1 Jan 878 Jahr - ACT 3 Lots of Danish Invasions

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They invade islands 1 and 2 over 100s of yrs. Inspired by ACT 2, they fight back in 1st island. In island 2, they, leader blah the great, make deals with the danish and they intergrate in society.

For the next 250 years the Scandinavian raiders of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark dominated the North Sea, raiding monasteries, homes, and towns along the coast and along the rivers that ran inland. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle they began to settle in Britain in 851. They continued to settle in the British Isles and the continent until around 1050.

Because there were finders within the invading groups, hate towards finders began to grow, suspicians.

Grains were incredibly important, and in addition to vegetables like cabbage, peas, beans, and parsnips, Viking farmers also grew rye, oats, and millet for everyday use in bread, along with beer and porridge. Food wasn't bland and tasteless, either — honey was a popular sweetener. Honey had another use, too: mead. Mead and strong beer was reserved for special occasions, while weak beer was more of a daily thing, for children and adults alike. And among the richest Vikings, it wouldn't be uncommon to find wine on their tables.

Vikings were also huge fans of fruit, and gathering fruits and berries was primarily a job for the children (via the BBC). Meat and fish were of the utmost importance, and Viking families often kept pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, and ducks. Fish and seals were hunted in the surrounding areas, and the records left behind by travelers suggest there were as many as 26 different kinds of fish on the menu at various times.

Early Viking beliefs involve the veneration of gods like Odin and Thor, belief in places like Asgard and Valhalla, and tales of the Valkyries, giants, and the spirits of the Yggdrasil tree.

But surprisingly, Christianity had already started to spread among the Vikings as early as 700. These earliest missionaries had little luck creating Viking converts, but over the next 200 years, more started to embrace Christianity. Viking traders renounced the old gods, were tattooed with the cross, and by 1050, the majority were church-attending Christians. Historians even know when an official change happened, thanks to a runestone which dates to about 965. Inscribed on the stone is a declaration from Harald Bluetooth, making Christianity an official religion.

parental description, not helpful, then that led to the development of a third part of a name: the nickname, specific to a person's appearance or personality traits. 

in Viking society, everyone knew their place and the place they were born into was the one that most would stay in. At the top were the kings, who oversaw the magnates, who were essentially locally-elected officials who employed armies and organized large-scale celebrations.

In the center of the social hierarchy were the farmers, and at the very bottom were the slaves and the thralls. While most Viking families put great weight on personal honor and upholding the honor of their family and their lineage, that absolutely didn't extend to the slaves.

They had no actual rights whatsoever, but there are stories of slaves being set free by owners, or being given their freedom after being bought.

Within the slave class, there was some variety in how they were treated. Some slept with the animals and were regularly beaten, while others — particularly men who were skilled at a craft, or exceptionally beautiful women — could earn their way into decent living conditions and something nearing respect.

Archaeological digs have uncovered plenty of toys, too, from wooden ships and swords to dolls and musical instruments.

many people were buried with a board in their arms, it's safe to say that this board game held a special place in the center of Viking culture.

"There's no question how nasty, unpleasant, and brutish they were. They did all that the Vikings were reputed to have done." According to Keynes, they stole everything they could get their hands on. They looted and defiled churches, carried off women, burned down settlements, and kept coming back for more. They were, indeed, quite cruel. Still, there was more to these marauding invaders than meets the eye.

the Vikings weren't nearly as bad as the Normans, who systematically "oppressed the local populace rather than integrating as the Vikings did."

in addition to both sexes sporting some serious makeup

Danegeld was a tax imposed by the Vikings on the countries they raided. By paying the Danegeld, rulers could ensure that their regions would not be subject to Viking attacks. English, French and other European rulers frequently paid huge sums of silver and valuables as Danegeld to the Vikings.

Viking forts.

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