Study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark

Phys dot org ^ | August 28, 2024 | University of South Florida

[ZULU]

Im other words, interpersonal violence was more common where the state didn’t do all the killing. Sounds like they are pushing gun control through the back door!!

[Bratch]

[Verginius Rufus]

Gregory of Tours' 6th-century History of the Franks gives an entertaining look at Merovingian Gaul...lots of mayhem.

[mass55th]

27% Sweden and Denmark DNA here. It's the second highest after 53% England and Northwestern Europe, as well as 11% Germanic Empire, 5 % Scotland, and 4% Ireland in that order. My father was born in Holland. My mother in Canada, so finding Sweden and Denmark in that percentage was a surprise. Neither parent knew anything about their ancestry. I basically had to start from scratch.

Vikings invaded, then settled in the British Isles, intermarrying with the local people. That's why a lot of Britons have ended up with traces of Viking DNA.

[Paal Gulli]

...monumental structures, particularly during the reign of King Harald Bluetooth in the 10th century, ...

He's the guy the the short range wireless protocol was named after.

Seriously.

[gleeaikin]

Years ago I read a book about violence in various societies. A description was given about dealing with playground violence in Denmark and another country, Germany, I think. In Denmark, playground supervisors usually took both children in the conflict and talked with them about the problem and helped them find a solution to the argument. In the other country, children were often encouraged to fight harder if they were in the right or something else which did not resolve the problem.

I also thought 6% death by executions sounded high, but then considered how many crimes in England of the period were also solved by execution—petty theft, pickpocketing, etc. Finally, with the American colonies, these petty crimes were often solved by transportation for life, which usually included “indentures” (time limited slavery) for a number of years when arrived in America. I wonder what crimes people were executed for in Denmark?

Another interesting fact about Denmark, is they managed to help all their Jews escape to freedom before Denmark was occupied and controlled by Nazi Germany. Can any other country claim such an unblemished record for saving Jews, or come even close???

[SunkenCiv]

Thx.