You greet Barbarians every morning (well not every morning). They would like to show their gratitude by ransacking the city of your choice.
Now wait a minute. The Vikings were peaceful traders, so peaceful that the King of France gave a bunch of them land. Then those peaceful people crossed a water filled ditch and received lands and titles there. Then some went north to Scotland and some went West to Ireland.
Other Vikings settled in Eastern Europe, mixed with the Natives and developed Kiev, Moscow, and other locales.
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
“Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).” ; Julia Child
You greet Barbarians every morning (well not every morning). They would like to show their gratitude by ransacking the city of your choice.
Now wait a minute. The Vikings were peaceful traders, so peaceful that the King of France gave a bunch of them land. Then those peaceful people crossed a water filled ditch and received lands and titles there. Then some went north to Scotland and some went West to Ireland.
Other Vikings settled in Eastern Europe, mixed with the Natives and developed Kiev, Moscow, and other locales.