The Vikings have left many traces of
their settlement which are still visible today. Archaeology provides physical
evidence of their conquests, settlement and daily life. The study of place names
and language shows the lasting effect which the Viking settlements had in the
British Isles, and DNA analysis provides some insights into the effect the
Vikings had on the genetic stock of the countries where they settled. All of
this provides valuable information, but the only reason that we have an idea of
the "Vikings" as a people is their appearance in the written sources. Unfortunately, the value of the written evidence is limited. Not a lot of evidence survives, and much of what we have is either uninformative or unreliable. Many popular ideas about Vikings are nineteenth-century inventions. Others are the result of early histori A. limited written sources B. physical archaeological evidence C. report on DAN analysis D. the study of place names and language [单项选择]The Vikings have left many traces of their settlement which are still visible today. Archaeology provides physical evidence of their conquests, settlement and daily life. The study of place names and language shows the lasting effect which the Viking settlements had in the British Isles, and DNA analysis provides some insights into the effect the Vikings had on the genetic stock of the countries where they settled. All of this provides valuable information, but the only reason that we have an idea of the "Vikings" as a people is their appearance in the written sources.
Unfortunately, the value of the written evidence is limited. Not a lot of evidence survives, and much of what we have is either uninformative or unreliable. Many popular ideas about Vikings are nineteenth-century inventions. Others are the result of early historians accepting sources which modern scholars now regard as completely unreliable. In Scandinavia the Viking Age is regarded as part of prehistory because the A. warriors B. pirates C. traders D. colonists 我来回答: 提交
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