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“There most respected values were not only those forged in war but also---stated outright in poetry--- a depth of wisdom, generosity, and reflection. Above all, a subtlety, a certain play of mind, combined with a resilient refusal to give up. There are worse ways to be remembered.”

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Book:Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Source: Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

“Equally, the legal codes do seem to genuinely recognise a woman's claim to the integrity of her body and person---for herself rather than merely as an extension of her kin. There were laws against unwanted touching without violence , with penalties that varied according to the part of the body on which a man laid hand or lips.”

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Book:Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Source: Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

“More exotic still was Wulfstan's account of travels in the eastern Baltic and along the River Vistula; of a land of honey and plentiful fishing, of the habits of foreign kings and their burial rites and inheritance practices. In a time of war the Angelcynn were, at heart, still curious about the world beyond their shores.”

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Book:Ælfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age

Source: Ælfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age