. Viking Information

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The Vikings have been living in Themiscyra for about six months now and the clans have began to settle. There are three different clans with their own jarl and even though there are disputes between the clans they stand more united now than before against the Amazons. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind if you want to play one of the Vikings:

- Remember that there are not only Viking men who are referred to as the Vikings! In their settlements there are women too and many have families

- One of Viking kin can be true to the Norse Gods, but that is optional.

- Many people in the clans are likely to be related somehow, even if far back in line

-There might be some disputes between the clans, but mostly they try to keep the peace - at least here in Themiscyra.

- The Jarls rule each clan and have the last say in every decision.

- Who a girl will marry is mostly decided by her parents (if they are around). A girl can get married as early as at 12 years of age. If a man of another clan is to marry a girl in the other clan he would have to prove himself - either if he was to join the clan or take the girl with him - f.eks by fighting another clan male in a duel etc. A marriage between clans would form a sort of alliance. Here are some suggestions for Viking occupations (feel free to come up with something else, though!):

Völsung clan
Warrior – men only
Brewer - men and women
Farmer – men and women
Fisherman – men and women
Tailor – women only
Blacksmith – men only
Cook – women only
Hunter – men only
Crafter – men and women
Shaman – women and men


Ylfings clan
Warrior – men only
Brewer - men and women
Farmer – men and women
Fisherman – men and women
Tailor – women only
Blacksmith – men only
Cook – women only
Hunter – men only
Craftsman – men only
Shaman – women and men only


Skjöldung clan
Warrior – men only
Brewer - men and women
Farmer – men and women
Fisherman – men and women
Tailor – women only
Blacksmith – men only
Cook – women only
Hunter – men only
Craftsman – men only
Shaman – women and men


Other
Slave in the fortress - men only
Slave in the settlement - men only

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RESOURCE LINKS ON VIKING ERA

Provided by Elena!

Viking names

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml

http://thescholarsgarret.com/opusculi/viking_names/

http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter...g/viknams3.html

http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/dsykes/viking_names.htm

Viking clothes

- men's clothes: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/mensgarb.html

http://www.viking.no/e/life/eclothes.htm

- women's clothes; http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/roach.html

http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/qdirtyvk.html

Other useful links: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/clothing.shtml

Viking food

http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikfood.html

http://www.viking.no/e/life/food/index.html

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/food.shtml

Do you want to know how a Viking house looked like?

http://www.vikingdenmark.com/viking-houses...ide-layout.html

Viking daily life

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/food_01.shtml

Unfree people in the household

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/thralls.shtml

Something more about long ships (drakkars) and raiding

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/ships.html

http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/m...norse_ships.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/loot_01.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikin...eapons_01.shtml

Viking laws

http://www.viking.no/e/life/elaws.htm

Viking sports and games

http://www.viking.no/e/life/sports/index.html

http://www.viking.no/e/life/egames.htm

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/games.shtml

Viking women

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/women_01.shtml

Generalities and a bit of history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

http://www.viking.no/e/index.html

http://www.crystalinks.com/vikings.html

A wide collection of subjects about Viking life:

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/

http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/vikings.html

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/primary/Vikings/

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainT...?historyid=ab86

http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/sm...ry/vikings.html

http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/viking.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

http://www.regia.org/vikings.htm

http://www.arild-hauge.com/elife.htm

http://www.vikingrune.com/blog/

http://vikings.start4all.com/

http://www.localhistories.org/viking.html

http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/vikings.html

http://www.hyw.com/books/history/vikings_.htm

http://www.ragweedforge.com/vik.html

Gods, legends, literature ( Edda and sagas)

http://www.rosala-viking-centre.com/gods.htm

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/mythlinks.html

Poetic Edda and its follow-up, the Prose Edda

http://www.strongbowsaga.com/introduction.asp

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lars/thesis.html

Something about travelling Vikings and two of their main expeditions...

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/greenland/
http://www.nordicway.com/search/Vikings%20...0the%20East.htm

And a few books online about the Vikings:

"The Vikings - Voyagers of Discovery and Plunder"

"Barbarians! Vikings" by Kathryn Hinds

"Vikings" by Allison Lassieur

"Vikings" by Derreen Taylor

"The Vikings" by Tristan Boyer Bimms