Gender Equality and Women's Rights in Viking Society, Slide di Inglese

Scarica Gender Equality and Women's Rights in Viking Society e più Slide in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Vikings Women Viola Giorcelli 3G Vikings women Vikings are a model of gender equality, women had power, an important role in society, they possessed rights and privileges, they were respected and worshiped. In addition to taking care of all the housework, she had to defend their children and their home and in the absence of the men she was respected as boss of the house. Law against sexual abuse They were protected by law against sexual harassment, but the punishment varied according to the social status of the victim and the offender. Abusing a woman of low social status - but still free, not a slave - was punished less severely than a noble woman. If the woman was noble she could ask for the death penalty. Furthermore, Viking legislation recognized the crime of rape in marriage. This type of violence was considered very serious because it attacked not only a woman, but the honor of his wife and her whole family, sexual freedom The Vikings were very open-minded in fact homosexuality was accepted in the Viking society a man could want a male or female partner; conversely, the woman could look for another woman or a man. The Vikings practiced polygyny, but if they were married only the man could have multiple wives or concubines. Wives had the same status regardless of the order in which they were married and all children were legitimate and had the same right to inherit