Still Waters Posted September 28, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 28, 2014 A Yale historian wants us to rethink the terrible tales about the Norse. http://news.national...inavia-winroth/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted September 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Well...sure. Don't pretty much all ancient people? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 29, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I saw a documentary that basically said "viking" wasn't a noun, it was a verb. There was no "viking culture" but rather a culture of going Viking, going out to see and raiding and the like. Basically, like Romans, anyone could go Viking not just the Norsemen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted September 29, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Vikings were little different from other peoples during their time. They're not the only ones to go a-raiding and seize chunks of land from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted September 29, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I saw a documentary that basically said "viking" wasn't a noun, it was a verb. There was no "viking culture" but rather a culture of going Viking, going out to see and raiding and the like. Basically, like Romans, anyone could go Viking not just the Norsemen. Yes I heard that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 29, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Obviously, the Vikings couldn't carry out their raids without a spot of pillaging and slaughtering, but they later assimilated north and east of the Danelaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted September 29, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I do wonder how the Norse folks got pushed out and up that far north hinterland in the first place ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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