A skull displaying blunt force trauma with radiating lines.Credit: Lisa Mariann Strand
Posted on 09/04/2024 8:21:08 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A skull displaying blunt force trauma with radiating lines.Credit: Lisa Mariann Strand
"Valhalla I Am Coming!"
"Unique Iron- and Viking-age mortuary houses unearthed in Norway, August 26, 2024" -- Artist's interpretation of one of the Skeiet mortuary houses. The burial mound is indicated by the conjectured lines.Credit: Sauvage and Macphail 2024; illustration by Arkikon, NTNU University Museum
Hence the expression, Norway or the highway.
Okay, that one needs much more work.
Well, according to Christian historians, the Danes are the tribe of Dan, so I guess this makes sense.
It’s all that lutefisk they eat...............
If only the Norwegians had common sense sword control!
An article where the conclusion is that we need more government and the government needs more power.
No thanks.
Yes, It is all true! In this picture of local Seattle area celebrities... the Norwegian is the one carrying a weapon of mass destruction.
That seems to reflect what the people of the UK and their colonies were always taught. It was alawys about the “Norse” not the Danes.
Where our friendly crew's always ready to address any lapse in service.
Norway is a mountainous country with deep valleys and fjords carved by glaciers. This geography of isolated valleys meant every valley was a kingdom or a tribe which means a lot of fighting. Denmark and Sweden are mostly flat.
That's probably about what we need, unfortunately.
Many years ago I read a study of Merovingian cemeteries in France: the author concluded that homicide was the principal cause of death among males 15 - 30.
“Immigrant Song”
covered by The Cybertronic Spree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcjiYn3xXMg
mark
The terrain was harsh and sunlight was scarce. Long nights in the winter and bitter cold. The main foods were fish and reindeer. If you ran out of food the choice would be starve or raid a neighboring village. Violence would have a distinct survival advantage. I don’t know why the people who write this stuff are so surprised by it.
Now, now, no fair using common sense.....
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