Vikings Quotes

“There were rituals that sometimes involved animal sacrifices, but there is no record of human sacrifices.”
― Robert Carlson, Vikings: A Concise History of the Vikings

“So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness. There was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes, a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes. A foundling to start with, he would flourish later on. In the end each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him and begin to pay tribute. That was one good king." —BEOWULF We”
― Robert Carlson, Vikings: A Concise History of the Vikings