What was the viking settled in Europe?

Scandinavian homelands:

* Denmark

* Norway

* Sweden

Settled across vast areas:

* Most famous is the North-Atlantic Region, in particular:

* Iceland

* Greenland

* Vinland (northernmost North America)

* Faroe Islands

* British Isles:

* Shetland

* Orkney

* Outer Hebrides

* Isle of Man

* Parts of Ireland

* Parts of Great Britain

* Normandy in Northern France

* Caithness and Sutherland in Scotland

* Baltic regions:

* Parts of Estonia

* Parts of Latvia

* Parts of Finland

* Karelia

* Ingria

* Gotland

* Russia (Volga Vikings)

* Eastern Mediterranean (Varangian Guard in Byzantium)

* North Africa:

* Some Vikings settled in present-day Morocco and Spain

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