You Will Never Believe These Bizarre Truths Behind Vikings

Published on 06/01/2020
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They Have Different Names

We people thought that Vikings would refer themselves as Vikings. However, we were wrong. For them, “Vikings” was used Scandinavian means. They were the people who participated in the overseas voyages. What would they call themselves? We could say they were named “Ostmen” or “Astmen,” which means “East-men.” Ostmen had settled their place on the Eastern coast of Ireland.

They Have Different Names

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They Also Have “Power Couples”

The power couple was not only for well-known celebrities because back on the Vikings era, but there were also high-status people that were paired and been considered as “power couples” in their age. There was a discovery in a Viking tomb in Harup, Denmark, last 2012. That the bodies they had found were a pair of keys on the woman, it may be the sign that the person on the tomb came from a noble family. While on the man was a deadliest ax that the Vikings had ever produced. It made them realized that they were Vikings who has a higher status in the community.

They Also Have “Power Couples”

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