Fara i vikingu: Depart as a Viking, an expression in Norse that simply means independence. Pirates, adventurers, looters, sailors and mercenaries: these are Vikingar and this is you. Showy, with provocative tattoos covering the arms, neck and chest, garish or deliberately unsettling clothes, make-up around the eyes and incisions on the teeth, all to distinguish yourself from a Bondhi. Plundering and raiding is an easy way to become famous and rich, as well as to gain glory in the eyes of the Gods. Certainly, it is also the easiest and quickest way to die. You will only be able to return home if you prove yourself to be one of the ablest, strongest or luckiest. Death is a constant companion for you, but the rewards are worth the risk: raids are a valid tool to gain influence at the political level. In a Thing the relevance of an individual is given by his possessions and his prestige; as Vikingr your success in raids can determine your influence and with increasing prestige, the number of men ready to follow you grows. If the Bondhi communities are based on family ties also on the battlefield, for a Vikingr like you, your bonds are tightened through the Fòstbroedhralagr rite, the Blood Brother Oath. This ceremony makes men brothers on a spiritual level. In this way, any previous bonds have been severed and a new bond has been forged, just as strong, but free from family ties, a further reason why you are feared or envied at home; new ties with greater freedom and autonomy

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