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The Vikings took the Viking cats on their voyage

Lo and Behold: The Viking Sailors Took Cats with Them

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The Vikings kept their cats with them during their voyage with a view to preventing the rodents from pillaging food and goods of the Viking warriors and traders.

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Viking Weregild as the Viking money to settle dispute

Viking Weregild: Viking Monetary Tool to Solve Killings

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Weregild in the Viking Age refers to an amount of money that the Viking criminal would pay for the victim's family and the victim. This was a common way to solve the dispute in the Viking Age.

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What is the Viking Outlawry?

Viking Outlawry: Refused by Family and Banished from Society

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In the Viking Age, people held a viewpoint about "crime" different from us now. Being condemned as outlawry in the Viking Age meant he/she could no longer be a part of the society. Refused by family and banished from the society, the Viking outlawry had to flee into the forests.

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Viking ship stone

Viking Stone Ship: Not Only for the Deceased

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Some of the famous Viking constructions include the Viking ship stone. First, the archaeologists believed that Viking ship stone was for the deceased. But they have unearthed many artifacts in the sites suggesting Viking ship stone constructions might also be erected for Viking social activities.

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If not Valhalla, would the Vikings have any other option for their afterlife

If Not Valhalla, Would the Vikings Have Other Paradise?

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The Vikings held a firm belief in their afterlife. They believed as long as they fought bravely in battle, they would join the gods in their afterlife. The most famous was Valhalla Odin's Hall of the Slain. But besides Valhalla, there was one more paradise for the brave Viking warriors who fell in battle.

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