“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.” VikingsViking AgeViking WomanVikings And Woman Book:Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Source: Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings