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 ==== Axes ==== ==== Axes ====
-Axes were the most common weapon among the Vikings, but this is not because they were more effective, but because they were extremely cheap to make. Swords were more difficult to make and required much better material, making them unaffordable for a small number of Vikings. As for hammers, they were generally unused by the Scandinavians. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age_arms_and_armour|Wikipedia]])]+Axes were the most common weapon among the Vikings, but this is not because they were more effective, but because they were extremely cheap to make. Swords were more difficult to make and required much better material, making them unaffordable for a small number of Vikings. As for hammers, they were generally unused by the Scandinavians. [([[https://www.history.co.uk/shows/vikings/articles/top-5-viking-weapons|History]])]
  
 ==== Ivar the Boneless ==== ==== Ivar the Boneless ====
 Ragnar's son, Ivar the Boneless, attacked England in 865 at the head of a large Viking army, conquered Northumbria and York, and thus set the stage for regular Viking settlement in the area. Described in the Ulster Annals as "the king of all Scandinavians", he suffered from a condition similar to congenital bone brittleness or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivar-the-Boneless|Britannica]])] Ragnar's son, Ivar the Boneless, attacked England in 865 at the head of a large Viking army, conquered Northumbria and York, and thus set the stage for regular Viking settlement in the area. Described in the Ulster Annals as "the king of all Scandinavians", he suffered from a condition similar to congenital bone brittleness or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivar-the-Boneless|Britannica]])]
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