Viking Age origins

What experts have said about Viking Age origins

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1. Lars BrownworthMixedApr 9, 2026· Lex Fridman Podcast

   Viking expansion may have reflected overpopulation alongside technological and geopolitical pressures.

   “The first, Will Durant puts it, I think the best. He says the fertility of the Viking women outstripped the fertility of the Viking land. It's basically overpopulation, and then they're searching for food. And then the second is there's this technological breakthrough with the keel and maybe pressure put on Charlemagne's consolidation and a little worries like that. I don't see why both can't be true.”

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