Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-30303386-20171215032426/@comment-32865299-20171216145343

Yes, but usually Viking men when they came of age were gifted a weapon by their fathers who were raiders. And thus they usually got an Axe or a Sword. So it really wasn't about money the Viking when he comes of age could virtually pick any weapon he wants.

You are looking at this as if it were a Medieval kingdom. You would be entirely correct if we were debating on the HRE. Vikings had different laws, they didn't follow feudalism  (Except for denmark) which left a bunch of poor people at the bottom who had to fight. Vikings when you came of age to raid you got a weapon of your choice, which was an Axe/Sword and Shield.