That's a great big bingo ya got there. :')
Posted on 10/12/2011 4:10:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
One of the most significant discoveries of this year's dig is conclusive evidence that the earliest viking houses, thought to date from around AD900, were preceded by a Pictish settlement.
Previously -- excavations were carried out in 2008 and 2009 -- a number of Pictish artefacts had been found on the site, but there was no actual proof that the Picts lived there...
One question that has yet to be answered though, is what happened in the transition between the Pict and the viking villages, and, as yet, no evidence has been found of an integration between the two.
"In terms of the contact between the vikings and the Picts, we've got this massive Viking Age settlement dug into a Pictish site, without there being evidence of a horizon of the mixing of the two cultures," said Dr Barrett... "We've seen that the viking settlement replaced what was there before. Having said that, there are a few caveats, and the first is we've found Pictish-style pottery in the Viking remains. We also don't know whether the viking settlement immediately followed the Pictish settlement, or whether the Pictish settlement had been abandoned for some time before the vikings came."
...What is clear, however, is that the foundations of the 30 viking structures, still visible through the grass, were contemporaneous and were well entrenched in the Brough, which points to an enormous investment of labour...
"Some of the things from the site are objects that have to do with its existence as a chiefly settlement and there are others which are just about the people who lived there and the lives they led, and one of these is a viking gaming board," said Dr Barrett.
"It's actually a Hnefatafl board, a viking game which is a cross between draughts and chess.
(Excerpt) Read more at orkneyjar.com ...
I knew you would have a good source for this...thanks. So, the fact that my favorite color is blue means nothing...
Round here, we call that “Wednesday.”
Well, like they say, you can Pict your friends and you can Pict your nose but you can’t Pict your friend’s nose........
Whys everybody always Picting on me?
My Wednesday aren't that much fun!
Can you pick a Pict with a pick?
They aren't? Shouldn't you be living the life of Reily?
It could but you'd be hard pressed to prove it.
I kidded my mother and her Southern accent for years...she would say, "You need a haar cut." Then I discovered that haar is Old German for hair. (I wonder where that would lead, lol)
Also, I read a while back that the Southern accent in the US is closer to the accent of the English of the 16-17 century, moreso, than the English spoken by the English themselves today. So....
There's little doubt that, "When in Rome, do as the Romans", leads all the way back to Roman times, eh?
Your preference for blue may have a similar long history. I do strongly believe that these sorts of things persist in families, clans and cultures.
It's Always Something. (IAS)
I should....but its all done with mirrors!
Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
I smell smoke in the vomitorium
Charlie Blam, Charlie Blam
He wears a tam, that Charlie Blam
He’s gonna get “dissed”
Just you wait and see
(Why’s everybody always pictin’ on me)
That’s him on his knees
I know that’s him
Lickin’ up the mead that spilt
Wind a blowin up his kilt
Charlie Blam, Charlie Blam
He’s on the lam, that Charlie Blam
He’ll never lay a gael
Just you wait and see
(Why’s everybody always pictin’ on me)
Who’s always writing runes on the wall
Who’s always goofing in the Halle
Who’s always throwing stone balls
Guess who (who, me) yeah, you
Who walks into StoneHenge, cool and slow
Who calls the English ruler, Daddy-O
Charlie Blam, Charlie Blam
He’s a scam, that Charlie Blam
He’s gonna get caught
Just you wait and see
(Why’s everybody always pictin’ on me)
Careful with that axe, Eugene; AKA Mr. Holder, heads are gonna roll. Don’t play with the Tea Picts.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
