The Vikings abandoned their sick children

Are You shocked?

Yes, it is true. 

"The Vikings abandoned their sick children". 

For Vikings strength and power were two important things. They took pride for it. If a child was sick and not able to fight or be useful in their society, they were considered to be weak and a burden. They would leave these children to die either by abandoning them or throwing them into the sea. 

Since they lived in hard conditions, they believed that only the powerful child could survive. They were farmers, traders and warriors. The sick child could not do anything to survive. 

Life for a Viking child would be a lesson in how to do many things. Farming, crafts, trading and much more were a common part of Viking life, and all lessons that a Viking child would need to learn to integrate into the that society. 

Viking children were expected to help out from a very young age, they would not have an education as such, or not in the sense of a school. Instead a Viking child would learn everything they needed from their parents, their siblings and the rest of the settlement community.

Children who were strong enough to survive the first five years (which only 80 percent did) would be expected to contribute to the family by learning how to fight, work in the farm or work in the home. They were expected to take on tasks independently as soon as they were physically able. Viking children did not go to school and only 75 percent of children made it into adulthood. Despite a harsh daily life, they did find time for play. They would make play boats and swords and they even made ice skates. In the evening, the whole family would sit together to sing songs and tell stories around the fire.


SOURCE - http://ipfactly.com