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What did Vikings expect to realistically gain from Blót sacrifices aside from vague things like "good luck', "good harvests" or blessings in combat0? Was this sometimes seen as a waste of livestock by Norse people who may not have been as devout as their peers, thus sometimes getting boycotted?

by /u/lgmdnss in /r/AskHistorians

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