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The truth about the Vikings
youtube.com ^ | 02/082015 | WarriorHistory

Posted on 06/17/2015 10:53:33 AM PDT by WesternCulture

I am of Viking ancestry. In my part of the World, things like fighting spirit, balls and an appetite for destuction matter much. We also dispose of some decent brain power. Bohr and Nobel both were Scandinavians. My tiny Sweden is furthermore the only nation that successfully has took Moscow (- in 1610 Swedish field marshal De la Gardie entered Moscow and was cheered by large crowds. Everyone knows Swedish rule equals law and order. We might be a boring bunch, but we wholeheartedly hate chaos, injustice, disorder and crime. Leave it to us, we'll fix it.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1w7e46pHuc


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bookburning; newfoundland; norse; ntsa; pillage; rape; scandinavia; vikings
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To: WesternCulture

The Vikings got bad press as they didn’t get to write the history. They were scammmed by travel agents promising luxurious accommodations and access to working ATM systems. Then they found out they had to take the Irish monastaries first.....


21 posted on 06/17/2015 11:12:23 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Boiler Plate

White Ruskies


22 posted on 06/17/2015 11:14:33 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: SunkenCiv

? The Source ?


23 posted on 06/17/2015 11:16:21 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: WesternCulture
On a field in northern Germany near the town of Podelwitz is a monument to a GREAT Swede, Gustavus Adolphus. Translated to English it reads; "Freedom of Belief for the World, saved at Breitenfeld, Gustavus Adolphus, Christian and Hero. 7 September 1631."

The Battle of Breitenfeld in the 30 Years War, where a domineering theocracy had to eventually allow the beginnings of individual freedom of religion and thought! What Martin Luther started, Gustavus Adolphus allowed to continue.

24 posted on 06/17/2015 11:16:29 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: Old Sarge

“You wouldn’t have gone on any of our voyages. We were all dead butch.”

“mmmm ... that’s not what I’ve heard.”


25 posted on 06/17/2015 11:18:24 AM PDT by Bluewater2015 (There are no coincidences)
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To: beaversmom

Plenty of Vikings settled in over the years. Especially in Minn, SD, No. Dak.


26 posted on 06/17/2015 11:18:45 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Boiler Plate

And the Danes were rulers (of Swedes and Norwegians and Saxons).


27 posted on 06/17/2015 11:19:25 AM PDT by p. henry
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To: WesternCulture

The Vikings are hot blonde chicks fighting wearing black eye liner.

28 posted on 06/17/2015 11:24:27 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: WesternCulture

so tell us you men with balls Vikings from the north countries. why are you letting muslims and sharia law take over your country? Time to sharpen you axes and shine up your shields isn’t it?


29 posted on 06/17/2015 11:26:19 AM PDT by fish hawk (no tyrant can remain in power without the consent and cooperation of his victims.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
And they don’t like ABBA either.

I see some stuff to like there.



30 posted on 06/17/2015 11:29:41 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: WesternCulture

>>We might be a boring bunch, but we wholeheartedly hate chaos, injustice, disorder and crime<<

Then stop sucking up to your muzzies, discipline them and protect your women against them.


31 posted on 06/17/2015 11:33:51 AM PDT by 353FMG (muzzies are a national security liability.)
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To: WesternCulture

“fighting spirit, balls and an appetite for destuction “

Sweden sold iron ore to the Nazis and was “neutral” during WWII.
My wife is Swedish. Modern Swedes are the distaff side. Go peddle your papers.


32 posted on 06/17/2015 11:41:23 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: WesternCulture

“dispose of some decent brain power. ......the only nation that successfully has took Moscow”

Hmmm...A self-grading declaration.


33 posted on 06/17/2015 11:41:52 AM PDT by G Larry (Obama Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)
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To: BenLurkin

“chaos, injustice, disorder and crime

Yup. That describes the Vikings.”

- Guess I contradicted myself a little.

But if you have a look to Scandinavia of today and of the last 300 years or so you’ll see much of order, justice and rule of law. One certain thing is even more striking; the economic advancement. My country, Sweden, has one of the highest standards of living on Earth. We don’t have oil or a unrestricted banking industry. What is it that we do? We educate ourselves, strive for success and run our companies very well.


34 posted on 06/17/2015 11:41:53 AM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: marron

Peter the Great studied their ship building expertise up close.


35 posted on 06/17/2015 11:43:18 AM PDT by G Larry (Obama Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

That has to be a tribute band. I have studied Anni and Agnetha closely. Every inch I could find on the interwebs.


36 posted on 06/17/2015 11:49:03 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: WesternCulture

Felice Vinci’s “The Baltic Origins of Homer’s Epic Poems”


37 posted on 06/17/2015 11:52:15 AM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: bert

“...wasn’t the traitor Quisling a Norwegian?”

Yes he was. On the WWII +70 thread I just read (with the war just ended in Europe) that the Norwegian government was going through and getting all of the gold, art, etc. that had been stolen and giving it back to the rightful owners.

My dad’s cousin had been in the Norwegian underground. Hid in a pile of potatoes in the cellar when the Nazi’s came through. My dad asked him once what he had done in the underground. “Nobody will ever know - not even my family. There are still Nazis.”

Another WWII article said they were going to round up all of the Norwegian traitors and execute them. Although I think in all they only executed a dozen or so.


38 posted on 06/17/2015 11:53:15 AM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: WesternCulture

Interesting. My wife is a Viking, so I have the answer as to why the viking men went sailing to the far corners of the earth, and it wasn’t for treasure.... ;-)


39 posted on 06/17/2015 11:54:34 AM PDT by Dubh_Ghlase
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To: WesternCulture

Well there’s “New Scandinavian Cooking” and “Perfect Day” on TV. Tina Nordstrom is pretty hot and kind of a prepper.

Sofia Janock was cool up until about ten years ago.Now she’s another greenie.


40 posted on 06/17/2015 11:54:50 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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