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37. A baldric was a shoulder strap to carry a sword.

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38. The Danegeld was an example of Viking extortion; promising "protection" for gold.

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39. The historical Macbeth submitted to Viking King Cnut in 1031 along with Malcolm and Iehmarc.

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40. Vikings were great traders, taking bronze scales with them on trips to weigh money and metals.

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41. Vikings wanted to die in battle in order to make it to Valhalla - the Norse afterlife for brave fallen warriors.

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42. In the year 1000 at the Iceland Althing, King Olaf ensured the peaceful adoption of Christianity by Vikings. He was later sainted for it by the Roman Catholic Church.

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43. Viking women died earlier than men due to the dangers of childbirth, usually by the age of 35.

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44. Fish was eaten throughout the year and smoked in roofs for preservation with herring, haddock, cod and trout being common.

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45. In 939AD Vikings from Dublin conquered the whole country and England was as one.

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46. Rich Vikings (chieftains and Jarls) enjoyed imported wine from Germany, ate from metal plates, employed skalds for epic poetry, rode horses and had wives described as pretty, slender and wise.