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Did vikings keep slaves?

April 26, 2017slaves vikings

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Did vikings keep slaves?

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Yes, though this was common practice among all the northern European kingdoms in this period. Capturing and trading slaves during the Viking Age is believed to have brought considerable wealth into Scandinavia as well as to the Vikings who settled in Ireland, Britain and on the continent.