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link to What’s the Difference Between Vikings and Germanic Barbarians?
The Vikings were Germanic people who lived primarily in the Scandinavian countries during the Viking Age (793 AD to 1066 AD).
However, when scholars discuss Vikings and Germanic barbarians,...
link to Why Didn’t Sweden Join World War 2?
Having recently celebrated 200 years of peace, Sweden has a long-standing reputation for neutrality in international relations.
However, this reputation is not as clear-cut as it seems at first...
link to Why Does Swedish Sound So Unusual?
Spoken by over 9 million predominantly Scandinavian-based people, Swedish is one of the more minor European languages. Like Danish and Norwegian, it derives from the North Germanic language known as...
link to Are the Finnish People Vikings?
Modern-day Finland is just a short voyage away from Sweden and Norway, where the Viking peoples thrived from 800 to 1066 CE.
At that time, Finland consisted of various tribes, spanning from...
link to 5 Traditional Female Viking Hairstyles
Recent depictions of Viking women often portray them with elaborately braided hair, mohawks, dreadlocks, and partially shaved heads.
However, Medieval female Vikings had limited...
link to Are Scottish Descendants of Vikings?
Most people associate the Vikings with the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Iceland, and Denmark.
However, Scotland is just across the North Sea from these countries, so could Scottish people be...
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