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2007-03-12 21:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by nicholasmldnd 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
One of the things that was happenng around 1000 was that the Chritianization of the Vikings was beginniing, starting with various kings or chiefs. A curious thing I ran across in reading about this was that the Churc had to remove a food taboo (like Jewish and Islamic bans on pork) on eating horsemeat, which had previouslly existed. One of the favorite meats of the Vikings was horsemeats, and the missionaries realized that banning horse as a food would be an obstacle to mass conversion (earlier, Christianity had ceased to observe the Jewish ban on pork, in order to have a chance of spreading among the Greeks).
2007-03-12 21:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by silvcslt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vikings were not out to conquer and kill as people make out they were.
From 800, there were changes going on in the political landscape of the Scandanavian world. The Scandanavian kings, anxious to increase their economic clout, increased the tax burden on fishermen and owners of farms.
Forced to look elsewhere for revenue, thats when the Scandanvian people began to move out and search for other lands - away from controls of the kings. Unfortunately, seeking settlement elsewhere also took the form of raids. One of the easiest targets for raids was Christian monasteries.
Realising the money to be made from raids and settlements, Scandanavian kings got in onto the act. Techological advancements made viking ships much more seaworthy to go longer distances. Danish kings such as Canute and Harold Hadrada found easy targets in England.
But not all vikings returned back to Scandanavia. King Canute settling in England one example. Other vikings established settlements in Greenland, Iceland and even America.
To understand why the Viking role changed, have to look at the political / social developments happening in Scandanavia.
2007-03-13 06:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Big B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vikings settled in Normandy (France) and England and became Christians. From a predator society they became lords of lands and feudal people who submitted Saxons. From then, they were the Normans.
2007-03-13 04:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Bushwhacker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vikings started as raiders but with the passage of time they eevolved into traders and colonisers as their story in England (Danelaw), France (Normandy) Scotland (Kingdom of the Isles) and Ireland (Dublin and other places) shows
2007-03-13 06:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by chrisvoulg1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋