Viking Ship Found In Larvik

AftenPosten ^ | 10-16-2006

[cornfedcowboy]

I just know there will be a Viking Kittie soon to be posted.

[blam]

Thanks, I stand corrected.

[leilani]

No, thank you for the wonderful post. TXnMA, blam is hands down & by far the star poster at FR, worth the sign-up for his/her stuff alone. Always interesting.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[Salamander]

"We thought he was a Chevy man but I guess he preferred fjords"

Why?
Was he prone to pining for them?.....:)

[Old Landmarks]

Interesting find.

[Dustbunny]

Wow, that is a beauty.

[norton]

It is amazing that these very functional works of art were created by a people we seldom credit for their culture or aesthetics.

(And, a bump for comments at post number 23)

[leilani]

Good point. I'm a big fan of Scandinavian design, but I don't know that it enjoys the historical cachet that their more southerly european cousins receive.

The Scandinavians (maybe because their ferocious climate didn't allow them the luxury of trivial pursuits?) seemed to channel all of their artistic impulses into utilitarian objects: shipbuilding, furniture design, tableware, textiles etc. That tradition seems to continue to this day, even with all the advances in artificial climate control they now enjoy.

[norton]

I sort of consider IKEA to be an exception to the artistic impulses part.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

"We're Vikings!"
Veggie Tales

We're Vikings, what do you know, the terrors of the sea
We're Vikings, where ever we go, pillaging happily
We're Vikings, let there be no ambuiguity
Cause who doesn't like a pile of loot?
Some gold, some jewels, and a shiny suit?
And a giant screen TV to boot?
A Viking's life for me!
Yo ho!

We're Vikings, what do you know, the terrors of the sea
We're Vikings, where ever they go, pillaging happily
We're Vikings, let there be no ambuiguity
Cause who doesn't like a pile of loot?
(this is my life as a Viking wife)
Some gold, some jewels, and a shiny suit?
(we have to admit that it's rife with strife)
And a giant screen TV to boot?
(but that's the lot we got, when married we)
The terrors of the sea!
(we married Vikings)
A Viking life for me!

"Look Olaf"

Look, Olaf! There's a fish, with a pretty little circle on the bottom of the
backside of his fin!
Look, Olaf, there's another, and another, and another!
And the little one has got a funny grin!
Look, Olaf, Olaf, Olaf! Way down underneath the water, it's the biggest
fish I think I've ever seen!
It's got blue and purple stripes, orange and yellow markings, and a
dorsal fin that's iridescent green!

Look, Olaf! There's a turtle and he's wearing pink pajamas and he's got
a cowboy hat upon his lid!
Look Olaf, very close, you'll see he's chasing down that herd of giant
squid!
Look Olaf, Olaf, Olaf, Olaf!
Olaf, Olaf, Olaf, Olaf!
There's a hippo dancing with a bear
Look, Olaf, there's an ostrich
There's a mermaid
There's a bunny!
Please, Olaf, look anywhere but ---

Olaf: I don't see anything . . . what?

--- but there.

"Our Share"

Thank you, thank you, our new friends, you saved us from the sea
Rest assured that we intend to share proficiently

We used to care
About our share
Of gold, so rare
And big TV's
But when we share, we get out share of friends

Doo-doo-dee-doo-doo . . .

So what's the use?
A golden goose
Is no excuse
For being mean
When we share we get our share of friends

[wyattearp]

All the boards were split down the natural lines of the tree...not sawed...as we do today. The splitting down the natural lines gave it added strength.

It is also the easiest way to split the wood, and the only way to get uniform, consistent dimensions from splitting. I've hand-split a whole lot of cedar shakes, and I've seen a guy hand-split siding.

[SunkenCiv]

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