Skype with Joel

West Civ: Sec 1 - I would take a blogpost about our Skype session as a daily. What did you learn? Ideas? Rethinking on Vikings?

After Skyping with Joel today in class, I learned that Vikings are very respected in the areas that they occupy.  A common misconception is that Vikings have horns on their hats; Joel informed our class that this is not true.  My conception of Vikings was basically true: that they are strong, vicious individuals that love to fight.  Joel said that he recommends visiting Sweden or Norway to visit museums of Vikings.  He said that in the museums, they have about four Viking ships almost fully in tact.  Viking ships were not only used for sailing, but they were also used for burying the dead.


"Vikingship." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 17 Mar 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vikingship.jpg>.