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Could Vikings swim?

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The vikings predominately lived by and at the coastline, so children I would suspect naturally taught themselves and their playmates how to splash in the water and swim. The idea that sailors could not (or should not) learn to swim is from later in naval history with the huge wooden sail ships that simply followed the wind. read more

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Hurstwic: Games and Sports in the Viking Age
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