바이킹에 대한 소문은 무척 무성하다. 음식을 좋아하는 사람이라면 바이킹에 얽힌 뷔페의 유래도 알 것이고, 날렵한 배를 가진 그들의 노략질이 유럽 역사에 얼마나 큰 영향을 끼쳤는지도 알것이다. 스칸디나비아의 추운 지역에서 온 이 강인한 전사들의 이야기, 바이킹이 전개된다.
Vikings were great. You would think of pirates wearing horned helmets and using big axe. Yes, they are all true, but you should know that they were not only dangerous pirates or brave fighters. They were good crafts and sailors, too.
The vikings explored a lot of places. They were already went to the Canada, and there are even stories that they found America faster than Christopher Columbus. This is why we can call them brave explorers. Where the good weapons that they use come from? It comes from the crafts who can make weapons well. So, we can understand that they had great technology.
However, the laws or stories prove they were quite cruel. When they had problems, than they would give their life. When they killed women, than they just had to give a fine to government. In fact, I didn't know that there were government that bave laws and solve problems. Many people think they were outlaws.
The vicious vikings were called stupid, brave, cruel... yes, they have a lot of stories. Maybe the bloody Scandanivians had to to that because of their weather, I think.