Viking Era – Page 10 – Ancient Finances

Alexander the Great

Some background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – part 2

Posted on June 3, 2017June 15, 2017

I’m going to take a look at finances of the Viking era. Before doing so, I’d like to provide some context of the horrid barbarity of warfare in ancient times. Previous post mentions the slaughter during the Roman destruction of Jerusalem. (Cross post from Attestation Update.) Next I’ll describe the gathering of slaves by Alexander […]

Alexander the Great

Some background on brutality of ancient wars before diving into Viking history – 1 of 2

Posted on June 3, 2017August 3, 2019

I’m going to take a look at finances of the Viking era, similar to what I’ve done on legionnaires during the Roman Empire and the plunder gathered by Alexander the Great. There isn’t a lot of information available, but I’ll look at some I was able to find. The Viking era has recently captured my […]