FREYDIS EIRIKSDOTTIR Vikings 2 Oz Silver Coin 5$ Niue 2021

The second silver coin in the Vikings series is FREYDIS EIRIKSDOTTIR, the daughter of Viking explorer Red Beard Erik. The silver coin shows Freydis Eiriksdottir holding a golden sword in her hand, jumping from a Viking ship ready to fight. The antique design of the silver coin is in high relief with partial gold plating, limited to 500 pieces worldwide, collect it now! The Vikings lived more than 1000 years ago in Northern Europe, which is today's Norway, Denmark and Sweden. At that time, Europeans more often referred to the Vikings as "Northman", i.e. visitors from the north. Viking was the name they used for themselves. In the Scandinavian language, the term had two meanings: first, travel, and then plunder. Their voyages took them all over Europe, south to the Red Sea, west to North America, and east to Baghdad. Their first appearance in front of the local people was as pirates, robbing and plundering. Building an unprecedented fleet of elite ships as far east as the Volga River in Russia, some even believe they reached America before Columbus. FREYDIS EIRIKSDOTTIR is the daughter of Erik the Red Beard. She was a brave warrior who used only a sword to drive out a fully armed native tribe and take over the settlement! Although the Vikings were small in number, they relied on careful planning and surprise raids to win. In battle, they were uncharacteristically fanatical and fearless, making people fearful of pirates. Their raids were often divided into two parts: spear throwing and rocket firing from a distance, followed by close range finishes with swords and battle axes. When they met at sea, the pirates observed the old tradition of tying their ships together without a word, then putting a diving board on the bow of the ship and going up in turn to fight each other. Each man on the diving board faced the fate of either killing his opponent, or dying in battle and being avenged by his fellow pirates behind him. If you feel afraid, you can turn around and jump into the sea, no one will chase the deserter, but the person who gives up the fight is the same as the dead, from then on even his family will ignore his existence. Therefore, the first in line on the bow of the ship was usually the most elite warrior. They were naked in the battle, roaring roughly, and enjoying the battle with great enthusiasm. They knew that the springboard beneath their feet was soaked with the blood of their ancestors and that their descendants would land in the same place.