Learnings: Staying the Winter

Artistic map depicting some of the Viking overwintering camps in England / Contemporary

Unexpected circumstances occasionally forced Viking sailors to find a place to spend the winter. They would seek shelter in a small cove or a river island to wait out the cold.

These temporary overwintering sites could become permanent outposts-like emporia, villages, or even major cities, as seen in this map:
1. Torksey
2. Repton
3. Mersea
4. Shoebuery
A. Jorvik
B. Lunden