http://www.slideshare.net/fruittingles2605/viking-social-structure

Karls

main population in ancient Norse times known as 'freeman'- free to own land, build property and have a family usually farmers, but sometimes blacksmith or a craftsman all Karls had the same life could own slaves (Thralls)

Thralls

-slaves -little to no rights -could not own their own land -performed chores for their owner, often included farming, cooking or cleaning -often treated well, as bad treatment was frowned upon -to become a thrall you would have to be captured in war or on a raid, trade, or

commit crime punishments -there was a limit on how much $ they could spend