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What was the social perception of raiding in the Viking world, and how did social perceptions of raiding vs other occupations change over time (ie, when raiding stopped being 'a thing')?
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Basically, I'm curious what a Norse farmer or craftsman might think of his son or brother deciding that instead of leading a "normal" life in Scandinavia, he instead wanted to go pillage some Saxons and Frenchman. Furthermore, after distinct national identities in Scandinavia began to develop, and the Norse were Christianized, how long did it take for raiding and plundering to stop being a socially acceptable way to get by? After it was no longer common, were folk tales still told about Viking raiders? What was the perception of them then, and how was it different from back when it was still more commonplace?
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