RockvilleHistory

The first people who came to Rockville were the Vikings who arrived in the year 875. The Vikings traded a lot of things and because of that the village rapidly grew to a small town. As the years went by the small town grew bigger and bigger. The town today is actually a rather big town. The Vikings brought with them the religion of the old Gods and what they believed in. There were no one who lived in the place that later became Rockville then, but the Vikings travelled around and robbed those who already lived there. After they’d robbed those who already lived there, they travelled to another city and dressed as rich men. The bought materials and animals, and traveled back to where they wanted to set their village.

They founded the village because they could. In those days piracy and robbery from Vikings very normal and most of those who were plundering didn’t settle. They just travelled around with their spoils and used in whenever and wherever they wanted. These Vikings didn’t just travel around; they decided to settle in England because it was lots of land which was unsettled. They found the plain area of where Rockville lies today and decided that this was the place for them to build their homes. They were strong men and they could easily build some houses. When the first buildings were set up some of the men travelled to [|Norway] and brought their women back to England. They were those who founded the village and some of those who lives there today can prove their relations to the ones in 875. There is not many left, but those who can, are proud of it and will with pleasure tell about their family history.

The religious history of the town is hard to tell because of some missing pieces. It’s well known that they believed in the Norse mythology in the start, but like many other cities, it’s hard to know exactly when they became Christians. They were old fashioned and didn’t like this new mythology about Jesus and that he died to save the other humans. They thought that dying for others were weak and they couldn’t worship something that weak. The holy God even sacrificed his own son and that was just something the Vikings didn’t do.

But they were forced into this religion because of the Norwegians who threatened to kill them if they didn’t. They had to pray the prayers and they had to build the churches. In these days 85% percent of the inhabitants are catholic Christians. After the first shock of the consequences of a new religion they got used to it and they actually started to believe in it.

One of the first Vikings who came to Rockville! CC - Chatirygirl - www.creativecommons.org