The Atlantian islands
24-11-2005, 22:51
The Prussians or the Vikings? ........back up your choice with reasons like....
Pennterra
25-11-2005, 00:46
Better civilization? Prussians, definitely; Prussian society was and (in the form of Germany) is very neat and organized. Prussia treated its workers well for the time and, compared to some of its neighbors, ruled with a fairly light hand. Too bad Wilhelm II screwed everything up. By contrast, the Vikings ruled by 'might makes right', pillaging half of Europe to keep the nobles at home from rebelling.
Better military? Prussians, again. They were able to take on France, Russia, and Austria at the same time during the Seven Years' war with minimum help from Britain, and win. They were also able to soundly defeat France, one of the most powerful nations in the world, march on Paris, and finally unify Germany. The Vikings were good, but the most they managed was a whole lot of savage raids on the European mainland.