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Vikings' Barbaric Bad Rap Beginning To Fade
National Geographic ^
| 2-17-2004
| Stefan Lovgren
Posted on 02/18/2004 1:02:29 PM PST by blam
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To: elli1
will enjoy reading Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead
I'll second that opinion. I think 'Eaters of the Dead' by Michael Crichton is also a good Viking story.
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posted on
02/18/2004 11:40:35 PM PST
by
yhwhsman
("Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small..." -Sir Winston Churchill)
To: blam
Viking art found its expression in everyday objectsin swords, belts, horse harnesses. But most Vikings probably also walked around with a pound of jewelry around their necks. I pity da fool, ya shure ye betcha.
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posted on
02/18/2004 11:48:02 PM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(Making hasenfeffer out of bunnyrabbits since 1980)
To: NordP
See post #11 for Kensington runestone facts that the 'experts' continue to mock. Fie on them.
To: vikingchick
The article that blam linked in post #35 has this little blurb about the Kensington runestone:
In making their case that Norsemen wandered through much of the American Northeast, Dr. Heyerdahl and Mr. Lilliestrom cited medieval European writings and maps suggesting that the Greenlanders were on to something big. They also mounted a fresh scientific defense of "Norse" artifacts that most experts have dismissed as phony or misidentified: a rune stone from Minnesota, a mysterious stone tower in Newport, R.I., and Yale's "Vinland Map."
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posted on
02/19/2004 2:44:39 AM PST
by
elli1
To: yhwhsman
Thanx for the tip. Judging from the title, it's not likely that I would have found it on my own. :)
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posted on
02/19/2004 2:54:25 AM PST
by
elli1
To: elli1
Hey! I read Byzantium a few months ago! I have a reasonable sized English section in my local library and have found the easiest system is to just go from one shelf to the next and read them all. I got this one without even reading the back cover and was delighted to find that the Swedish parts were probably set near where I currently live, and that wasn't it a nice coincidence that my son was also named Aidan! My one peeve--they had the Swedes calling him a-DUN (I think) when the kids at my sons school say it more E-dun. Made me smile! (Very interesting book! And as a history fanatic, I gave it an A!)
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posted on
02/19/2004 3:20:35 AM PST
by
Rutabega
(the only good thing about living in Europe was finding out that we captured Saddam two hours early!)
To: MeekOneGOP; 4mycountry
The Kittens are vindicated. Sadly, my OTHER Viking team has not yet escaped it's bad rap.
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posted on
02/19/2004 6:10:11 AM PST
by
timpad
(Wait til next year!)
To: Jagdgewehr
My father was a full blooded Norwegian and I am only half but I am one mean woman! :o)
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posted on
02/19/2004 2:32:31 PM PST
by
ruoflaw
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:41:17 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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