Quite long ago, from approximately 800 to 1050 A.D., Vikings set sail from Scandinavian nations such as Denmark in their new-fangled ships and landed– raiding, or at least trading–in ports throughout Europe and the Baltics. Vikings of the age were rough men, ship-hardened and world-weary. In their early days they were also very rough on Christians, going out of their way to burn church buildings or destroy monestaries, in response to the harsh incursion of Christianity into their previously pagan lands. Within several centuries, though, the Church had converted many Vikings to Christianity and the Vikings essentially became Crusaders. While we’re pondering all this Crusading let’s enjoy this video of Viking”music.
(note the Viking buying retail at 0:16)
