The Vikings Barbaric and Gentle

Women The Vikings lived in large family groups. Children, parents and grandparents lived together. When the eldest son took over the family farm, he became the head of the family and responsible for the well-being of them all. He had to provide the food the family needed. His wife, the lady of the household, had to see to it that the food lasted during the long, dark winter. She made butter and cheese, dried and …

…ere inspected and the wounds were found clean e.g. without infection. Harald Gille, king of Norway from 1130 - 1136, "proved" his right to the throne walking on hot iron. The Christian church introduced these methods and the church also abolished them. In Norway it was abolished in in 1247. Note! In Fiji, among other places, fire walking is still performed today using hot stones. This is done as a cultural ceremony, not a trial.