Based on the movie "The 13th Warrior" life in Europe during the medieval period seemed to be very barbaric and all about who is the most powerful. Men would crave for battle just to prove they were the strongest and didn't seem to care about life and death. You didn't see too many women in the movie, and that tells me that women didn't play a very large roll in the medieval times. It seemed like they were more of an afterthought to the men. It also appears that whoever was in charge, and therefore had the most power could do anything they wanted too without repercussion. If someone even challenged their opinion about anything then they would be killed such as the one guy in the movie.
The way they act toward each other seemed like everyone was self centered and as if they believed they were the best in everyway possible. The only thing they seemed to value would be power and authority. They constantly made fun of other people in their clan, however everyone seemed to take......
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