What Did Vikings Do All Day When They Weren’t Raiding?

Movies remember Vikings for raids, axes and longships. But what did Vikings do all day when they weren’t raiding? Most people in Viking Age Scandinavia still had animals to feed, food to preserve, tools to repair, cloth to make and a winter to survive. This documentary follows an ordinary Viking day from a smoky farm at dawn through work, trade, disputes, storytelling and the long winter, revealing the hidden side of Viking life that made the famous voyages possible. Chapter 00:00 The Viking Day Nobody Shows 01:21 Inside a Viking Farm 03:40 Everyone Had Work 05:20 The Labor Behind Longships 07:18 Work, Craft and Waterways 08:33 Trade Beyond the Raids 11:16 Law, Honor and Disputes 13:12 Not Everyone Was Free 14:34 Viking Free Time 16:43 Winter Tests Everything 18:26 What Made Raiding Possible 19:36 Night in the Viking World REFERENCE National Museum of Denmark — The People of the Viking Age National Museum of Denmark — Viking Homes Neil Price — Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, 2020 #Vikings #VikingHistory #VikingAge #NorseHistory #MedievalHistory #HistoryDocumentary BEFORE MODERN LIFE © All rights reserved.