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claymmm · 2010-03-12 · Original thread
According to "Viking Age Iceland" the Icelanders mostly settled disputed by tit-for-tat revenge killing of each others' slaves. It was all really grim.

http://www.amazon.com/Viking-Age-Iceland-Penguin-History/dp/...

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