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By Jack Lohman  The Viking of York were groups of raiders originally from Scandinavia that raided Northern England so often that they took over the city of York, renaming it Jorvik and beginning their own settlement.  Viking in York lived in many ways during the time they were there. The houses the Vikings lived in were one story in height and about seven meters in length. These houses were used more than just a place to live but also their workshop area. The buildings were built using timber frames and sometimes a basement that went about two meters down, these were used as storage for the Viking. Most of the time the ground the houses was built on was just trampled ground.

 When the vikings came they named York Jorvik.This was a result of killing King Edmund of East Anglia by shooting him with arrows. This was considered a success to the vikings. As a result Jorvik people lived cheek-by-jowl.  Living conditions were squalid. Human fleas and lice were found at Coppergate. Rubbish was thrown out in back yards, a fetid mix of discarded building materials, food remains and human waste. These deposits saw the ground level rise by around 1 cm a year. But they also provided the perfect conditions to preserve the Viking way of life for the benefit of historians hundreds of years later. (qtd.in Life in Viking York) This quote was taken from the web site to show what the effects of living like that caused.

“Life In Viking York.” History Of York. Web. 11 Apr. 2013