Learnings: Marriage Between Peoples

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 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.