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Viking weapons
A typical weapon for a Viking warrior is undoubtedly the battle axe. Its look depended mainly on the owner – poorer warriors would have an ordinary axe with an extended shaft, richer Vikings then owned a laboriously decorated axe with various elements of the Viking art. The most valuable weapons were double-bladed swords with a short hilt. The spear was also commonly used in close combats. Everyone who approached was stabbed mercilessly.
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Secrets of the North: What Did Vikings Really Look Like?
Interesting facts of the past
When we picture a Viking, this is what probably comes to mind: a tall, burly, unwashed warrior with wild hair... But archaeological finds suggest that the real Vikings were quite far from that stereotype. They were surprisingly clean, well…
