From the end of the eighth century , the norsemen ravished and plundered the shores of every land from the baltic to the mediterranean .

8世纪末以后，古代北欧人对波罗的海至地中海的每一块沿海土地进行了掠夺。

The priority of the visit of the norsemen to america to that of columbus has been established .

古代斯堪地那维亚人优先哥伦布到达美洲已被公认。

During the four hundred years britain was part of the roman empire , rome was getting weaker and weaker , and the norsemen were getting stronger and stronger .

在不列颠作为罗马帝国一部分的四百年间，罗马日渐势微，而古代斯堪的纳维亚人则日益强大。

The norsemen were hunters and farmers who , when times were hard in their inhospitable land , marauded southwards overland from the danish peninsula , attacking other teutonic peoples .

古代北欧人都是猎人和农民，他们在荒凉的土地上艰难度日，从丹麦半岛经陆路前往南部抢劫，袭击其他条顿族人。

Meanwhile , the germanic peoples of northern europe , known as " norsemen " or " northmen , " were developing another , separate european culture .

与此同时，位于北欧的日耳曼族人，又称“古代斯堪的纳维亚人”或“北方人”，正在发展自己独特的欧洲文化。