50+ Facts That Will Change the Way You Watch Netflix’s “Vikings”
The Forgotten Tale of Viking Farmers
We’d like to emphasize once and for all that not all Vikings were raiders. Most were, in fact, farmers. Of course, tales of their seafaring conquests often overshadowed this agrarian reality. These farmers cultivated barley, oats, and rye while tending to cattle, sheep, and pigs on their homesteads.
The harsh Nordic climate demanded hard work and resilience. However, stories of raids and expeditions were far more captivating to recount, causing the everyday life of the Viking farmer to be overshadowed for centuries.
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