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History Quiz: Did the Vikings Raid It?

Guess whether the Vikings raided each of these cities.
For this quiz, the Normans are excluded.
Quiz by MaxStickies
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Last updated: January 13, 2022
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1. Seville
Yes ✓
No ✓
The raid took place in 844, when the city was called Išbīliya and was part of the Emirate of Córdoba. The Muslim forces defeated the Vikings and the coastal defences were improved, which discouraged further raids.
2. Cork
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Vikings established the trading community that was the precursor of modern Cork in the 10th century.
3. Pisa
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4. Canterbury
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The city was besieged raided in September 1011 by a Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall. During the siege, they kidnapped the Archbishop of Canterbury, Ælfheah.
5. Cologne
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Vikings burnt the city to the ground in 881 or 882.
6. Bordeaux
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Bordeaux was raided by Vikings in the autumn of 845.
7. Volgograd
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Volgograd was founded in 1589.
8. Rouen
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Rouen was besieged by Vikings in 841.
9. Tangier
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There were Viking raids at other locations in North Africa, however.
10. Maastricht
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It was raided in 881.
11. Valencia
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12. Glasgow
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13. Helsinki
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The city was established as a trading town by Gustav I of Sweden in 1550.
14. Norwich
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No ✓
It was raided and burnt by Sweyn Forkbeard in 1004.
15. Gdańsk
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No ✓
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