Vikingos

From the beginning of the 9th century to the end of the 11th, the men of the north arrived on almost all the coasts of the western world. The Vikings were tough men, with a different culture, hungry for land and wealth, but far more human than anyone has long been imagined. Thanks to advances in ships and navigation techniques, as well as unpredictable strategies, the Vikings could suddenly attack with brutal force and then fall back with their loot at full speed. Coming from an undoubtedly highly militarized society, honor meant everything: losing your reputation was worse than death. That is why blood revenge was their greatest reward ... It is true that they caused havoc wherever they landed, but also that, partly thanks to them, the Spanish kingdoms were unified and the advance of Charlemagne and the Franks through Europe stopped. . For the encounter between cultures changed both European and Nordic societies. There are many data already known, which in turn are mixed with myth and legend. In this short story, Kim Hjardar analyzes it all: the assault on Europe -they even reached North America-, the construction of their ships, their military strategies, their weapons, their gods, their villages... In short, the way life of the Vikings.