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Kinder, Gentler Vikings? Not According to Their Slaves
National Geographic ^
| Monday, December 28, 2015
| Andrew Lawler
Posted on 12/28/2015 10:24:11 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: ExCTCitizen
They were the first people to create real estate fraud...calling Greenland GREENLAND...when it is covered in ICE..IIRC, they first visited and occupied it during a warm period when the coastal region was green. (I know...said in jest...)
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12/29/2015 7:50:22 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: SunkenCiv
Depends on what kind of mood they were in...
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12/29/2015 8:27:44 AM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: SunkenCiv
I’m not sure where the idea came from of “kinder and gentler” Vikings. The sacking of monasteries and churches and coastal towns is well known. I’m not at all surprised they were brutal to slaves.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Say until the twelfth century.
And yes.
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12/29/2015 3:23:10 PM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: colorado tanker
The sacking of monasteries and churches and coastal towns is well known. Don't you know that our ancestors had nothing better to do with their time then make parchment, ink and pens and spend their time writing down horror fiction about people who did them no harm?
I can see reading some historical accounts with a certain amount of skepticism but the "modern" way is to regard all written accounts as outright lies unless there are major archaeological finds that firmly support them.
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12/29/2015 3:29:30 PM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: colorado tanker; SunkenCiv; All
Wasn’t there a standard prayer that ended: and God save us from the wrath of the Northman. Does anyone know the original.
To: gleeaikin
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12/30/2015 12:27:48 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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