Also medieval women could do all of those except for divorce because the church banned divorce
immaturenickname on
This whole “viking society was perfect because I like viking aesthetic” is the adult version of “pirates never take another person’s property”
Like, yeah, the pirate raider pillagers famous for violence against the unarmed and defenseless totally never did rape, it’s just all coastal women threw themselves at them with no regards for the risk of pregnancy with a guy they’ll never see again (if they’re lucky).
Ok_Bake_4761 on
I think the criticized meme tried just to counter the stereotype of a barbaric and uncivilized ~~Viking~~ Nordic culture…
No_Raccoon3680 on
People forget that Vikings are by definition murderous thieves.
Derfel1995 on
Exactly what went through my mind while reading the original meme
TheLordLongshaft on
The word viking comes from vikingr which essentially meant pirates/raiders and yes those people did a lot of raping and murdering and stealing.
But far more early medieval Scandinavians were fishermen, hunters, farmers, shepherds, craftsmen. I do believe these are the people the original post was referring to.
RedAndBlackVelvet on
“Noooo not my hecking wholesome rapist slavers”
GuitarPlayingGuy71 on
You censored boobies in a painting?
Dragonkingofthestars on
ahh you see that’s not a viking women, that’s a Saxon lady! classic mistake
Aliencik on
Everything is viking these days
According-Engineer99 on
I mean, viking dude is saying the truth. Thats not a viking woman after all, right?
Haliucinogenas1 on
There is a big difference between Nordic societies and vikings
Prestigious_Home913 on
What on picture is not a viking woman. Am just saying there nuance
Angel_OfSolitude on
Another interesting case on women, the Mongols. It was perfectly normal for a Mongol warrior to kidnap a woman from a rival tribe as his wife. But if he died she just took over whatever standing and role he had in life.
dull_storyteller on
Hey they never said they treated *other* people’s women like that.
how_to_namegenerator on
That’s were the “Viking women” part comes in. Norse women had a lot of rights and were generally very respected in Norse society (unless they were slaves, but then they weren’t treated poorly for being women, but for being slaves. Sure, they were probably mistreated in different ways from male slaves, but they weren’t mistreated *because* they were women). The foreign women who were kidnapped and turned into slaves and concubines did not.
SamVoxeL on
This is sounds like what the Dawah guys say in where islam conquered in certain region of women’s had right like this.
CJohn89 on
The fact that even modern militaries of just about every Country included ‘developed’ has a history of problem with rape right up until the current Century, Decade and Year which is overtly ignored makes it easier to see how there are apologists who choose not to see it in Vikings etc
It helps us to realise that it actually isn’t some unique quirk of pre-Ikea Scandis. It becomes a serious issue with culture that desensitizes to war and violence, even with fancy technology and codes of conduct
Barbarian_Sam on
People forget Viking is a profession
akasa-hassaku on
In east Asia these have been allowed (I’m Japanese)
Flimsy_Site_1634 on
She is not Viking, she is Anglo-Saxon, so it doesn’t count
/j
WanderToNowhere on
They kinda forgot about slavery was a norm back then.
ThroawayJimilyJones on
Yeah, vicking women. Not the one they captured and enslaved.
drobson70 on
Tbf,
Most memes here as massive inaccurate, especially when it’s weebs for Japan or Viking lovers.
yeetzapizza123 on
The most disgraceful fate is being killed by a woman but yeah I totally respect em
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Also medieval women could do all of those except for divorce because the church banned divorce
This whole “viking society was perfect because I like viking aesthetic” is the adult version of “pirates never take another person’s property”
Like, yeah, the pirate raider pillagers famous for violence against the unarmed and defenseless totally never did rape, it’s just all coastal women threw themselves at them with no regards for the risk of pregnancy with a guy they’ll never see again (if they’re lucky).
I think the criticized meme tried just to counter the stereotype of a barbaric and uncivilized ~~Viking~~ Nordic culture…
People forget that Vikings are by definition murderous thieves.
Exactly what went through my mind while reading the original meme
The word viking comes from vikingr which essentially meant pirates/raiders and yes those people did a lot of raping and murdering and stealing.
But far more early medieval Scandinavians were fishermen, hunters, farmers, shepherds, craftsmen. I do believe these are the people the original post was referring to.
“Noooo not my hecking wholesome rapist slavers”
You censored boobies in a painting?
ahh you see that’s not a viking women, that’s a Saxon lady! classic mistake
Everything is viking these days
I mean, viking dude is saying the truth. Thats not a viking woman after all, right?
There is a big difference between Nordic societies and vikings
What on picture is not a viking woman. Am just saying there nuance
Another interesting case on women, the Mongols. It was perfectly normal for a Mongol warrior to kidnap a woman from a rival tribe as his wife. But if he died she just took over whatever standing and role he had in life.
Hey they never said they treated *other* people’s women like that.
That’s were the “Viking women” part comes in. Norse women had a lot of rights and were generally very respected in Norse society (unless they were slaves, but then they weren’t treated poorly for being women, but for being slaves. Sure, they were probably mistreated in different ways from male slaves, but they weren’t mistreated *because* they were women). The foreign women who were kidnapped and turned into slaves and concubines did not.
This is sounds like what the Dawah guys say in where islam conquered in certain region of women’s had right like this.
The fact that even modern militaries of just about every Country included ‘developed’ has a history of problem with rape right up until the current Century, Decade and Year which is overtly ignored makes it easier to see how there are apologists who choose not to see it in Vikings etc
It helps us to realise that it actually isn’t some unique quirk of pre-Ikea Scandis. It becomes a serious issue with culture that desensitizes to war and violence, even with fancy technology and codes of conduct
People forget Viking is a profession
In east Asia these have been allowed (I’m Japanese)
She is not Viking, she is Anglo-Saxon, so it doesn’t count
/j
They kinda forgot about slavery was a norm back then.
Yeah, vicking women. Not the one they captured and enslaved.
Tbf,
Most memes here as massive inaccurate, especially when it’s weebs for Japan or Viking lovers.
The most disgraceful fate is being killed by a woman but yeah I totally respect em