![]() From berserkers to blood eagles, the savagery of the Northmen proved severe enough to stand the test of history’s time. Perhaps it’s the animalistic nature of their reputation, the brutality of their warriors and their rituals being the thing of legends. It could be the hundreds of years of exploration and expansion the many Viking tribes partook in. ![]() Establishing a reason pertaining to why we love embodying our Scandinavian ancestors is difficult. Fast forward 36 years, and we have the upcoming Ubisoft epic RPG Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Many of us have wondered what it would be like to be one of these warriors of yore, and because of this we have been walking in the virtual boots of Viking jǫru-fægir for nearly four decades, with 1984 seeing the release of Viking Raiders for the ZX Spectrum 48k. The mention of the word probably generates a similar image for most people: big, bearded Scandinavian men and strong, fierce women wielding huge circular shields and battle axes, covered in fur, leather, and war paint.
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