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THINGS ABOUT THE VIKINGS

Added on: 12th Jun 2016

 

ENSLAVING PEOPLE WAS A BIG THING FOR THEM.

THEY WOULD QUITE OFTEN CAPTURE AS MANY

SLAVES AS THEY COULD WHILE THEY WERE

PILLAGING ANGLO-SAXON, CELTIC AND

SLAVIC VILLAGES

Enslaving people was a big thing for them. They would quite often capture as many slaves as they could while they were pillaging Anlo-Saxon, Celtic, and Slavic villages

 

 

THE SLAVES WERE KNOWN AS THRALLS AND WERE

SOLD IN MARKETS ACROSS EUROPE AND ASIA

The slaves were known as thralls and were soled in markets across Europe and Asia

 

 

VIKING GIRLS GOT MARRIED AS YOUNG AS 12

Viking girls got married as young as 12

 

 

THEY TYPICALLY WOULD WATCH THE HOUSEHOLD

AS THEIR HUSBANDS WERE OFF RAIDING

They typically would watch the household as their husbands were off raiding

 

 

THEY HAD A LOT OF FREEDOM FOR THAT TIME PERIOD

THOUGH. AS LONG AS THEY WEREN'T THRALLS, THEY

COULD OWN PROPERTY, DIVORCE, AND RECLAIM DOWRY

They had a lot of freedom for that time period though. As long as they weren't thralls, they could own property, divorce, and reclaim dowry

 

 

IN SPITE OF THEIR RAIDING REPUTATION, MOST

VIKING MEN WERE FARMERS AND NOT WARRIORS

In spite of their raiding reputation, most Viking men were farmers and not warriors

 

 

THEY SKIED. THAT'S RIGHT, NEARLY 6,000 YEARS AGO

THE SCANDINAVIANS DEVELOPED PRIMITIVE SKIS

They skied. That's right, nearly 6,000 years ago the Scandinavians developed primitive skis. (note: scientists believe that ancient Russians may have developed them earlier)

 

 

SKIING WAS ACTUALLY SEEN AS AN EFFICIENT

METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION

Skiing was actually seen as an efficient method of transportation

 


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