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Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark

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Study: Viking Age people in Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than those in Denmark .

In Denmark , only six people met a violent end, and many were executed by hanging or decapitation.

The findings were surprising to the research team, as "rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable".

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92

Informative language

98

Neutral language

63

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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long-living