It turns out that the White Danes were much more violent. At least this seems to be the case if measured by extrajudicial killings. Presumably this was because Norway was lawless for longer, quite a bit longer in places. The government killings don’t count.
Black Danes & White Danes
In the British Isles, sometimes the Vikings were categorized as “White Danes” or as “Black Danes.” Unlike the monks who were subjected to a similar categorization scheme by the color of the robes their Order wore, the Vikings were assigned the color based on whether they tended to be blue eyed and light haired (and thus from Norway) or dark haired and eyed (and this from Denmark).
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"Jacobson is part of an interdisciplinary team that combined archaeology and sociology"
"The findings also support the broader theory that stronger authority and steeper social hierarchies can reduce the overall levels of violence in a society by centralizing the use of force under official control".
Gee, where have I heard this before?
It does sound like importing a conclusion that you might have wanted to reach for other reasons.
I’m reminded that the Norse Vikings / ‘White Danes’ were the ones who advised each other to stay out of Scotland.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/why-even-the-fiercest-viking-warrior-steered-clear-of-scotland-1790728.html
I'm blonde, blue-eye, half-Norwegian. Go, us!
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