Vikings In Control

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ancestors had been

enslaved.

Each community had a governing council known as a “Folkmood” or “Thing.”

This association had higher rulings than the king and or chief. Here decisions of war

were made, trials were held and they decided who was in what social class.

Parents usually arranged the marriages of Northmen. Even though the husband

was in charge, Viking women had more rights than European women. Some of their

rights were they could own land, share their husbands wealth and even get a divorce at

anytime.

Vikings had their own religion where they worshipped gods Odin, Thor, and Frey.

Odin was the king of all Norse gods and goddesses. He is believed to live in a home of

gods called “Asgard.” Vikings believed that if they died in a battle; they would be sent to

a hall they called “Valhalla.” Thor was the god of weather and was important because

weather had a great affect on the lives of people. Frey was the god of agriculture and

love.

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