Skip to main content

Vikings and their way of life.



Church at city of Vassal, Finland

Kimmo Huosionmaa

Vikings were very tough and good soldiers, who were robbed half of Europe. The equipment of the Viking soldier was not so good, that they would not think of the gods, but they were very good weapon users, and that was the reason, why they had so terrible reputation. The Vikings lived in the northern area far away from other Europeans, and that was the reason, why those men were so good targets for prosecutions. And in some cases, the jewelry of monastery have been stolen monks by themselves.


But of course, Vikings robbed many cities and villages. Their methodology was always same. When those Vikings first time came, they offered trade products for the people of the city, and if they seemed like wealthy persons, they would come back with weapons. But Vikings worked also security missions for other kings, and they were known as good weapon handlers. That kind of specialists was very wanted for a military trainer, and Vikings were hired even by the emperor of Byzanthe.


Also, they worked as mercenaries, who attacked against other states by gift. Those mercenaries were used same missions as "Dirlewanger"-units were used in Nazi Germany 1940's. The Vikings might sometimes hire even by the Catholic church and their mission was to terrorize some area, and then the church took their knights in place, and they were told to the people, that by changing their religion to Christianity, the knights would protect their religious brothers and sisters. But sometimes the anthropologists have given a question about the weapon handling skills of those "men from the north". Why were those persons personal fighting skills so good? This was a question, what was interested many military leaders in the world.


In 1930's and -40's SS-Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler and German "Ahnenerbe" send many historians and anthropologists to Sweden, Norway, and Finland to find out, what made Vikings so ultimate soldiers. If that was because of the food, the German military would begin to eat the same food immediately. One explanation for the ultimate courage of those fighters was, of course, the mushroom, what is known as "the toadstool". This mushroom causes hallucinations, that Vikings were able to fight, without the feeling of pain. But this was only one explanation for their fighting success. The courage is the little bit different than skills for weapon handling. And this thing is what fascinated those persons.


If they would get own Viking-soldiers, they could have ultimate military personnel under their command. When we are talking about the muscles of Viking, I must say that they are not very weak. And if we think about the video, what is made for the song "Herr Mannelig", we must say that the woman must have very strong hands, if she wants to strangle the Viking soldier. Or she might use drugs, what was probably given by some other person little bit earlier, for stunning the soldier. But this is only the comment for that video, what is seen on YouTube. The Christianity ended the Viking era even in the northern land, but their reputation still lives in many stories and myths, like the song "Herr Mannelig".  Link to that video is under the text.

Sources

Writings of Vikings

"Herr Mannelig"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy44ocuoWhE


https://sites.google.com/view/vikingngsandtheirwayoflife/etusivu


https://crisisofdemocracticstates.blogspot.fi/


http://crisisofdemocracticstates.blogspot.fi/p/vikings-and-their-way-of-life.html

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Use virtual "perpetual motion machines" and seawater as energy sources.

   Use virtual "perpetual motion machines"  and seawater as energy sources.  The Archimedean screw can offer almost endless energy sources.  "Robert Fludd's 1618 "water screw" perpetual motion machine from a 1660 wood engraving. It is widely credited as the first attempt to describe such a device." (Wikipedia/Perpetual motion) The term "virtual perpetual motion machine" means a machine. That pulls water to the upper tank using a capillary tube. Then that water will fall through the generator or turbine wheel. The machine uses differences in pressure levels. But it looks like a "perpetual motion machine", that is impossible because of laws of thermodynamics.  The machine uses differences in pressure levels. But it looks like a " real perpetual motion machine", which is impossible because of the laws of thermodynamics.  The real perpetual motion machines don't use outside energy. And that's why they are not possible.

Will humans survive the sun's red giant stage?

"As the Sun matures into a Red Giant, the oceans will boil and Earth will become uninhabitable." (The Conversation, The sun won’t die for 5 billion years, so why do humans have only 1 billion years left on Earth?) Sooner or later, all stars use their hydrogen. And then they turn into red giants. Sun is a yellow G spectral class star that turns into a white dwarf. But before that, the sun will turn larger.  The sun turns red and that means. It starts to send more infrared radiation. This thing will turn Earth into a hellish temperature that vaporizes water from Earth.  It's possible. That Earth will also vaporize with Venus and Mercury. Some scientists say that we have only 1 billion years to move farther in the solar system. The habitable zone will go to the distance of Jupiter and Saturn, and maybe humans find a safe place in those distant moons.  It's possible that before Sun will grow too large humans make large groups of mirror satellites or large shields that sho

Metamaterials can change their properties in an electric- or electro-optical field.

"Researchers have created a novel metamaterial that can dynamically tune its shape and properties in real-time, offering unprecedented adaptability for applications in robotics and smart materials. This development bridges the gap between current materials and the adaptability seen in nature, paving the way for the future of adaptive technologies. Credit: UNIST" (ScitechDaily, Metamaterial Magic: Scientists Develop New Material That Can Dynamically Tune Its Shape and Mechanical Properties in Real-Time) Metamaterials can change their properties in an electric- or electro-optical field.  An electro-optical activator can also be an IR state, which means. The metamorphosis in the material can thermally activate.  AI is the ultimate tool for metamaterial research. Metamaterials are nanotechnical- or quantum technical tools that can change their properties, like reflection or state from solid to liquid when the electric or optical effect hits that material. The metamaterial can cru