I wonder how much this nimrod has actually studied the condition of Scandinavia before the Christian era.
They were not only a pagan culture, but practitioners of human sacrifice and eking out a living by raiding, pillaging, murdering and raping their more productive neighbors.
Is that the culture, tradition and way of life he is talking about?
Interesting comment.
Tolkien made substantial use of the epic mythology of the Kalavala in writing Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, etc. This pagan world view is as rich as Greek and Roman mythology.
Our boy here is just nostalgic for a time when you didn’t have to wipe yer arse.
They were widely known as savvy traders. When trading broke down, you became a target for raiding.
The Middle Eastern types feared the Northmen. In ways todays Nations cannot match.
As for voluntary sacrifice, at least it wasn’t ritualistic cannibalism...