One of these people accidentally sacked Luna thinking that it was Rome and was nicknamed "Ironside."
One of these people accidentally sacked Luna thinking that it was Rome and was nicknamed "Ironside." A group of these people were able to settle when Charles the Fat granted their leader Rollo the Duchy of Normandy. An elite unit of the Byzantine Army made up of these people served as the Emperor's bodyguards and were known as the Varangian Guard. They were responsible for the sacking of Irish monasteries at Lindisfarne and Iona, while they made long voyages that resulted in colonies in Greenland and Vinland, founded by Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson. For 10 points, name these fierce Scandinavian seafarers who most likely did not wear horned helmets.
One of these people accidentally sacked Luna thinking that it was Rome and was nicknamed "Ironside."
Vikings [Prompt on "Norsemen" or "Scandinavians."]