What caused Viking expansion from 8th century to 11th century?

by darth_Marshmallow

What's the reason behind the Viking expansion from 8th to 11th century? Was the population growing too quickly and the population density became too large to be accommodated in that peninsula? Or was it an response to the Christian expansion into North Europe?

Searocksandtrees

hi! other input is welcome; meanwhile, you may be interested in this similar post from a couple of week ago

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