Question

read this excerpt about an invasion by vikings in england. after easter this year the viking army we spoke of before came to east anglia. they landed at ipswich and marched straight to where they had heard the lord was with his local forces.... and the east anglians ran off at once.... the danes held the battlefield. then they got horses and afterwards took control of east anglia and plundered and burned the countryside for four months—they even went as far as the wild fens and killed men and beasts and set fires throughout the fens, and burned down cambridge and then turned south to the thames river....then they turned back to their ships with their plunder. what does this excerpt reveal about the vikings? they were raiders and they stole from people. they attacked people only when necessary. their main goal was to find new places to settle. they were best at fighting at sea, not on land.

Explanation:

文中提到维京人登陆东英吉利后，控制该地区，掠夺、焚烧乡村，杀死人和牲畜等，这些行为表明他们是掠夺者。

Answer:

They were raiders and they stole from people.