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The Vikings got a pretty bad reputation in Medieval Christian Europe. Did they deserve this bad reputation? Why or why not? (Think about the places the attacked and who wrote about the history of the Viking). Maybe rewatch Crash Course History: Vikings for more info!
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Haley M.
4/18/2016 10:57:00 am
I don't think they deserved this reputation. They were only doing what they needed to do to survive. There are plenty of other people in history who attacked villages and churches before them, as well. In my opinion, although it was kind of brutal, attacking churches and religious centers was a wise idea on their part. They were filled with riches and barely anyone there knew how to fight.
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Jake Z
4/20/2016 06:29:55 pm
I totally agree with you Haley. They were way to smart to deserve this record in time.
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Madisyn w
4/21/2016 11:26:20 am
I don't think they should have deserved this reputation. It was not only the Vikings who tore apart villages, and communities. Also they fight for their life, for things things they needed to survive. Yes it was really a really bad thing to do ruining people's life and home. This is what I have to say about the Vikings bad reputation.
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Sofa M
4/22/2016 07:43:46 am
I agree with you Haley, because it may sound very cruel and brutal but you are right they were just doing this to survive it is what they needed to do. I also agree with you that it was brutal but wise, because if their was an area with riches and not many people know how to fight then of course the Vikings are gonna go there.
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Veronica B.
4/24/2016 07:19:09 pm
I completely agree with you Sofia because they were just trying to survive. Also I think that vikings had very good stradagies and are just known for killing everyone which is not the case.
Alex B
4/22/2016 07:44:48 am
I agree with you Haley. They needed to attack places to get the things to survive. In my opinion it's smart to attack monasteries and churches because they barely knew how to fight.
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Daniela C
4/22/2016 07:48:01 am
I agree with you Haley about the vikings not deserving that type of reputation. They were actually smart because of the boats when they made them way faster than the ones before.
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Kelsey K.
4/24/2016 11:25:25 am
I agree with you Haley they don't deserve a bad reputation. The Vikings had to find a way to survive. They aren't the only people in history who attacked different villages
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Annabel B
4/24/2016 06:08:07 pm
I agree with Haley M. Other people before them attacked churches and villages, they were not the only ones. The only way a civilization can survive is by having money and churches were filled with them.
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Tyler H.
4/24/2016 07:51:39 pm
I agree with Haley M. they did not deserve a bad reputation. Just because they were raiders does not mean they are bad and not cool people.
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Jake Z
4/19/2016 12:59:05 pm
Barbarians should have never gotten this reputation. Barbaric tribes were actually very smart, but could easily fight. This made them almost impossible to stop. They were very smart by attacking religous buildings. Reason why is that not a lot of people there know how to fight.
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Daniel S.
4/19/2016 06:09:09 pm
I agree with you Jake, the Vikings were actually very smart and strong. It also makes them incredibly target able for their barbaric ways of life.
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Tyler d
4/24/2016 08:49:51 pm
I agree jake z, they were very smart and could easily fight, causing them to be powerful
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Daniel S.
4/19/2016 06:13:03 pm
I don't think the Vikings deserved their bad reputation. They were very smart and strong in battle. We don't actually know what they were like because most of their history has written after their fall.
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Haley M.
4/22/2016 07:42:42 am
I agree with you Daniel, we don't know a whole lot about them, to make these huge accusations. They were also really smart to think of these ways to survive.
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Cole K
4/22/2016 07:47:19 am
I agree with you Danny. Because I agree we don't really know their history.
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Madisyn W
4/21/2016 11:29:36 am
I totally agree with you Haley. They definitely did not deserve this reputation. When all they were really doing is fighting for their life. And also it was bad to ruin people's life or home. These Vikings were also very smart men. This is why I totally agree with you Haley.
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Cole K
4/22/2016 07:45:09 am
I do think they deserve this reputation. Because they attacked Monasteries which is a very smart move because they were defend less and rich. The vikings also were very strategic and strong. I think they deserve this reputation and not be called barbarians.
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Daniela C
4/22/2016 07:45:20 am
I don't think the vikings really deserved a bad reputation. They were one of the best clans. They made a big change in boat. And the only reason they went for monasteries was because they were so much easier to raid. Plus they didn't really want to hurt people they just wanted the gold or the riches.
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Aidan O.
4/24/2016 06:27:53 pm
I totally agree with Daniela C. They only attacked monasteries because of how easy and defend less it was and for all of the riches. They never did really want to hurt them. they just wanted a lot of loot.
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Emma S
4/22/2016 07:45:35 am
I don't think that the vikings deserved the reputation. They were doing what they needed to do in order to survive. There has been many people throughout history who have attacked churches and villages. Though how they did it was brutal I don't think they deserved the reputation.
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Sofie Y.
4/24/2016 02:05:13 pm
I agree with you completely Emma that the Vikings should not have been considered all bad. They were quite clever to attack monasteries, finding monks not good at fighting and jewels. They were also discriminated against because of their religion.
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Sofia M
4/22/2016 07:46:18 am
I don't think the viking deserved a bad reputation, because they may have done cruel things to some people but they were doing this to survive. It was very difficult to survive back then so the vikings did whatever it took to survive. Some people may think it was wrong to go to places with riches and take them, but in my opinion it was smart. Since theirs an area with many riches and bad fighters then of course this is the perfect place to get your riches.
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Alex B
4/22/2016 07:47:36 am
I think the Vikings didn't deserve their bad reputation because they were doing everything else other people did. They were just considered uncivilized for no good reason. They were actually very civilized and every tribe attacked places and it's not their fault monks couldn't fight.
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Emma S
4/24/2016 08:44:36 am
I agree with you 100% Alex. They were doing everything else other people did. Also, the Vikings were consider uncivilized for no good reason.
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Sofie Y.
4/24/2016 01:50:34 pm
I don't think the Vikings deserved a bad reputation. They were a clever, but barbaric bunch. They knew that the monasteries were home to monks who dedicated their life to religion not fighting, also jewels and money. The Christians just considered them uncivilized, an untrue accusation, because they didn't share a religion. I find this completely unfair and believe the Vikings coped with it quite nicely.
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Kelsey K.
4/24/2016 02:44:47 pm
I don't think the Vikings deserved the bad reputation that they got. The Vikings had to find a way to survive somehow and so did every other civilizations. The Vikings aren't even the only ones who ever attacked other villages. It was pretty wise of them to attack temples because a lot of people there don't know how to fight and churches have plenty of riches but it was also pretty cruel of them.
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Marissa C
4/24/2016 05:48:26 pm
Yes and no. Yes because they did steal from mosques because they knew the monks couldn't protect the money. Also no because they did have a boat that was faster and they were overly exaggerated by the people who wrote the books.
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Annabel B.
4/24/2016 06:11:32 pm
I think that the vikings did not deserve the bad image that they have. I believe that they were really smart to attack churches because they were filled with money. How else are you supposed to get money? They did what they needed to do to survive.
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Aidan O.
4/24/2016 06:24:30 pm
I don't think they deserve this bad reputation. I see them as one of the smartest groups of raiders. They were known for attacking monasteries which were defend less and full of riches. Just because it is a holy place, doesn't mean it is not a wise place to attack. This is why I don't think they deserve such a bad reputation.
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Veronica B.
4/24/2016 07:21:50 pm
I do not think they deserve a bad reputation. This is because they were just surviving. I also feel like people think they are wild animals but they had some good battle stradagies
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Marissa C
4/24/2016 07:49:48 pm
I agree with Veronica. They should not have had a bad reputation because they had good fighting strategies.
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Tyler H.
4/24/2016 07:54:46 pm
I think they don't deserve a bad reputation. Just because they were raiders does not mean they are bad and not cool people. I say that because of how fast they can get in and out of the places that they raid.
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Tyler d
4/24/2016 08:48:33 pm
I that no they didn't deserve this reputation, they were very smart and excellent fighters, they were smart to overload those monasteries, because the monks don't know how to fight and there's loads of money there
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Sam B
4/25/2016 04:33:54 am
I agree with Tyler D. I agree because the vikings wernt uncivilized savages, they are just smart, and strategic
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Sam B
4/25/2016 04:31:27 am
I do not beleive they deserved such a bad reputation. They were just strategic warriors. They were strategic by raidimg monasteries because they had money, and no fighters.
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