The Norsemen of Norway turned to the sea largely because of the geographical nature of their homeland.
挪威的古代北欧人转向大海的主要原因是他们国家的地理因素。
With a map of the Atlantic before us, we no longer ask ourselves the question, "Did the Norsemen ever reach the coast of America?"
如果在我们的面前铺上一幅大西洋的地图,我们就不会问我们自己这样的问题“挪威人曾到过美洲海岸吗?”
Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian Boru defeated the Danes in 1014.