October 2010
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Ancient History In Depth: Viking Women →
remembertheladies:
The Vikings weren’t just raiders, but farmers, traders and settlers - and they took their families with them when they moved from Scandinavia. Judith Jesch examines the role women played in the Viking world. READ MORE »
Thanks nextian for suggesting this article!
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September 2010
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Brian Wood's NORTHLANDERS: My Top Five Viking... →
As written for the Vertigo: Graphic Content blog:
Maldon-summertime, 991AD, a large force of Viking raiders landed on what is now Northey Island, Essex, England, and waited for the tide to recede in order to launch a full scale invasion of the mainland. Opposing the Vikings was a much,…
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“I’ll ask of the berserks, you tasters of blood,
Those intrepid heroes, how are...”
– Haraldskvæði by Þorbjörn Hornklofi (via infiniteplateau)
fuckyeahnorsemen note: Þorbjörn Hornklofi (aka THÓRBIORN HORNKLOFI) was a 9th century Norwegian poet. He was the court poet of King Harald Fairhair.
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fuck yeah
skalbitches:
I found a blog called “fuckyeahnorsemen” today.
while I am overjoyed with gratuitous love for this fellow viking enthusiast, I am also filled with a Sadness as the failure that is was “fuckyeahvikings”. hopefully this chap has a bit more perseverance then I do.
regardless, please follow http://fuckyeahnorsemen.tumblr.com
Thanks for the mention! We’re two chicks, but yeah,...
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Top 10 Misconceptions About The Vikings →
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