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The Vikings, pt. 1 -- In the Norsemen's World

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Slavery in Scandinavia

Most of Scandinavia, as I said, were free, also some were slaves. These slaves included captives who were taken from foreign raids and then sold in Scandinavia. Many slaves became free over time, they could become free through earning wages and paying for their freedom. Viking warriors would not have been all that dramatically different from an Anglo-Saxon or a Gaul or a Lombard.

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