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At home, Vikings were industrious farmers and fishermen. They had a distinctive culture that valued honor, hospitality, and generosity.

At home, Vikings were industrious farmers and fishermen. They had a distinctive culture that valued honor, hospitality, and generosity.

==Religion==

==Religion==

Vikings had a polytheistic society. They had many gods, such as [[Tyr]], [[Odin]], [[Thor]], and [[Freya]].  Stories about these gods are now called Norse Myths. Many Vikings violently opposed Christianity, but for the most part eventually succumbed to it through persuasion, example and use of force.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/420178/Norway/39303/Christianization</ref>

Vikings had a polytheistic society. They had many gods, such as [[Tyr]], [[Odin]], [[Thor]], and [[Freya]].  Stories about these gods are now called Norse Myths. Many Vikings violently opposed Christianity, but for the most part eventually succumbed to it through persuasion, example and use of force.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/420178/Norway/39303/Christianization</ref>

Vikings who are still famous in our time are [[Eric the Red]], discoverer of Greenland, and his son [[Leif Ericson]], the first known European to land in North America.

Vikings who are still famous in our time are [[Eric the Red]], discoverer of Greenland, and his son [[Leif Ericson]], the first known European to land in North America.

*[http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html MNH education]

*[http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html MNH education]

*[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ Viking Answer Lady]

*[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ Viking Answer Lady]

*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/657 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle] at [[Project Gutenberg]]

*[https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/657 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle] at [[Project Gutenberg]]

[[Category:Medieval History]]

[[Category:Medieval History]]