Why were the Norse so much superior to their neighbours? Franks

>>2741760
What?

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>>2741760
The Norse?

>>2741760

The genetic inferiority of Nordics.

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>baiting this much
I'm not even mad.

>>2741761
They were the most sophisticated people in the world at the time.

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>>2741767
Hmmm

>>2741760
Franks - Create a Western, Christian Empire
Byzantines/Romans - Still Rome, still exists and holds off Islam
Moors/Spain - Build and blend Christian and Muslim civilisation
Vikings - A bunch of pirates that are irritating but you can pay them money to fuck off
Norse overall - People who keep invading and buggering North France and England.

>>2741760
> had a culture revolving around philosophy and poetry

So did everyone. From the Frankish and Ottonian Courts, Islamic education and reforms and Byzantine histories and poems.

> best metallurgists
'dude lets mix bones in to absorb their soul power'
'oh neat it makes the metal stronger. Must be souls'

>>2742081
t. butthurt christcuck

>>2741760
>superior
>raiding parties wrecked by Germans
>raiding parties wrecked by English
>raiding parties set on fire by Romans/Byzantines
>raiding parties absorbed by Slavs into the Rus
>raiding parties wrecked by Scots
>raiding parties paid off by Franks
>raiding parties wrecked by the Moors/Muslims
>raiding parties wrecked by each other

>>2742098
>I don't read or study history, I just like pop histories and things that sound awesome X3!!!!

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>>2741760
>superior

>>2741760
>NORSE ARE BEST
>Goes on about Vikings
>implying they are the same

I suppose we can use French and English to mean 'pirate', while we're at it?

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>>2741760
tbqh that clothing is pretty nice looking.

>>2741760
What?

The Nordic people moved east to work.
>byzantine empire = mess
Why did the Vikings go to Byzantium to become the Varangian Guard then?

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>>2741760
>Why were the Norse so much superior to their neighbours?
>Prized Frankish swords like fuck because they can't make good ones for shit.

by pure chance they invented an efficient boat, one of the quirks of history that allowed these otherwise backwards savages to achieve relevance for about 150 years