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[[File:DTVA Golden Arm Ring.jpg|thumb|250px|A golden arm ring, a typical gift of choice for a marriage]] | [[File:DTVA Golden Arm Ring.jpg|thumb|250px|A golden arm ring, a typical gift of choice for a marriage / c. Viking Age]] | ||
There were many reasons that could spur two clans to join themselves in matrimony. The union could be social, political, commercial, and even spiritual. In this last case, a marriage between [[Christianity|Christians]] and [[Norse mythology|heathens]] would have required the conversion and baptism of the groom or bride. | There were many reasons that could spur two clans to join themselves in matrimony. The union could be social, political, commercial, and even spiritual. In this last case, a marriage between [[Christianity|Christians]] and [[Norse mythology|heathens]] would have required the conversion and baptism of the groom or bride. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:59, 7 November 2021
There were many reasons that could spur two clans to join themselves in matrimony. The union could be social, political, commercial, and even spiritual. In this last case, a marriage between Christians and heathens would have required the conversion and baptism of the groom or bride.
Marriages between Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons were a driving force for change in the northern part of the island. They slowly but surely fostered the emergence of a people that scholars today call the "Anglo-Scandinavians."
This armring made of solid gold could have been a marvelous wedding gift.