One more post to provide context on the reputation of barbarity that is owned by the Vikings. A wonderful book, The Vikings, from the British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a catalog of a fabulous exhibit assembled by the two museums in 1980. The major exhibit showcased the artifacts and cultures of the […]
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 […]
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 […]