded as archaeological period^[5].
• The location of Viking Age was Northern Europe^[6].
• Viking Age is part of history of Europe^[7].
• Viking Age is part of history of Scandinavia^[8].
• Viking Age's Commons category is recorded as Viking Age^[9].
• Viking Age began on 793^[10].
• Viking Age ended on 1066^[11].
• Viking Age's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viking Age^[12].
• Viking Age's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[13].
• Viking Age's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period^[4] and archaeological period^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include history of Europe^[7], a history of a geographic region^[15] and history of Scandinavia^[8], a history of a country or state^[16].

Why It Matters

Viking Age ranks in the top 5% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,031 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]