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Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
The Daily Telegraph ^ | September 20, 2009 | Telegraph News

Posted on 09/22/2009 7:10:57 PM PDT by Arec Barrwin

Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'

Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; scotland; vikings
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To: kaehurowing

“Aye, they thought they would get off scot-free.”

That is where the expression actually Does come from.

In old Norse it’s “skat-fri” meaning free from tribute or taxes.


21 posted on 09/22/2009 7:33:34 PM PDT by To-Whose-Benefit? (It is Error alone which needs the support of Government. The Truth can stand by itself.)
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To: Clemenza
What is left unsaid is that they were told by some Jutes that the Scots would frequently refuse to pay the dinner tab, and wouldn’t tip for service.

Which is why they pleaded to go Dutch.

22 posted on 09/22/2009 7:36:04 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: Skooz
Mixed bag. As George Washington moved his Army across the Hudson to relative safety in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Maryland colonial militia called the Maryland 400, commanded by General William Alexander (that's a Scot for you Fur Shur) held the Brits at bey.

256 died in the battle. Another 100 were taken prisoner.

So, who were these guys? Amazingly the majority were descendants of the people who founded the old New Sweden Colony. A smaller group were descendants of the Catholics who founded the settlements starting at St. Mary's in the South. Others were Irish of recent vintage but they knew what they were about.

So you're coming pretty close to the baddest badasses on the planet, but it looks like the same old mix that started in the Orkneys over a thousand years ago.

23 posted on 09/22/2009 7:36:47 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Yeah, Glasgow...........


24 posted on 09/22/2009 7:40:08 PM PDT by Badabing Badablonde (New to the internet? CLICK HERE)
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To: Arec Barrwin

One word..Haggis


25 posted on 09/22/2009 7:43:48 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: muawiyah
I am descended from the Scotch Irish from Rowan County, N.C. I wonder about any people that enjoy a delicacy called haggis.
26 posted on 09/22/2009 7:44:33 PM PDT by vetvetdoug (FUBO....a fashion statement for Conservatives.)
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To: KosmicKitty
One word..Haggis

I had to look up the word "haggis" in a dictionary. Here's what I found:


27 posted on 09/22/2009 7:47:17 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Arec Barrwin
A Scottish man was at a baseball game. It was the first time he had ever seen the sport so he sat quietly.

The first batter approached the plate, took a few swings and then hit a double. Everyone was on their feet screaming “Run, Run!” This happened two more times, with a single and a triple.

The Scottish man was now excited and ready to get into the game.The next batter came up and four balls went by. The umpire called “walk” and the batter started on a slow trot to first.
The Scotsman, extremely excited now, stood up and screamed, “R-R-Run ye basstarrd, rrrun!” Everyone around him started laughing. So the Scotsman, extremely embarrassed, sat back down.

A friendly fan, seeing the Scotsman's embarrassment, leaned over and said, “He can't run - he got four balls.”

The Scotsman then stood up and screamed, “Walk with pride,man...walk with pride!”

28 posted on 09/22/2009 7:50:24 PM PDT by Apercu ("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
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To: Texas Eagle

I worked with a guy who served in the Air Force & was stationed for awhile in Scotland.

He tried Haggis. Had the same reaction as viewers of that picture!

BARF!!!!


29 posted on 09/22/2009 7:51:04 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: Arec Barrwin

I spent a few days in Peterhead Scotland and they will also try to drink you to death there. It wasn’t easy, but I barely escaped when I found a bottle of Cuervo at the local bar and turned the tables on them.


30 posted on 09/22/2009 7:53:28 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: vetvetdoug
No doubt the Scots call it haggis but I think the Saudi Arabians eat something pretty similar made from various parts of goats.

One such thing they call Maqaniq ~ which sounds very suspiciously like McAniq ~ and no doubt is exceedingly closely related to haggis.

31 posted on 09/22/2009 7:55:41 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Red_Devil 232

Are you sure that’s not a 9/12 photo at the White House?


32 posted on 09/22/2009 7:58:10 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: TheMom; humblegunner
Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful.

Crummy country to be from ping!

33 posted on 09/22/2009 7:59:57 PM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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To: Bean Counter
The Scots are what motivated Hadrian to build a wall completely across Britain...

And they wore kilts because the sound of zippers scared the sheep as well...

34 posted on 09/22/2009 8:00:10 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Are you sure that’s not a 9/12 photo at the White House?

I think that's actually a photo taken at Obama's family reunion on Marxist Vineyard a few weeks back.

Three.....two....one....

Is my post still here?

35 posted on 09/22/2009 8:00:17 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Bean Counter
The Scots are what motivated Hadrian to build a wall completely across Britain...

And they wore kilts because the sound of their zippers scared the sheep as well...

36 posted on 09/22/2009 8:00:30 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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To: Arec Barrwin

And they wore kilts because the sound of their zippers scared the sheep as well...


37 posted on 09/22/2009 8:05:30 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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To: Republic of Texas

Good job!


38 posted on 09/22/2009 8:07:48 PM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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To: Skooz

I am of Scottish heritage. I can tell you, you will find no better friend, nor a worse enemy. LOL


39 posted on 09/22/2009 8:11:21 PM PDT by Gator113 (YES WE CAN.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMxJBenigY&feature=related)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

Bannockburn to you, you git.

:-)


40 posted on 09/22/2009 8:11:48 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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