[ExI] Origin of ethics and morals

[Stefano Vaj]

2011/12/12 John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>

> I've heard a number of times that the modern-day Scandinavians are
> definitely not the same people as their Viking ancestors, from roughly one
> millennia ago.  The Swede of today (Anders being a prime example) is known
> for their civility and friendliness, and not so much for "burning down your
> town, killing you, and taking your valuables."


This, I believe, remains nevertheless essentially a legacy of anti-Viking
propaganda. :-)

There is more to the Viking and Normans civilisation than that, and their
enemies were not world-famous for their especially humane treatment of war
prisoners or pillaged villages either. :-)

-- 
Stefano Vaj
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