Turns out the 'barbarians' were just decentralized, which is corporate speak for 'too smart to have a CEO'.
History's 'Barbarians' Were Far More Sophisticated Than We Give Them Credit For
A new study argues that so-called barbarian groups like the Vikings, Haudenosaunee, Sea Peoples, and Comanche were highly sophisticated, using decentralized coordination to achieve large-scale goals without central leadership. The researchers say history, written by their enemies, has unfairly cast them as irrational and violent.
Source: History's 'Barbarians' Were Far More Sophisticated Than We Give Them Credit For — ScienceAlert
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