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Old 01-31-2013, 11:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I imagine the stories probably were exaggerated. Vikings didn't have their own system of writing (I'm pretty sure that runes were just used for religious purposes) so it's not like we have their point of view, and I'm sure the Christians would have exaggerated. Especially about heathens. Of course, vikings did basically make a religion of battle, so who knows?
It will be pretty interesting if anybody ever unearths a runic Viking account that essentially says "It's lonely and boring here. We're just gonna sail away, kill everybody we find, steal all their stuff, and generally fuck shit up. Lol they'll all be so scared"
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