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Viking Fury |
| Section: CULTURE / FOLK WISDOM |
| Author: Stephen Henkin |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2000 |
| Size: 2,485 Words, 15,125 Characters |
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Since Scandinavia was surrounded by the sea, the Vikings were well placed to reach the heart of neighboring countries. The name Viking, adopted in the ninth century, likely comes from the Norse word vik, meaning "bay" or "creek.'' In their magnificent "dragon boats," the fearsome raiders needed only one meter of draft water for their deadly forays.
The fearlessness of the Vikings was bolstered by their belief in an array of supernatural beings. They admired their gods for what they saw as virile qualities: brutality, anger, lust, and humor. The gods were also respected for their virtues: courage, strength, and guile. Norse literature depicted the gods in human form with human traits, dwelling together as a large family. Like the individuals who created them, they were violent, ardent, a...
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.... Every day it was slaughtered and eaten, yet when dawn came it had been restored to life.
----S.H.
Additional Reading
Additional Reading:Anonymous, The Sayings of the Vikings, Gudrun Publishing, Reykjav’k, Iceland, 1992.
Yves Cohat, The Vikings: Lords of the Seas, Thames and Hudson, London, 1987.H.R. Ellis Davidson, Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, Penguin Books, London, 1964.
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