Were the Teutonic Knights basically Vikings?>Raided Christians>Enslaved Slavs>Allied with other Vikings (Danes)>Powerful Baltic navy>Even wore horned helmets
They were influence by Normans conquerer mindset and Venetian greedily & cleverness
>>16545162No they were basically Ancient Greeks>Raided their enemies>Lead large expeditions for money, fame and land>Founded colonies >Large naval presence>Heavily involved in fighting on foot with small elite forces and conscripted 'brothers'>Used locals to fight alongside themCompared to the Greeks they basically have nothing in common with Vikings
>>16547836what was their ties to the venetians?
>>16547882>Raided their enemiesViking>Lead large expeditions for money, fame and landViking>Founded coloniesViking>Large naval presenceViking>Heavily involved in fighting on foot with small elite forces and conscripted 'brothers'Viking>Used locals to fight alongside themViking
>>16545162>catholic millitary force that removed pagan presence in the baltics are actually vikings
>>16548994Wrong on half of these accounts Face it Ancient Greeks were still more influential than Vikings thousands of years later
>>16550471So right, Popilakidoulos!That's why you have to specify ancient Greeks, but everybody knows who you're talking about immediately when you mention Vikings.
>>16550517Why are you so mad?
>>16545162You forgot the most important trait they shared: they lost nearly every battle they fought
