Did vikings kill

Answer 1

Viking culture was both cultured and very brutal in some regards especially when it came to issues of honor, insult and "manliness". Vikings were used to fighting and were required by law to always go armed. A quick temper was an admired attribute. Going into psychotic killing rampages (berserk) was a common technique in battle. Heaven (an endless series of drunken feasts and battles to the death) could only be attained by death in battle. So yes they killed each other to resolve disputes, to settle scores, in drunken rages, and sometimes just because it felt "right".

They did have some rules though:

• If you killed someone, then it was up to you to pay the family fair compensation (weregild) for the labor lost by the members death.

• If the perpetrator refused to pay wergild, the family would force payment or set out on a feud to kill the murderer.

• Unacceptable killing included 'Unjust Killing' (while the victim was sleeping, or with their back turned). The killer still had to pay the weregild, but also lost trust, honor and standing in the community.

Answer 2

of course they did