Norse Daily Life

An Old Norse language expert offers (a lot of) thoughts and (where available) facts about a normal person s life in the Viking Age. Timestamps: 1:27 Three big takeaway points 1:41 (1a. Household: Sex makes babies) 3:51 (1b. Household: They have slaves, but don t think Louisiana plantations) 5:47 (2. Manliness, drengskapr is important, but not totally combatoriented) 7:38 (3. Everything is hard and living through the day is not taken for granted) 11:27 Chores 19:01 Entertainment and Arts (refers often to this video about Norse sports and games: and this one about the music preserved in the Codex Runicus: and I ll also mention this series on Norse poetry: 26:42 Status and Prejudice 36:15 Rhythms of Life: Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death 54:59 Food Drink 1:08:14 Clothes, Grooming, Personal Appearance 1:23:36 Concluding Thoughts 1:27:17 Reader s Corner 1:27:75 Do you like these videos Jackso