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Viking Raids and the Impact on Monasteries
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Viking raids were not always recorded, but were often part of people's lives and the rumors they heard. The irony of the Viking attacks on Anglo-Saxons and Irish is that they were once great pirate raiders themselves.
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The Viking male's rite of passage involved taking adventurous voyages to make a fortune and establish his life, earning him respect and status in his community.
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Viking culture
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The Viking male's rite of passage involved taking adventurous voyages to make a fortune and establish his life, earning him respect and status in his community. However, this fearlessness and fearsomeness was a threat to others, like the monks who faced the Vikings in battle.
ChapterViking Raids and the Impact on Monasteries
EpisodeShow 69 - Twilight of the Aesir
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Viking raids would have included many minor ones that were part of the local culture's rumor mill.
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Viking Raids
Summary
The Viking raids would have included many minor ones that were part of the local culture's rumor mill. Ironically, the Anglo-Saxons and Irish who took the hardest hit from these raids were the great pirate raiders centuries before the Viking era.