That whole northern viking folklore is actually kind of insane if you know that the whole game of the vikings was to sail to other countries, loot & pillage and to murder, rape & enslave people.
I doubt they were that dense. If they could get the loot without killing, maybe even the villagers carrying it to their ship, they would do so and come back in the next harvesting season.
That whole northern viking folklore is actually kind of insane if you know that the whole game of the vikings was to sail to other countries, loot & pillage and to murder, rape & enslave people.
https://youtu.be/XsTpdqLFtoo
Lots of famous historical figures did just that.
Kinda frowned upon these, but back then was all the rage!
Significantly fewer poorly defended, costal monastaries in england these days… I wonder why?
But only kinda
I doubt they were that dense. If they could get the loot without killing, maybe even the villagers carrying it to their ship, they would do so and come back in the next harvesting season.
But who knows.
Yeah, the vikings PR team is only surpassed by regular pirates and the British royal family.