Viking AgeReputable sourceWell documented
Norse Society and the Sagas
On the timeline · around Viking Age ·
What happened
Viking society was ranked into enslaved thralls, free karls and noble jarls, governed by assemblies called things. Their deeds were later preserved in the Icelandic sagas — vivid, semi-historical prose epics written down centuries afterward.
Why it matters
Much of what we know about the Vikings comes from the sagas and from Norse mythology, our windows into a world that left few written records of its own.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Norse Mythology · Reputable source