Swedish archaeologists found a rare and valuable golden coin from ancient Rome... at a site on the island of Öland that's been compared to Italy's Pompeii.[Photo: Museiarkeologi sydost]
The guys you want to hire as mercenaries are the guys that raided a Viking stronghold and kicked ass.
Another quote from Victor FTA:
So to make a real statement you forbid them to burn the bodies.
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She seems to be constructing a large narrative here, which is why I went to the article. It would be helpful if she would explain how she knows that someone forbade the burning of the bodies. Perhaps it is just bad reporting here.