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WILD THINGS ABOUT THE VIKINGS

Added on: 11th Sep 2016

 

VIKINGS PREFERRED TO BE BLONDE. MEN WITH

DARKER HAIR WOULD USE STRONG SOAP WITH A

HIGH LEVEL OF LYE TO BLEACH THEIR HAIR

Vikings preferred to be blond. Men with darker hair would use strong soap with a high level of lye to bleach their hair

 

 

SOME VIKINGS WOULD BLEACH THEIR BEARDS AS WELL

Some Vikings would bleach their beards as well

 

 

VIKINGS WERE NEVER PART OF A UNIFIED GROUP,

AS IN THEY DIDN'T SEE THEMSELVES AS BEING

ONE NATION OF VIKINGS

Vikings were never part of a unified group, as in they didn't see themselves as Vikings

 

 

THE TERM VIKING ONLY REFERS TO SCANDINAVIANS WHO

TOOK PART IN OVERSEAS EXPEDITIONS

The term Viking only refers to Scandinavians who took part in overseas expeditions

 

 

DURING THE VIKING AGE, PRESENT DAY DENMARK,

SWEDEN, AND NORWAY SIMPLY CONSISTED OF A

NUMBER OF TRIBES WHO WERE CONSTANTLY AT

WAR WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEN THEY WEREN'T

OFF RAIDING

During the Viking Age, present day Denmark, Sweden, and Norway simply consisted of a number of tribes who were constantly at war with one another when they weren't off raiding

 

 

THE AVERAGE VIKING LIVED TO BE AROUND

40 YEARS OLD

The average Viking lived to be around 40 years old

 

 

LONG BEFORE THEY REACHED THAT AGE, THEIR

TEETH WOULD HAVE BEEN WORN DOWN BY

THE GRIT IN THEIR BREAD

Long before they reached that age, their teeth would have been worn down by the grit in their bread

 

 

A VIKING'S MOST TREASURED POSSESSION WAS HIS

SWORD. IT WAS OFTEN HANDED DOWN FROM

GENERATION TO GENERATION.

A Viking's most treasured possession was his sword. It was often handed down from generation to generation.

 


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