To: blam
The English coins are likely to have been paid to the Vikings as an incitement to let them live in peace...I've heard of Dane geld, but I'm not familiar with Swede geld!
14 posted on
09/15/2007 10:24:13 AM PDT by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
To: JimRed
"I've heard of Dane geld, but I'm not familiar with Swede geld!" The Brits paying it thought they all looked alike.
33 posted on
09/15/2007 11:38:24 AM PDT by
Wonder Warthog
(The Hog of Steel-NRA)
To: JimRed
I've heard of Dane geld, but I'm not familiar with Swede geld! Scandinavian Kings are said to come from the same lines of Danes. Supposedly, the wives of Olof Skötkonug mentioned in the article were Edla of Vendland (of the Wends) & Astrid of the Obotrites.
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