Vikingas beliefs in wars
Introduction
A war conflict is an armed war that is fought for two or more groups. It can be extended for a long time and its causes are diverse, almost always related to each other, in which civilians as military can be involved. To what extent the beliefs of the Vikings affected their way of seeing the war? According to Norway: Powered by Nature, the Viking era began in 793 with the attack on the English monastery of Lindisfarne, and ended in 1066 with the death of King Harald Hadrada. When addressing the issue on how the Vikings fought and how their beliefs influenced.
Developing
You have to get rid of the ideas that say they are cruel, looters of churches and murderers of priests, etc., Because most are false. They were mainly infantry soldiers that fought in small groups, but, as the Viking age progressed, society centralized and became more complex. It is true that there were great armies such as "the Danish army of the ninth century or the Hadrada Hadrada Army in Stamford Bridge in 1066". When talking about wild and barbarian Vikings, we must think that who wrote those documents were, mostly, they saw their monasteries like their monasteries.
And churches were looted and burned by a group of pagans, who did not respect their god. It is not that the Vikings were more cruel or sadistic, they simply did not have to respect a God in which they did not believe, they worshiped other gods who made them see death and life differently. The Viking warrior was not the best warrior in terms of his techniques or weapons, which made them highlight was his attitude when fighting was due to his way of living and, above all, his way of seeing death. The factors of ideology and war were related to each other.
"The Nornas are female spirits that did not depend on the gods, there were three sisters who lived in the majestic tree of life," they wrote destiny and the Vikings believed that they could not do anything to change it. Dying in combat was the most honorable because according to their beliefs, this was the only way to reach Valhalla that was the "great room". After each war, the Valkyrias chose those who had fought with greater courage or were the most heroic, and took them to Valhalla and became Einherjer who are the warriors. It is said that Valhalla’s roof was made of golden shields.
The seats were fine armor and the lighting was given the spears for how well polished they were. In this room, there were 540 doors that were protected by wolves and eagles flew through the living room. The Viking warriors who lived there, fought every day and those who died or were injured were recovered for dinner time where they ate wild boar and their drink came from the UBE of the Hedrun goat that was the hydromiel. But, the Vikings who ascended to the great hall, would only remain there until the arrival of Ragnarök that is the end of all the worlds. In the seventh century, the incursions method changed.
They were now called Strandhögg, which were made by a small team to be a fast attack. This caused them to move away from the cavalry and reach the light infantry that was characterized by carrying light weapons such as knives, arches, swords, etc. The horses that the Vikings had were not suitable for war because they were ‘mountain ponies;Smart animals, leisurely, capable of supporting extreme climates and the weight of large loads for long journeys, but were not manageable for the fight ’The Valkyrie’s Sigil. Therefore, when the Vikings started wearing ships to reach new lands.
They did not transport their horses, which was not common at that time. His ships were called Drakkar, they were used for looting and for peaceful trade. The participation of free Vikingas women in the Viking era is very important. It was not very common for women to go to wars, their ‘mission’ was to take care of the farm, their children and defend the people when their husbands were out. Cases on Viking warriors such as Lagertha have been found, which was a skijdmö or maiden escudera. Birka is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, founded in the seventh century. In this city.
There is a grave where the buried person there is surrounded by many weapons. For many years it was believed that the person buried in that grave was a man, but studies carried out by archaeologists from Stockholm and Uppsala universities, show that the buried person is a woman. DNA tests helped check this fact 136 years after the finding of that tomb. In an article published on September 8, 2017, by the American Journal of Physical Anthropology says that ‘it is buried surrounded by the sword, an ax, two shields, armor drilling arrows, and two horses.’
conclusion
“It is the complete equipment of a professional warrior."Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson also says that“ it is not a classic Valkiria like those that appear in the sagas, but a real military leader, who has turned out to be a woman.". It is true that the Viking woman had more value than in other cultures, they had the right to divorce, and if her husband died in the war, she inherited and retained her belongings. Viking laws protected them from possible sexual abuse. Unlike Christian and Muslim culture, the Viking woman had more social relevance and enjoyed freedoms.
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