Going to Viking school.

PositionMEDIEVAL HISTORY - Brief article

The Vikings, Scandinavia's seafaring warriors from the 8th to 11th centuries, are best known as plunderers and killers. But a school in Seljord, Norway, is trying to change that. The Seljord Folk High School* now offers a one-year course on living like Vikings, focusing on craftsmanship rather than violence. Students learn how to thatch roofs, make boots, and forge swords as the Vikings did; animal sacrifices and sword fights are off-limits. The government-subsidized course is part of a national effort to revive pride in...

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