The North Sea - Pirates Of

: The development of heavy ship-mounted cannons made fast, light pirate vessels far less effective.

However, it is vital to note the pivot. Eventually, these pirates stopped raiding and started settling. They became the Normans, the Rus (founders of Russia), and the traders of the Hanseatic League. But the legacy of the sea-going outlaw remained etched into the legal codes of the North Sea nations for centuries. pirates of the north sea

Equipped with technologically superior longships featuring shallow drafts, the Vikings could cross open ocean and navigate shallow rivers with equal ease. Their targets were soft, wealthy, and coastal—most famously exemplified by the sacking of the Lindisfarne monastery in 793 AD off the northeast coast of England. : The development of heavy ship-mounted cannons made