The Vikings were not Germans

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Neither horns nor language have anything to do with it.

Vikings were originally a Germanic people who did wear horned helmets in the Bronze Age, most likely for ceremonies related to their religion, but they gave them up later. As I said, they were originally a blonde, blue-eyed Germanic people who spoke a Germanic language and exhibited Germanic characteristics. As they spread across Europe and North Africa, particularly Europe, they incorporated other peoples by kidnapping locals to serve as wives or slaves and introduced those genes into their genome. However, they were initially a blonde, blue-eyed people.

The Vikings have a reputation for being fierce, but I think this has more to do with the climate in which they lived. Scandinavia, before the scientific age, was not a very conducive place for agriculture, and crops often failed. When this happened, some Vikings would take to their boats to search for food for their starving families. Also, the term "Viking" does not refer to a group of people but rather an activity. Vikings were raiders, and not all members of the Viking community were raiders.

 

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Moonie is encyclopedic in his ignorance. That being said, the Norman's did indeed hail from Scandinavia.

That is true, but the interesting thing is that, in less than 100 years after settling in Normandy, they gave up their Germanic language, religion, and customs, becoming French in all but ancestry.

 

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Vikings were originally a Germanic people who did wear horned helmets in the Bronze Age, most likely for ceremonies ... but they gave them up later.

Not true. Scandinavians still have ceremonies and parties where horned helmets might be worn for the fun of it.

As I said, they were originally a blonde, blue-eyed Germanic people who spoke a Germanic language and exhibited Germanic characteristics.

Scandinavias still speak Germanic languages.

The Vikings have a reputation for being fierce, but I think this has more to do with the climate in which they lived.

Bull shit. What do you mean, "in which they lived"? Skåne, a major area of the Hanseatic League, is warmer than other Hanseaic nations such as Poland and Russia as well as Bulgaria, Belgium, etc. etc. etc.

the term "Viking" does not refer to a group of people but rather an activity.

Bull shit again. The name Viking comes from coastal sea points that offered shelter for anchoring their ships from rough seas thus giving them access to landing in order to replenish land stocks by bartering or by raiding. In other words, the term Viking most certainly does refer to a group of people.

 

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Not true. Scandinavians still have ceremonies and parties where horned helmets might be worn for the fun of it.

Scandinavias still speak Germanic languages.

Bull shit. What do you mean, "in which they lived"? Skåne, a major area of the Hanseatic League, is warmer than other Hanseaic nations such as Poland and Russia as well as Bulgaria, Belgium, etc. etc. etc.

Bull shit again. The name Viking comes from coastal sea points that offered shelter for anchoring their ships from rough seas thus giving them access to landing in order to replenish land stocks by bartering or by raiding. In other words, the term Viking most certainly does refer to a group of people.

From my knowledge which i admit is limited i always understood Vikings to have come from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and even Finland, but over a thousand years ago those lands probably didn't exist as Nation States as we know them today, but they went far and wide including my part of North West England where evidence has been found of their settlements and place names even in my town that are connected to them, also i always understood the Germanic tribes who fought the Romans were nothing to do with Vikings, i stand to be corrected.

 

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From my knowledge which i admit is limited i always understood Vikings to have come from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and even Finland, but over a thousand years ago those lands probably didn't exist as Nation States as we know them today, but they went far and wide including my part of North West England where evidence has been found of their settlements and place names even in my town that are connected to them, also i always understood the Germanic tribes who fought the Romans were nothing to do with Vikings, i stand to be corrected.

The Vikings got as far south as Turkey.

 

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Not true. Scandinavians still have ceremonies and parties where horned helmets might be worn for the fun of it.

Scandinavias still speak Germanic languages.

Bull shit. What do you mean, "in which they lived"? Skåne, a major area of the Hanseatic League, is warmer than other Hanseaic nations such as Poland and Russia as well as Bulgaria, Belgium, etc. etc. etc.

Bull shit again. The name Viking comes from coastal sea points that offered shelter for anchoring their ships from rough seas thus giving them access to landing in order to replenish land stocks by bartering or by raiding. In other words, the term Viking most certainly does refer to a group of people.

Not true. Scandinavians still have ceremonies and parties where horned helmets might be worn for the fun of it.

Scandinavias still speak Germanic languages.

Bull shit. What do you mean, "in which they lived"? Skåne, a major area of the Hanseatic League, is warmer than other Hanseaic nations such as Poland and Russia as well as Bulgaria, Belgium, etc. etc. etc.

Bull shit again. The name Viking comes from coastal sea points that offered shelter for anchoring their ships from rough seas thus giving them access to landing in order to replenish land stocks by bartering or by raiding. In other words, the term Viking most certainly does refer to a group of people.

Starving people can the aggressive and dangerous.

Scandinavia experienced several famines during the Middle Ages, often caused by harsh climatic conditions, crop failures, and socio-economic factors. Here are some notable examples:

1. The Great Famine (1315–1317): This widespread famine affected much of Northern Europe, including Scandinavia. It was triggered by excessive rainfall, leading to crop failures and food shortages.
2. The Volcanic Winter of 536: A global climatic event caused by volcanic eruptions led to severe famine in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe.
3. Famines in the 14th Century: The Little Ice Age brought colder temperatures, which contributed to agricultural struggles and periodic famines in the region.

 

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From my knowledge which i admit is limited i always understood Vikings to have come from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and even Finland, but over a thousand years ago those lands probably didn't exist as Nation States as we know them today, but they went far and wide including my part of North West England where evidence has been found of their settlements and place names even in my town that are connected to them, also i always understood the Germanic tribes who fought the Romans were nothing to do with Vikings, i stand to be corrected.

The Romans gave the blonde, blue-eyed people of the North their name. They called them "Germani," which is not originally a Roman or Latin word. It most likely comes from the Celts, possibly through the Romans, and may have had a derogatory meaning. The term "German" worked well until Germany became united in the 1870s, as this unification led to some confusion. Since then, we have used the term "Germanic" to describe the broader group.

The Germanic peoples were divided into three major groups: the Eastern Germans, Western Germans, and Northern Germans. It was the Eastern and Western Germans who fought the Romans, with some even establishing kingdoms within the Roman Empire. The Northern Germans, however, were largely left out of this action and had little contact with the Romans, unlike their southern cousins.