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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by rags2riches on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @01:29AM (#25043316)
The Vikings might not have been looking for a fight, just some easy plunder.

It happens that prey can fight of the predator. The prey if fighting for its life. The predator might not want to risk even an injury rather than just finding the next opportunity.

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Re:Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle? by fogihujy on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:20AM (#25043801)
This is pretty much it. The Viking raids were, mostly, a way of obtaining loot and thralls, and it gave the peasantry an opportunity to attain an otherwise unattainable amount of wealth, and a way to Valhalla if things went wrong.
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