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Originally Posted by uradoodooface
They used to have like 10+ kids back then. Its only recently we only did the 2-3 kids type of deal. The more sons you have the more loyal leaders you have to obey your command.
Well Then, I ll have to agree with you on that. I guess the Viking society was pre-modern and like all such societies had a high child mortality rate.
Add to that the fact that Viking society was extremely violent and you have a good chance that if you only have only one son he might not outlive you. Having more than one son was a necessary insurance policy if you wanted the family line to continue.
am pretty sure that's the reason behind it.
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Besides, population pressure tends to motivate the more ambitious ones, or the desperate ones. Which the Byzantines and the Persians were discovering at the other end of the map.
Last edited by Aegon I; 04-22-2013 at 06:20 PM.