Raiders Or Traders? (Vikings)

Smithsonian Magazine ^ | July 2008 | Andrew Curry

[blam]

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(a repeat, I think)

[NordP]

MY ANCESTORS RULE!

[Viking2002]

'Raiders or Traders?'

Actually, we were just looking for an all-night pub and a lap dance. Kinda hard to find either back then.

[normy]

Both I think.

[normy]

Great grandfather was full blood Norwegian.

[driftdiver]

I think it depended on whether you were strong or a wussy feminized nation.

[NordP]

Grandfather on Dad’s side was 100% and from Lillehammer. Hard working, honest people!

[RJL]

Raiders Or Traders? (Vikings)

Traders, a few road trips got a little out of hand...

[PzLdr]

It’s called developing a market.

[Pontiac]

In 845, the Viking raider and extortionist extraordinary Ragnar Lothbrok slipped up the Seine with 120 ships—an estimated 5,000 men—to Paris, where King Charles the Bald paid him 7,000 pounds of gold and silver to leave in peace. (A contemporary wrote that "never had [Ragnar] seen, he said, lands so fertile and so rich, nor ever a people so cowardly.")

The French haven’t changed much in 1163 years.

[normy]

Well my great grandfather seemed to come from the “raiders” side according to my research.

[ThomasThomas]

Just imagine what the world would be like if we had the Oakland Traders Pro Pro football team. The Chargers would only use green electricity. Seattle Seadoves, Denver Ponies. Baltimore Colts colts are kinda like ponies if you don’t care about keeping facts correct. We have much more work to do with these team names. Arizona Cardinals is there some sinister aspect of a cardinal that’s makes them tough guy type of bird? Or has PC already consumed them.

[normy]

Are you an old AFC West guy?

[tet68]

Arizona Cardinals is there some sinister aspect of a cardinal that’s makes them tough guy type of bird?

Think Richelieu ?

[Humble Servant]

” Just imagine what the world would be like if we had the Oakland Traders Pro Pro football team “

Or the San Francisco Traitors.

[normy]

"Lo there do I see the line of my people, they do bid me come, take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla. Where the brave will live forever!"

[SunkenCiv]

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[RJL]

The French in 845 AD:

In 845, the Viking raider and extortionist extraordinary Ragnar Lothbrok slipped up the Seine with 120 ships—an estimated 5,000 men—to Paris, where King Charles the Bald paid him 7,000 pounds of gold and silver to leave in peace. (A contemporary wrote that "never had [Ragnar] seen, he said, lands so fertile and so rich, nor ever a people so cowardly.")

[ThomasThomas]

Is ‘old’ in reference to guy or AFC West?

Is there a new AFC? I sorta quit football when it left the LA area. I have live mostly in Texas and California so I did at one watch the local team.

Back to the thread. I suppose that would depend on if you sold to the Vikings at the price they wanted.