Question for euros: didnt VIKINGS leave any descendants?
 

I've been to Denmark and Norway recently, and the people I met there must be *surely* the most educated and civilized folks I've ever met anywhere (and I've been in a lot of places around the world).

So could THESE gentle people be the descendants of ferocious Viking berserkers, whose very mention made shudder warriors around Europe and North Africa? What the fuck happened to them?

Culture changes over time and in response to its interaction with other cultures.

Try pissing the Danes off they can still give it some when they need to.

So how come they became so peaceful and polite? Did they lose their bloodthirst warrior genes?

they are all in valhalla.

Hmmm, dint notice that. Modern Skandies are the most peaceful and ultra-civilized people on Earth, even though the men can be remarkably Big felows.

I agree to that but they arte not the only country try in other asian plce surely you'll get one.

no, the viking bloodline died out around 1060 AD because they were very leary of allowing outsiders into their clans, so the bloodline eventually died out

Yes they did but mainly in the UK hence empires, numerous wars (usually won) and football hooligans

I'm eating toxic mushrooms now and then :)

You may notice how prominently Viking stock features in the worlds strongest man competition most years.

well most of the people were not so polite this times..
time change ways :pimp

scandinavians in general are pretty polite true

Viking voyages grew less frequent with the introduction of Christianity to Scandinavia in the late 10th and 11th century.

Decline

After trade and settlement, Christianity was introduced into Scandinavia by the 11th century, and the process of Christianization was completed during the Middle Ages. The coming of Christianity, and with the inclusion into a wider European civilization, as well as technical advances in warfare, made the Viking raids less desirable and less profitable, and eventually the political structures based on them were replaced by structures based more on continental feudalism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking

hey! Don't forget the Swedish!! Gah, we freaking invaded and took over more than half of scandinavia and some baltic countries.. although it was a while after vikings were screwing around, we're still bad ass!! Oh, did I mention that we had some furosious vikings aswell!! that's right!! kneel to our greatness goddamnit!!

http://www.tacitus.nu/images/kartor/Sverige/1658.gif
Don't ask me why we gave it back.. that just don't make any sense to me.. V

vikings are awesome

Us Norsemen have bad tempers. The gene is alive and well. We just aren't allowed to bludgeon people with massive swords in public anymore. Dang culture shifting.

hope you enjoyed your trip up here :)