Are you a fan of inspiring warriors, battle tactics and weapons? Then the Vikings are your answer. The Vikings were pagan but also rich in traditions. The Vikings' reputation as daring masters of the sea came primarily from their obsession with ships. The Vikings were known as great warriors because of their offensive and defensive tactics. They used weapons as tools of combat as well as symbols of status and wealth. Viking history will fill your skull with information about inspiring warriors, battle tactics and weapons. The Vikings were very culturally rich in many ways, including religion. The Vikings were pagans who had a highly personalized religion involving multiple gods and goddesses (Grabianowski para.1). There were two groups of gods, the “Aesir” and the “Vanir”. Both groups of gods lived in "Asgard" while humans lived in "Midgard". The gods traveled around the universe using a rainbow bridge also known as “Bifrost” (Grabianowski para.2). Although there were two groups of gods, three gods were in both groups: the main god, Odin, who is the god of war, Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder, and Freyja, the goddess of beauty and fertility (Grabianowski para. 2). Most Vikings believed that warriors who died nobly in battle would go to a warrior's paradise called "Valhalla." In "Valhalla", each warrior would have the chance to fight in a huge battle and if they died in battle that day, later that night they would rise again and join everyone for a huge feast with Odin ( Grabianowski para.3). The Vikings had traditions even though they did not have an organized religion. The Viking community was a diverse group of people, ranging from kings, jarls and great warriors to poets and scholars. Extended family... middle of paper ...... iron handle in the middle with an iron dome to protect the hand (Ager para.13). It was possible that the Vikings were the first medieval warriors to wear chain mail (Donovan 30). The Vikings' use of offensive and defensive weapons led them to many victories. The Vikings were still culturally rich, inspiring warriors and daring masters. of the sea. Their obsession with ships helps them achieve greatness through their incredible craftsmanship and Viking cunning. Their combat strategies are not old in weapons but also in their religion. The weapons used played an important role in the reputation of the Vikings, but also symbolized the quality or wealth of the Viking. The conclusion of this article is that the Vikings were more than just barbarians, but were a great civilization that believed in many gods and goddesses, but were fierce in battle..