Mark the statement if it describes a method kings and queens of northern europe used to gain power.

a. they bribed their rivals with land.
b. they threatened their rivals with war.
c. they executed their rivals by cutting off their heads.
d. they challenged their rivals in olympic competitions.
e. they married royalty from other powerful lands.

The correct answers are B. They threatened their rivals with war, C. They executed their rivals by cutting off their heads, and E. They married royalty from other powerful lands. Marrying someone could enable you to have the support of the other land which could help you against your rivals. You wouldn't bribe your rivals, but rather their rivals with land so then they could help you in the fight against your rival.