dear diary,. my name is thora, almost a day has gone past,
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Dear Diary,
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My name is Thora,
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almost a day has gone past,
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yet I am soo exhausted
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it feels like months have passed away
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since I have been taken from my homeland.
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I still can’t believe that I survived the raid.
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It is a terrible experience;
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I have witnessed young kids and other innocent
people being slaughtered.
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The village is being overrun
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by the Vikings
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The last couple of days
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I have been living in hell.
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I have been living on scraps,
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the stench is overbearing,
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I am treated poorly
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and am filthy as the unkempt children
whom roam the streets.
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The houses and other buildings
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I have seen are made of stone.
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All the Vikings carry around spears and swords
which is very intimidating.
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A lot of the Vikings have different names
like “Ivar the boneless”,
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most of the time the women run the
village
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most of the time the women run the
village
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because the Viking men are off raiding innocent
people’s homeland.
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The other day I attended a feast of
some sort
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and I had to scrub the tables and chairs
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until they were sparkling clean.
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Vegetables, meat and soups are the main foods on the menu.
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Viking society is divided into three
groups,
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The privileged ‘Jarls’ are the tribal chiefs,
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the ‘Karls’ are the merchants, farmers
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and the ‘Thralls’ are criminals and prisoners
of war,
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often made slaves, through what I have
seen so far,
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I know that this is the path that is now laid
out for me by the Vikings.
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Some days I am treated better than others,
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depending on the Vikings moods.
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Since I have been taken away
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I have lost a finger
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and nearly been killed on a number of
occasions.
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The last couple of days have been real hard
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because I’m missing my family
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and the physical labor is exhausting.
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Some days I’m locked in a shed if I’m not
needed
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and get four hours outside for sunshine
and fresh air,
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I feel like I’m in prison.
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For committing an unforgivable crime.
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Since I have been here I have built a lot of
walls
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and gained a lot of muscle during it.
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A while ago I tried to escape on a boat with
another slave,
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we were caught and punished,
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I was beaten till I was unconscious,
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I know if they had beaten any more
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I would have died.
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I thought that maybe,
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just maybe we could escape the Viking
village.
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I’m not sure when or how I’m going to get
home
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but I must stay positive and keep my head up.
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Since I have been captured
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I have become a much stronger person inside.
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Some nights when I’m lonely
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I talk to the other servants
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because most of them are in my position and
understand my situation.
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A Nice old woman
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who has lived in the Viking village
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for a long time
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told me that slaves as young as me
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are only kept for two years at maximum.
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I just hope I can survive the next 24 months
ahead of me.
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But I must stay strong,
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and only hope for freedom.
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Thora