In stark contrast to the bustle and abundance of city life, many traders and Vikings alike would have also resorted to scrounging and gathering food items when not docked in an urban area - a skill of which there would have likely been no shortage of on these voyages.
Somewhere along the Scottish coastline ; Latter half of the 10th Century. Nor snow, nor rain, nor blazing Summer heat, a man is always expected to provide protection to his household and home town or village.
Haithabu, Current-Day Germany ; Latter half of the 10th Century. The arrival of the Danish ships may have brought terror into the hearts of some, but to many, they were a sign of commerce and trade for valuable commodities, such as textiles.
Haithabu, Current-Day Germany ; Latter half of the 10th Century. |
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