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1. viking women held stronger positions out of all the women in Europe at that point in time.
2. it was possible for a women to inherit land from her parents.
3. after marriage a women would bring a dowry with her the groom would give her a sort of "morning gift" in case they got divorced.
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1. viking women controlled the family wealth
2. women were always charcterized as willful and unyeilding
3.the younger women were usually sold off to marriage
4. viking womennkept house
5. any man who laid hand agiasnt a women lost his honor

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1. At first viking women were more superior then men.
2. Viking women controlled the most wealth.
3. They got to choose their own jobs.
4. Younger girls were sold for marriage.
5. Viking women were more of house keepers and worked at home.

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1) The keys women carried with them represented the wealth collected from the household and the farm, which shows how much power they possessed.
2) Viking women in sagas and stories were usually characterized as willful and unyielding, though in reality girls were married off by their parents to strangers for political and economic standing.
3) Women could choose other jobs, such as being a rune-master, which might explain why we have found and erected runes about and by women (although far fewer than we have uncovered about men).
4) There existed a law that banned prostitution and gave capital punishment to those breaking that law. Also, rape was given capital punishment by choice of exile or a stiff fine.
5) The genders of Viking corpses can be determined by what was left as burial gifts; the men were usually buried with weapons and tools, while the women were usually buried with brooches and keys.

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1. Compared to other parts of Europe, viking women held much more authority. This is spectacular considering how easily early Europe can be associated with unequal rights and labor for women. Women not only usually centered control of the family household and farming, they ultimately were a center control of the wealth.
2. A gender role was not strict for Vikings and appeared to be diverse for women. They were sometimes represented as being obedient and self sacrificing young ladies, but often were shown forcefully married by control of parents. Yet still, they were also depicted as independent and pertaining free choice.
3. There was a surplus of rune stones granting true holy honor for women.
4.Holy practices also allowed women to be equal to male priests, able to teach the same sermons, as long as they abide by the holy book.
5. A large institution called Lagting was a sort of meeting of local men, and women and the disabled were allowed to attend. Women were often allowed to serve as representatives of the family if the man could not attend.

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1. Women took care of the house while men were away on the voyages
2. they were self conscious and eager for power
3. a grave for a female viking was equipped for a female
4. women were married to a complete stranger
5. while men were away women took the responsibilities of the men

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1)Viking woman were responsible for all the wealth of the house. Keys were a common symbol of her position in which they often held a lot of power.
2)Woman were permitted to attend political meeting if they wanted to
3)Female priestess (Gydjer) were respected on the same level as normal male priests.
4)Those women who fought in battle were known as Valkyries.
5)Woman were commonly buried with their possessions. These usually would include keys, necklaces, and brooches.

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1) They were in charge of all of the wealth of the farm and the household, which was symbolized by the keys they carried with them.
2) Women could have occupations other than those connected with the farm (i.e. - rune masters).
3) Burials give us the most information in regard to gender roles during the Early Viking Age.
4) Once Christianity was introduced, towards the latter part of the viking age, people were not buried with gifts as commonly.
5) The sagas tell of women who went on Viking exhibitions along with the men.

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1. Viking women carried keys to symbolize they were the manager of the household.
2. Men who laid a hand on a women lost his honor
3. Women's graves were as large and as richly equipped, just with different things
4. There was a decline in the status of women during the viking age. They were equal/ greater then men before and slowly they had to work more to attain the same status.
5. Valkyries, choosers of the slain, chose who won wars.

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1) In Denmark there are about 220 memorial stones. For 23 of these stones, women are the sole commissioner. 11 stones are erected in memory of a woman.
2) In the sagas we meet strong, proud and independent women, many of them are pictured as willful, manipulating and often uncompromising. They seem to be brought up to be both self-conscious and eager for power.
3)We also see that women are given away in marriage to confirm alliances between families. Young girls are married off to strangers.
4)But women could also have other occupations than those connected with the farm. They could be rune- masters, scalds, priestesses, explorers and traders. Perhaps they also were warriors.
5)The Norse religion is crowded with female beings: They are goddesses, giantess, elves, nornes, valkyries etc.