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The Shortage of Women in the Viking Age Was Self-Inflicted
The Viking Age was marked by a curious imbalance and a scarcity of Viking women. Some theories suggest that female infanticide contributed to this disparity. Others insist it was self-imposed, as many Viking men often left their homelands to explore, raid, and trade.
Still, the Viking solution to this state of affairs was to go on more raids. They frequently took women from raided territories, especially places like the British Isles. These women then integrated into Norse communities, influencing both Viking genealogy and culture.
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