Jomsvikings

The Jomsvikings were a company of viking mercenaries of the 900s and 1000s, dedicated to the worship of such deities as Odin and Thor. Though staunchly pagan, they have been compared to the crusading orders of medieval Europe. However, they reputedly would fight for any lord able to pay their substantial fees. According to the Norse sagas (particularly the Jómsvíkinga saga, King Olaf Tryggvasson?s Saga, and stories found in the Flatey Book), their stronghold Jomsborg was located on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, but the location is disputed by modern historians and archeologists. Nordisk familjebok asserts it to be located on the eastern side of the island of Wollin, on the hill Silberberg north of the town Wollin. Saxo Grammaticus called their settlement Julinum.

Related Topics:
Viking - Mercenaries - 900s - 1000s - Odin - Thor - Pagan - Crusading orders - Europe - Norse sagas - Jómsvíkinga saga - Flatey Book - Jomsborg - Baltic Sea - Nordisk familjebok - Wollin - Silberberg - Saxo Grammaticus

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