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After converting to Christianity at the command of his king, Lief Ericson returned to Greenland to search for the land that had been seen by Bjarni. He set out in 1002 and supposidly landed in Newfoundland. However others have suggested that he instead landed in the Waquoit bay area of Massachusetts.
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The Concordat of Worms was an agreement between the pope and the holy roman emperor. This agreement allowed the king to bestow bishops with land and secular power but allowed only the pope to bestow religeous athority upon the bishop.
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The King's crusade was also the Third Crusade. What set this crusade apart from the others is that kings actively participated in the war. This crusade was largely successful, but fell short of its ultimate goal and instead ended in a treaty designed to settle the dispute
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The Black Death was a horrifying desease that spread all throughout Europe. The deadly bacteria could kill within a 24-hour period and had a 50% mortality rate. During the peak it was not uncommon to see death carts rolling through villages piled with dead bodies. The plague would continue to ravege cities until the early 1600s.
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Ivan was crowned prince of Russia when he was three years old. By sixteen he was crowned tsar. His beginning years were marked with peace and modernization. However the end of his reign was marred with long wars.
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The Viking age began when Vikings razed the abbey at Lindisfarne. Monks were killed, drowned or enslaved. Invasions of these typed continues until the 11th century. Attacks like this were possible due to the Viking's excellent seamanship and their boats that could travel in three-foot deep water, allowing vikings to sail far inland.
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