Vikings are just a bunch of...
So i came across this site, Estonianworld.com, and it was bemoaning being passed over for the reputation of being a viking nation. Huh? ~ estonianworld Well, i don't see any need for pride in being a maritime plunderous and murderous marauder. So what if the Baltic region is passed over for the discredit of being a viking nation and having such a historical lineage? Vikings were thieving uncultured barbarians whatever glossy coat of paint Hollywood wants to piss over it for profit and further elevation of the Europeans as heroes even though they were just power and money hungry depraved dirtbags. All one needs to do to present a questionable people, culture, and civilisation, as good - when it is far from - is to present them as human and nice in other ways. So you present a viking as a loving husband, good father, friend, etc, and really go into the details for these, and then, abracadumbra, people will excuse or find h...