There is a historical text called Rígsþula.
You can google it, and read it, its not long, but beasically it says that there were 3 castes in pagan Scandinavia: slaves, free peasants and Jarls(rulers and warriors).
Slaves are described as black haired, strong and ugly.
Free peasants are described as red-haired, decent looking and with lively eyes.
Jarls are described as blond, tall and with intimidating/snake-like eyes.
This means that in pagan Scandinavia, the Nordids were the rulers and everyone else were not Nordids, and the castes were directly connected to race.
You can google it, and read it, its not long, but beasically it says that there were 3 castes in pagan Scandinavia: slaves, free peasants and Jarls(rulers and warriors).
Slaves are described as black haired, strong and ugly.
Free peasants are described as red-haired, decent looking and with lively eyes.
Jarls are described as blond, tall and with intimidating/snake-like eyes.
This means that in pagan Scandinavia, the Nordids were the rulers and everyone else were not Nordids, and the castes were directly connected to race.
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