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Why is it that when the Vikings visited North America, the indigenous people were immediately hostile, yet when the European explorers visited North America, they were welcomed with gifts?

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Are there any other examples of organizations that accrued too much power or influence, or overstepped their boundaries, as is the case with the Praetorian Guard or the Jannisaries?

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Why is it that when the Vikings visited North America, the indigenous people were immediately hostile, yet when the European explorers visited North America, they were welcomed with gifts?	191
Are there any other examples of organizations that accrued too much power or influence, or overstepped their boundaries, as is the case with the Praetorian Guard or the Jannisaries?	0