dietmountainmadewka:

theawkwardqueerturtle:

tilthat:

TIL Wounded Viking warriors were given strong onion soup. After a few minutes someone would smell the wounds and if onions could be detected it meant that there were serious abdominal injuries and that death was inevitable.

via reddit.com

The more I learn about vikings the more advanced I think they were for what we give them credit for.

they were some of the most advanced seafarers in europe, and their reach spread all the way from Canada to the Middle East. They’re as responsible for civilization in North/Eastern Europe as the Romans.