stackyFACTSWhy fight an armed garrison when there is a building full of unarmed monks hoarding gold chalices right next to the ocean? Norse raiders basically invented the smash-and-grab robbery, specifically targeting isolated religious sites because they offered maximum loot with absolutely zero military resistance.
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