centi- (Prefix). In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: c. Origin: From centum, hundred via.mployed as a prefix to indicate one-hundredth, as centimeter, the one-hundredth of a meter; centi-ampere, the one-hundredth of an ampere.
The period from the earliest recorded raids in the 790s until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 is commonly known as the Viking Age of Scandinavian history. Vikings used the Norwegian Sea and Baltic Sea for sea routes to the south. The Normans were descended from Vikings who were given feudal overlordship of areas in northern Franceâthe Duchy of Normandyâin the 10th century.
The name 'Viking' comes from a word in the Old Norse language meaning sea raiding. At that time, most of the Viking homelands, present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden, were mainly woodlands or harsh landscapes.The Vikings had no lands for farming. As a result, the sea was taken by them as one way to make a living and to search for treasures, wealth and new farming land.nvasion of Russia. The Vikings also founded states in Russia and Ukraine in 860AD and travelled along eastern Europe. They also stopped at Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) where they were employed as the emperor's bodyguard..