Urartu		Armenia, populated with Hurrians or Vannics c 1270
Vandals		Germanics, established their kingdom in Africa 400's AD, were in Europe and Spain
Vannics		First tribes of Armenia, replaced by Armenians
Viking		"Water traveler" from Norse word Fjord. Vikings were Scandinavian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Visigoths		Germanic West Goths from Danube area, distinct people in the year 268 when they invaded the Roman Empire and swarmed over the Balkan peninsula
Wantage Code		established by Ethelred II the Unready in 997, it is the basis for law even today. Written for the five boroughs of Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, and Stamford.
Welsh		what Germanics used to define Romanized Britons
Wessex		founded by Saxons and named Saxony
Witans		Anglo Saxon counsel made up of aldermen, thanes and bishops that made decisions (witenagemot = Saxon word for meeting)
Zengi/Zengid		Muslim dynasty of Seljuk Turkish origin, which ruled parts of Northern Iraq and Syria, founded by Imad ed-Din Zengi, governor of Mosul.
Zoroastrianism		Persian religion founded in the 6th century B.C. by the prophet Zoroaster, promulgated in the Avesta, and characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahura Mazda who requires good deeds for help in his cosmic struggle against the evil spirit Ahriman

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