Whats the fascination with Vikings?

Question

Whats with this recent obsession with Vikings, Viking metal, Viking religions etc. No offence but Vikings kinda sucked.

They're no where near as manly as Jack Bauer or Mr. Eko.

And as for this 'Jess' person, i am entitled to hold an opinion on a subject.

Answer 1

Let me see if I understand this....you are condemning people for fascination with a people that once existed while you're hooked on imaginary people created by writers in California, and then expressed your opinion when it wasn't asked for.
The Vikings are just as fascinating to some people as the Romans, Greeks, Japanese, Indians, and Civil War soldiers. If none of that interests you, then kindly watch TV and leave others alone. And while you're at it, stop writing nasty emails saying I can't express an opinon while you can.

Answer 2

Lets start this one off by saying they are "Northmen" not Vikings. You go a Viking, you aren't a Viking.

Viking means that you are going to go to sea for trade or raid. Its not the person involved.

Now why they where so cool

1. First people to sail around the world. This is proven by they where in Americas first and in Mongolia there is a burial site with two viking longboats and the people in that area show signs of viking ancestors.

2. The Vikings were amazing traders and warrior. Fear from Copenhagen (the city not the dip) to all of the Mediterranean and down and around the coast of africa.

3. As far as fighters go, very few people had the raw power a Viking had and here is why. Most people in the time where between 5' and 5'4" for the men, people where small. Vikings on the other hand easily topped 6' and up and where massive fighters.

4. Technology of the time, you should see the tech they had as far as thier boats and seaman ship. Amazing people. Not strong on deep water but they knew the coast lines like the back of thier hands. All the coastlines.

5. Thier favorite pass time was sacking castles from england to the turkish empire. Thats just cool

These are just a few reasons.

Answer 3

You are uneducated in this matter and likely influenced by some pop-culture misunderstanding of who the Viking people (Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and certain Germanic tribes) were and their historical significance. Look at the Goth movement, for example. The two main tribes were of Germanic origin: The Ostrogoth's and Visigoths. The leader of the Visigoths, Alaric, liberated Spain and Portugal from the Moors. (Well, when he got finished sacking Rome.) The Goths were far closer to Vikings than to Vampires!

There is another significance in the revived interests in Viking culture (which was far more sophisticated than you know), and morality (which is more realistic, pragmatic and honest than any doctrine of the alleged Christ).

Answer 4

I am completely obsessed with the culture of the vikings, many many late nights studying it in great detail. I am also going to school to be a vikingologist, and visit the lost island of
Vi-kingdom, where the viking people still live today.

Answer 5

They were a great people.They were warriors who believed in the ancient gods and thought a death in battle was the best way to go.

I agree with all of this.

Mr Eko on the other hand was a character in a rubbish TV show.

Answer 6

Vikings have been initially farmers and fishermen by potential of occupation. That became into the reason in the back of their remarkable crusing and boat-construction skills. Why they left their place of beginning place remains a topic of discussion. They left their place of beginning place to locate new lands for his or her turning out to be inhabitants and likewise their lands have been under consistent hazard from the community chieftains or aristocrats who felt the possibility from their useful pals. Even the useful rulers had to invade the territory and strengthen their potential by potential of unifying it into one Kingdom. What precisely became into the reason remains a secret ! As each and every person is conscious Vikings have been super sailors. It became into in this time they placed their remarkable crusing skills to sturdy use. using their longboats, they picked Coastal procuring and merchandising centers as raiding objectives. those web content have been the concentration of substitute of imported products like wines and severe high quality textiles. The magnates used church homes to save their products and whilst Vikings raided a Church , they ultimately hit a jackpot. And consequently, began a chain of raids by potential of the Vikings.

Answer 7

Evaluate the culture from the ancient perspective and compare it to the current one ... it is really no different ... rob and rape baby ... through current oil prices, government or even street prices for drugs. It is all about the strong prevail and the weak being consumed. Get over it.

Answer 8

Vikings were very MANLY MEN and most men desire to be like they were

Answer 9

I really do not think that you would say the "S" word in their faces. Why? because then you would really be turned into a screaming young man crying {RAPE}

Answer 10

It's the horns, baby. The cool hats with the horns.