In sweden arranged marriages were very common. When you have land and animals, you're going to need heirs. Generally women weren't pushed together with someone they weren't happy with, but marriage was still a family matter, not an emotional one.
In sweden arranged marriages were very common. When you have land and animals, you're going to need heirs. Generally women weren't pushed together with someone they weren't happy with, but marriage was still a family matter, not an emotional one.
The same is true for Germanic peoples. (sourcebooks.fordham.edu)
[The same is true for Germanic peoples.](https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/tacitus-germanygord.asp)
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