the Vikings were a people and there for a civilization.
Crusaders were not a people but soldiers in an army who fought for a cause. The crusaders together didn't have their own land, but came from different countires.
Where the vikings fought not for a cause but for looting and trading, and to get protection money
The vikings did have countries (Denmark, Sweden and Norway)
The Vikings did not just fight, but also traded, explored and farmed their lands. (first to spot America)
The Vikings also had their own culture, laws and heritage, which crusaders did not.
This is what characterizes a civilization
Literally, a civilization is a complex society, as distinguished from a simpler society. Everyone lives in a society and a culture, but not everyone lives in a civilization. Historically, civilizations have shared some or all of the following traits:
* Intensive agricultural techniques, such as the use of human power, crop rotation, and irrigation. This has enabled farmers to produce a surplus of food that is not necessary for their own subsistence.
* A significant portion of the population that does not devote most of its time to producing food. This permits a division of labor. Those who do not occupy their time in producing food may instead focus their efforts in other fields, such as industry, war, science or religion. This is possible because of the food surplus described above.
* The gathering of some of these non-food producers into permanent settlements, called cities.
* A form of social organization. This can be a chiefdom, in which the chieftain of one noble family or clan rules the people; or a state society, in which the ruling class is supported by a government or bureaucracy. Political power is concentrated in the cities.
* The institutionalized control of food by the ruling class, government or bureaucracy.
* The establishment of complex, formal social institutions such as organized religion and education, as opposed to the less formal traditions of other societies.
* Development of complex forms of economic exchange. This includes the expansion of trade and may lead to the creation of money and markets.
* The accumulation of more material possessions than in simpler societies.
* Development of new technologies by people who are not busy producing food. In many early civilizations, metallurgy was an important advancement.
* Advanced development of the arts, including writing.
That went a bit off topic hehe
I think that HE are "from" Atlantis, because of their magical powers and sweet looking armour.
The VC would possible be around Romania or Transylvania (around there
)
Dwarves would be in Norway, Sweden and Finland after my oppinion.
But i don't think one should compare the two worlds, because they are different in many ways