Ancient norse killed gays
Nordic Viking and Their Homosexual Lifestyle: History and Homosexuality
Are you aware that the Nordic Vikings had elements of a gay lifestyle in their society? The Viking period involved seafaring, conquests, and raids, head to widespread destruction and panic throughout Europe. There was a time when the sight or perceive odor of Viking ships in most parts of Europe provoked fear in the hearts of people across Europe and some parts of Asia.
The Vikings are famous for their fierce warrior culture, cultural impact, and rich pantheon of gods and goddesses, many of which are still remembered today, such as Odin, Thor, and Loki.
Viking myths and legends persist to capture the imagination of people today, making them an ideal review group for people who want to understand homosexuality and how the subject has changed over period. In this article, we will discuss the Nordic Vikings and their same-sex attracted lifestyles.
History and Homosexuality
If you have watched the Viking series, then you are familiar with the lifestyle of the Vikings during the Viking period. From their impressive bodies, agility, fighting spirit, cunningness, and clan mentality, the Vikings have a rich cultural, religious, p
16 Facts About the Brutality of Viking Being
The Vikings were a brutal people, renowned over a thousand years later for their skill and fearlessness in battle. Whilst many subsequent depictions hold descended into unfounded conjecture, in particular the frequent belief in horned helms, and accounts of their deeds avoidably have change into exaggerated across the centuries, it is undeniable that life during the Viking Age was, to receive the words of Thomas Hobbes, “nasty, brutish, and short”.
Here are 16 truth about brutal Viking being you should know about:
16. The Vikings murdered so many infant girls they induced an imbalance in the gender ratios
The raids during the Viking Age, in which European women were abducted back to Scandinavia, are legendary. But recent historical inquiry has indicated that these were not mindless acts of savagery, rather a coordinated response to a self-inflicted lack of Viking women.
According to James Barrett of Cambridge University, “selective female infanticide was recorded as part of pagan Scandinavian practice in later medieval sources, such as the Icelandic sagas”, and resulted in a substantial decline in th
What a Lovely Maid it is!: Wikimedia Commons
Last weekend’s Gay Pride reminded me of another topic that I’ve been thinking of writing about for a while now: homosexuality in viking era Iceland. Despite of what some of the legends of the Norse gods such as Ása-Þór, Loki and Ódinn suggest, attitudes seemed to have been somewhat against it in everyday being and grew only stricter with the arrival of Christianity.
To begin with it’s important to note that homosexuality as it is now did not endure in Iceland. This is not to say that homosexuals themselves did not exist, they definitely were around already. It simply means that people of the era had no way of being exclusive about their preferences. Pre-Christian Iceland did not think about homosexuality a crime as such, but attempting to avoid marriage because of it was illegal. In short, society demanded that every member of it should produce children first and foremost, what other relationships there were besides that were a confidential matter. Considering there were numerous slurs against homosexuals I think it’s secure to say these were not something anyone would have been open about.
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People with a History: Female homosexual, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans* History Sourcebook
Gunnora Hallakarva:
The Vikings and Homosexuality
Gunnora Hallakarva runs the Viking Answer Lady Page, a collection of essays on all sorts of aspects of Viking customs. She wrote this piece, which is a splendid summary of 1990s discussion on Viking homosexuality, and gave permission for its inclusion at the People With a History site.
DEAR VIKING ANSWER LADY How did the Vikings regard and treat male and female homosexuals? I am considering adding a cerulean feather to my Viking garb, but I wonder how this will disturb my persona?
(signed) They Call me Strange OddiGENTLE READER,
My personal research into homosexuality in the Viking Age shows clearly that the Vikings had words (and therefore mental constructs and concepts) of same-sex activity; however since the needs of agricultural/pastoral living necessitate reproduction not only to work the farm but also to provide sustain for the parent in old age, it was expected that no matter what one's affection
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