Jump to content
UNRV Ancient Roman Empire Forums

Invasion of the Viking women unearthed


Recommended Posts

Women may have accompanied male Vikings in those early invasions of England, in much greater numbers than scholars earlier supposed, McLeod concludes. Rather than the ravaging rovers of legend, the Vikings arrived as marriage-minded colonists. "Although the results presented here cannot be used to determine the number of female settlers, they do suggest that the ratio of females to males may have been somewhere between a third to roughly equal," the study concludes...

 

...read the full article at USA Today

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have a medieval england course http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/Course_Detail.aspx?cid=8410 playing on my ipod and I believe the lecturer said both the Viking and Saxon "invasion" was oftentimes more like a stream of settlers, according to the archeology. She gave specific reasons why the history was long ago spun to emphasize the wave or invasion aspect due to identity politics. I don't recall if she claimed many women came by sea - you can put Viking bangles on a Brit bride. I may have muddled some of this narrative because I play this series while walking along busy traffic.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...