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The Vikings by Else Roesdahl5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Weapons were often buried with their owner as grave goods, and offerings of weapons – probably made to one of the many Scandinavian war gods – were deposited in bogs and lakes, where they can be recovered today. Our knowledge of Viking weapons comes chiefly from archaeological finds. Poorer men would have had only an ax and a shield, whereas wealthy men would have also had a helmet, a coat of mail, a sword, and a spear. After all, in the Viking Age, you couldn’t lay your guard down for long without paying the price. This was not only for their own protection, but for the defense of their families and communities as well. In the Viking Age, free men (all men who weren’t slaves) had not only the right to own and carry weapons, but the duty to do so. Book Review: Neil Price’s The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia.Who Were the Indo-Europeans and Why Do They Matter?. ![]() The Swastika – Its Ancient Origins and Modern (Mis)use.The Old Norse Language and How to Learn It.The 10 Best Advanced Norse Mythology Books.The Vikings’ Conversion to Christianity. ![]()
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