Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'

The Daily Telegraph ^ | September 20, 2009 | Telegraph News

[Arec Barrwin]

Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'

Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril.

[Arec Barrwin]

Bloody 'ell. Somm 'un got glassd, and noon moves 'til we find hooed diddit.

[Dumpster Baby]

[rdl6989]

Very well said.

[doc1019]

Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful

Might be true today? ;-)

[dfwgator]

I would also warn them to avoid Lambeau Field.

[greatdefender]

I wonder if the Scots hate Brett Favre?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

It is. Especially in Glasgow. LOL! j/k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrmcxa1yBec

[Bean Counter]

The Scots are what motivated Hadrian to build a wall completely across Britain...

[Skooz]

Last night, for reasons I don’t recall, I contemplated which people are the most bada$$ on earth.

The Turks, The Irish, The Hun, and others all made the list.

But, I came to the conclusion that historically the Scots have got to be the most bada$$ people on the planet. Period.

[WOBBLY BOB]

[Red_Devil 232]

The Guizer Jarl is silhouetted as members of his Viking Squad walk around a long boat with burning torches during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on January 29th, 2008. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the Shetland Islands.

The Guizer Jarl is silhouetted as members of his Viking Squad walk around a long boat with burning torches during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on January 29th, 2008. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the Shetland Islands.

[Ciexyz]

They might feel right at home at a soccer/football match.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Clan MacDougal was started by a son of King Haakon, Dugal. At one time the clan owned enough gules, or longships, to carry a force of several thousand warriors. They weren’t people you wanted to aggravate.

[lmr]

Wearing a skirt and knee-highs tends to lend itself to a special kind of bad-assedness. Who else on the planet could get away with that and not be made fun of?

[Clemenza]

What is left unsaid is that they were told by some Jutes that the Scots would frequently refuse to pay the dinner tab, and wouldn’t tip for service.

[kaehurowing]

Aye, they thought they would get off scot-free.

[muawiyah]

It wasn't Scotland then ~ it was Alba when the Romans were about. Scota or Scotia was the place we now call Ireland, named after one of Scota's three sins, Ir.

Scota was the Great Goddess ~ explaining something very strange ~ the early people who came from the Danube in the 8th century BC were fairly monotheistic ~ but it wasn't "God the Father", but "Goddess the Mother".

They were called Milesians after "Mil", the first man.

About the 7th and 8th century people from the North, sometimes described as Vikings but more properly Orkney Islanders, began moving into Alba. Almost at the same time people from Scotia (now Ireland) began moving into the same place.

The meeting of the two peoples was no more violent than usual, and brides were swapped, peace made, clans were built, prosperty ensued, and the Scots were created! Neither Viking nor Celt, this new breed of man began kicking the world in the ass and hasn't stopped.

Today most Scots live in America with large contingents in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and England.

This, BTW, is why most Scottish Lords and kings are descendants of King Frosti ~ and so are all the Scots anyway.

The Swedish national tradition begins with their camp on a large lake in Southern Sweden engaging in combat with King Frosti and defeating him but apparantly he simply retired to his Summer Home in the Sunny South and left all the ice and snow to the Swedes.

[Snurple]

Reminds me of the Irish Stephan from bravehart

[EDINVA]

“Scots have got to be the most bada$$ people on the planet.”

Got that right. I married one.

[dfwgator]

They might feel right at home at a soccer/football match.

You definitely want to avoid Scotland during a Celtic-Rangers match.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

“Aye, they thought they would get off scot-free.”

That is where the expression actually Does come from.

In old Norse it’s “skat-fri” meaning free from tribute or taxes.

[eddie willers]

What is left unsaid is that they were told by some Jutes that the Scots would frequently refuse to pay the dinner tab, and wouldn’t tip for service.

Which is why they pleaded to go Dutch.

[muawiyah]

Mixed bag. As George Washington moved his Army across the Hudson to relative safety in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Maryland colonial militia called the Maryland 400, commanded by General William Alexander (that's a Scot for you Fur Shur) held the Brits at bey.

256 died in the battle. Another 100 were taken prisoner.

So, who were these guys? Amazingly the majority were descendants of the people who founded the old New Sweden Colony. A smaller group were descendants of the Catholics who founded the settlements starting at St. Mary's in the South. Others were Irish of recent vintage but they knew what they were about.

So you're coming pretty close to the baddest badasses on the planet, but it looks like the same old mix that started in the Orkneys over a thousand years ago.

[Badabing Badablonde]

Yeah, Glasgow...........

[KosmicKitty]

One word..Haggis

[vetvetdoug]

I am descended from the Scotch Irish from Rowan County, N.C. I wonder about any people that enjoy a delicacy called haggis.

[Texas Eagle]

One word..Haggis

I had to look up the word "haggis" in a dictionary. Here's what I found:

[Apercu]

A Scottish man was at a baseball game. It was the first time he had ever seen the sport so he sat quietly.

The first batter approached the plate, took a few swings and then hit a double. Everyone was on their feet screaming “Run, Run!” This happened two more times, with a single and a triple.

The Scottish man was now excited and ready to get into the game.The next batter came up and four balls went by. The umpire called “walk” and the batter started on a slow trot to first.
The Scotsman, extremely excited now, stood up and screamed, “R-R-Run ye basstarrd, rrrun!” Everyone around him started laughing. So the Scotsman, extremely embarrassed, sat back down.

A friendly fan, seeing the Scotsman's embarrassment, leaned over and said, “He can't run - he got four balls.”

The Scotsman then stood up and screamed, “Walk with pride,man...walk with pride!”

[KosmicKitty]

I worked with a guy who served in the Air Force & was stationed for awhile in Scotland.

He tried Haggis. Had the same reaction as viewers of that picture!

BARF!!!!

[Republic of Texas]

I spent a few days in Peterhead Scotland and they will also try to drink you to death there. It wasn’t easy, but I barely escaped when I found a bottle of Cuervo at the local bar and turned the tables on them.

[muawiyah]

No doubt the Scots call it haggis but I think the Saudi Arabians eat something pretty similar made from various parts of goats.

One such thing they call Maqaniq ~ which sounds very suspiciously like McAniq ~ and no doubt is exceedingly closely related to haggis.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Are you sure that’s not a 9/12 photo at the White House?

[Eaker]

Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful.

Crummy country to be from ping!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Scots are what motivated Hadrian to build a wall completely across Britain...

And they wore kilts because the sound of zippers scared the sheep as well...

[Texas Eagle]

Are you sure that’s not a 9/12 photo at the White House?

I think that's actually a photo taken at Obama's family reunion on Marxist Vineyard a few weeks back.

Three.....two....one....

Is my post still here?

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Scots are what motivated Hadrian to build a wall completely across Britain...

And they wore kilts because the sound of their zippers scared the sheep as well...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

And they wore kilts because the sound of their zippers scared the sheep as well...

[Eaker]

Good job!

[Gator113]

I am of Scottish heritage. I can tell you, you will find no better friend, nor a worse enemy. LOL

[Mr. Silverback]

Bannockburn to you, you git.

:-)

[Eaker]

Now, why did they wear kilts?

[Gator113]

LOL

[Carlos Martillo II]

The Romans also avoided Ireland altogether; that’s how the raiders grabbed St. Patrick (and there was no rescue attempts, either).

[Markos33]

Alba Gu Bra!

[Carlos Martillo II]

By the 13th century the battle of Hastings was over for 150 years; the battle Harold had won days before (Stamford Bridge?) was probably one of the last Viking attempts on the island. The Normans that defeated the Saxons would cetainly be able to fend off Vikings.

[SandRat]

[ExpatGator]

Yep, and we are going to rise up here on the new continent, again. We’re tired of this pussyfooting around. Time for head-crackin’.

[Salamander]

I’m Irish, Scots, Welsh and Danish.

[and I’m the nastiest 95 pounds on earth]....LOL!

[lonster]

“13th century Viking travel guides”

Now THERE’S an image!!! How wouldja like ta book a tour with broomhilda??

[Salamander]

The first Highland games I ever took hubby involved that situation.

He kept messing with the kilted guys and whilst sitting on the curb, taking a break, I turned him and said “If one of those big guys wearing a “skirt” starts to beat your ass for square, I’m gonna just sit back and laugh.”

He let them be, after that...mostly because he realized he was offending *me* by picking on them.