Wikipedia Assignment #2

Viking Wikipedia Article
This article paints a picture of the Viking Age as they call it. Where the vikings were from what that meant, their customs etc. The article goes over what regions the vikings stormed through and the effect they had the people and the country there. And it compares the romanticized version of the viking, horned helmets and all, to the more realistic version that history details. It explained the weaponry as well as viking ships, the most legendary aspect of the vikings.

Word count: 6,833
Term search: vikings Actual title: Viking
Disambiguation: There was a lot in this section- a history part disusing the age of the vikings and other historical references, a section just for viking ships, aerospace, organizations, military, film and music section, sports, names of places that are viking in Canada and Minnesota, companies, and several others.
Discussion: The article had many, many comments and discussion about the actual term 'viking' itself and how the article portrays it and if it is accurate. This article was a former featured article and had B ratings on several wikipedia projects. There was even one comment from someone who discovered their ancestry included viking blood.
History: First change date- March 16th, 2003
Last change date- Oct. 2nd, 2008
Number of changes-just over 1,000
External Links: 6
References: 5
Further Reading: 0

I would recommend this article to most anyone who was interested in the topic. I think Wikipedia is a good tool to use when you know nothing or very little about a topic. It is very good if you are unsure if you are interested or not because it gives you the high lights of the topic, it is almost like cliffs notes for any subject matter. I do think it is a good idea to look at the discussion page to determine how reliable the information written is and if there is a dispute over any of the material.