Young children's lives were determined by their parent's status, so a child of a slave would automatically be a slave. However, a strong meritocracy meant that in adult life both wealth and status could be attained. #vikingfact
Byelaws in England are called that because in Viking times 'by' meant village. So Grimsby was a village where a Viking called Grim lived and Kirkby is the village with the church. #vikingfact
Wielded overhead at maximum velocity, Dane Axes were capable of cutting through iron helmets and down through a skull, coming to rest at around about the teeth! #vikingfact