It was also spoken in the lands the Vikings settled in. The Vikings spoke Old Norse, a North Germanic language that was spoken until about 1300 AD. Exports included amber, fur, cloth, wool, down, slaves/thralls, walrus ivory, wax, salt, cod, and weapons. Imports includes spices, glass, silk, and wine. Traders carried small scales, enabling them to measure weight very accurately, so it was possible to have a very precise system of trade and exchange, even without regular coinage. Silver was the most common metal in the economy, although gold was also used to some extent. Except for the major trading centers, the Viking world was unfamiliar with the use of coinage and was based on so called bullion economy, meaning the weight of precious metals. The Vikings established and engaged in extensive trading networks throughout the known world and had a profound influence on the economic development of Europe and Scandinavia. Most Karls expressed similar tastes and hygiene, but in a more relaxed and inexpensive way. Men and women of the Jarls were well groomed with neat hairstyles and expressed their wealth and status by wearing expensive, often silk, clothes and well-crafted jewelry like brooches, belt buckles, necklaces, and arm rings. The average height is estimated to have been 67 inches (5’5”) for men and 62 inches (5’1”) for women.Ī person’s social-economic class was easily recognizable by their appearance. Women had long hair, with girls often wearing it loose or braided and married women often wearing it in a bun. Most men had should-length hair and bears, and thralls were usually the only men with short hair. Genetic studies suggest that people were mostly blond in what is now eastern Sweden, while red hair was mostly found in western Scandinavia. Their skin was fair, and their hair color varied between blond, dark, and reddish. Scandinavian Vikings were similar in appearance to modern-day Scandinavians.
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