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Today was my little brothers friends birthday. Since im known for my craft skills I made her a cute little necklace. All the men at the birthday celebration wore their nice clothes and hornless helmets. Everyone was celebrating that the little girl survived her first five years which means she'll be strong and have power. She'll soon learn how to work at home and the farm. In the celebration everyone was telling sagas and having a great time.

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Today I noticed it was snowing and I was super excited to go skiing with my friends. Before I left I made sure to use the "Special" soap so my hair could get lighter. All my buddies have bleached hair but mine is still not quite light enough because my natural hair color is very dark so its taken me a while. I wore my Tunic and trousers and went skiing. Its funny how some people think we are all nasty and smelly. Me and my family are very clean. We make sure our hair is nice and combed and we bathe about once a week. While walking up the mountain to skii we passed by a "berserker". Berserkers are known to be the scariest and most terrifying people ever.

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Today is a very sad day for me. My mother passed away from a bad illness. We buried my mother in a boat with all her fine jewelry and one of our slaves sacrificed themselves and went with her. My mother was a very independent and hardworking woman. She divorced my father and she inherited property from her father. Even though my parents divorced my dad still cared deeply for my mom. He made a big feast with fish and different breads and a variety of sauces. My dad is a pretty good cook because since he's traveled to many places he discovered many different recipes and ingredients. My dad leaves today in his longboat  to go trade with other countries. Now im left alone and I have to take care of the farm and the animals.

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Vikings are known for their craft skills like weaponry, tools, domestic goods and jewelry

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Vikings are famous for their sagas; long and detailed generational stories that weave together the narratives of gods and forebears.

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There was a special type of Viking warrior called a berserker. They were known to be the scariest and most terrifying of all the Vikings and were certainly the ones who committed the most violent acts during their pirate raids.

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The Norse people took pride in strength and power. If a child was sickly and not able to fight or be useful in their society, they were considered to be weak and a burden. They would leave these children to die either by abandoning them or throwing them into the sea. Children who were strong enough to survive the first five years (which only 80 percent did) would be expected to contribute to the family by learning how to fight, work the farm or work in the home.

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As the Norse were people of the sea, some of their favorite food was fish, but since they were also proficient farmers, they had a varied diet.The Norse were good at preparing and cooking tasty food, and were fond of using spices to enhance the flavor. They also fermented cabbage, baked bread flavored with honey and made sauces using berries to add to their meat dishes. As the Vikings traveled, they adopted and adapted new recipes and ingredients into their diet.

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Vikings didn’t recognize fellow Vikings. In fact, they probably didn’t even call themselves Vikings

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Norsemen regarded skiing as an efficient way to get around and a popular form of recreation. They even worshipped a god of skiing, Ullr.

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Many Vikings got rich off human trafficking. They would capture and enslave women and young men while pillaging Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Slavic settlements.

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They would collect a fungus called touchwood from tree bark and boil it for several days in urine before pounding it into something akin to felt. The sodium nitrate found in urine would allow the material to smolder rather than burn, so Vikings could take fire with them on the go.

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Viking clothes were made from wool, linen and animal skins. The Vikings were skilful weavers and made their own clothes.  Men wore tunics and trousers and women wore a long dress with a pinafore over it.

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The Vikings had their own belief system prior to Christianisation. Known as Norse mythology, it centred on gods such as Odin, Thor, Loki and Frey, with some regional variations

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The Vikings were famous for sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia between AD 800 and 1066 to raid and plunder, but they also traded with people from other countries.

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The Vikings were expert boat builders and sailors. Keels – central spines along boats’ bottoms – made their 16 to 37m ‘longboats’ easy to steer, and because these were designed to float high in the water, landing on beaches was easy.

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Around 500 years before Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ the American continent, Vikings had visited its shores, landing in what is now Canada in around AD 1000.

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Vikings buried their dead in boats.Distinguished raiders and prominent women were often laid to rest in ships, surrounded by weapons, valuable goods and sometimes even sacrificed slaves.

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Viking Men Often Dyed their Hair. Brunette Vikings, mostly men, would use a heavily concentrated soap with high levels of lye that would bleach their hair.

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Viking men spent most of their time farming.
the vast majority peacefully sowed barley, rye and oats—at least for part of the year. They also raised cattle, goats, pigs and sheep on their small farms, which typically yielded just enough food to support a family.

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Viking women enjoyed some basic rights. they had more freedom than other women of their era. As long as they weren’t thralls, Viking women could inherit property, request a divorce and reclaim their dowries if their marriages ended.

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Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene.
Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. Vikings also bathed at least once a week—much more frequently than other Europeans of their day—and enjoyed dips in natural hot springs.

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Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets.the only authentic Viking helmet ever discovered is decidedly horn-free.