I don’t recall any of my Vik ancestors raising cattle...they just pillaged for what they wanted! LOL!
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An old story about Harald Hardrada, that he was brought before the King with his brothers, Guthorm and Halfdan. When King Olaf asked the boys what they would like to own, one of Harald's brothers replied that he would like vast fields of grain; the second replied that he'd like so many cattle they could devour the first brother's grain in one meal; Harald replied that he wanted to own enough warriors to eat those cattle in a single sitting.