Another factor may have been that it was common for wealthy Viking men to have more than one wife. As a result, they had many children.
وربما كان العامل الآخر شيوع تعدد الزوجات بين الرجال الاثرياء من الڤايكنڠ ،‏ مما ادى الى إنجاب اولاد كثيرين .‏