What did the Vikings do for us?

>>1477343
They established trade routes and colonized here and there a bit, that's it

>>1477343
Language, shipbuilding, skis, Dublin, sagas and hair combs.

Forced Saxons to unify kinda

>>1477343
Practically discovered America.

>>1477362
The viking discovery of America was irrelevant to Europe and had literally no impact, only Colombus's discovery really mattered
You can strike that from the list

I think the Normans has to be their biggest contribution.

>>1477387
>Tfw I have Norman blood.
Feels good man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tara_(Ireland)

>over 2000 vikings slaughtered by about 40 Irishmen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Clontarf

>remaining vikings slaughtered and enslaved afterwards

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Barefoot

>king of Norway comes back to Ireland to throw his weight around, gets his shit pushed in

I suppose the vikings were good for a laugh, they didn't fight so good when faced with armed men instead of monks.

>>1477392
So does like 90% of the English

>>1477392
If you mean you're a Brit with a French surname, your ancestor was probably a random French peasant who joined up with William and got lands and a title in England as a reward.

>>1477354

>Dublin

Nice meme.

Dublin was a small village way, way before the vikings came since it was a handy spot to ford the river liffey. When they parked their boats at Dublin their contribution consisted of about 17 mud huts and 10 pigs.

>>1477411
My surname is campion.
A reward name.
Because one of my ancestors fought in the battle of Hastings.

>>1477433
It's probably a stolen name, there will be some cuck sons in that line at some point.

>>1477446
I promise you Anon, my family is redpilled and pure.

It's probably why we are such a wealthy family.