[Eric in the Ozarks]

Norse invaders carried iron and bronze hachets when they sailed down to plunder Atlantic Europe. They had copper and iron ore--a competitive advantage at the time.

[Chad Fairbanks]

True, but they DID run like frightened little girls when they ran into my New World ancestors in Vinland ;0)

[RansomOttawa]

Norse invaders carried iron and bronze hachets when they sailed down to plunder Atlantic Europe. They had copper and iron ore--a competitive advantage at the time.