The Legendary Order of the Jomsvikings | The Greatest Viking Warriors?

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There are many tales on individual Viking warriors, but today I will tell you about the legends who were in the Jomsvikings order.
The Jomsvikings were a legendary order of Viking Mercenaries who lived in the 10th and 11th century. They were well known around Scandinavia for their Pagan worship of Odin and Thor and their incredible fighting abilities. However, as mercenaries they would fight for any lord or King no matter their religion, as long as they were paid handsomely. The Jomsvikings first appear in the history books in the 12th and 13th century Icelandic Sagas. These sagas were written at least 100 years after the disbanding of the Jomsvikings so it is difficult to assure the accuracy of the writings.

Sources: The Jomsviking Saga, The Kings’ sagas, King Olaf Tryggvasson’s saga, The Knytlinga Saga and the tale of Strybjorn the Swedish champion.