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Throughout the period called the "Dark Ages", the seafaring warriors of the North, the Vikings, struck fear into the peoples of Europe. Daring the waters of many seas these fearless men of Scandinavia alternately raided and explored. The Vikings were not just raiders but farmers and merchants. As merchants, their travels extended into the Middle East. Here's where the Viking sword came into being.Swords in Europe were made of ferrous iron. It held a great deal of slag which when forged into weap