irish had castles

2 story buildings

Ulfberht swords are crucible steel

name some viking castles and 2 story buildings

Nothing is better than crucible

theres plenty of stone in scandinavia

The Irish lived in mud huts and ate potatoes

>what are trelleborgs

also werent ulfbehrts made with tech from mainland europe?

@Sammy Woodchipperz still had better swords

>Muh buildings!

Okay

sail in open ocean retard

>Can't

Have an oceanbound vessel be able to traverse rivers as well

>can't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trelleborg#/media/File:Wikingerburg_Trelleborg_Schweden_2001.jpg

lmao

viking castle

not that one

click the article

and you shall se

thats modern

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Wikingerburg_Trelleborg_Schweden_2001.jpg

there you go

what a castle

Lol

fucking snow apes lmao

In the 9th century

hurr

everything is made out of wood everywhere even france

>muh 14th century castle looks better than your 9th century one

http://www.thejournal.ie/cahir-tipperary-medieval-castle-2208974-Jul2015/

HE'LL YEAH

Hold on gotta do some math

A European innovation, castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire resulted in its territory being divided among individual lords and princes. ... In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, a scientific approach to castle defence emerged.

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-bamburgh-castle-built-on-a-basalt-outcrop-rebuilt-by-the-normans-in-34545780.html

Article says the castle has stood for 800 years

9th century castle

viking age started 1,128 years ago

that one i just posted