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snurri ([personal profile] snurri) wrote2008-10-27 03:24 pm
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  • really vikings were nice blokes,
  • stupid victorians ruined everything,
  • where's my comb hrothgar

Vikings Were Pretty

The university's department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic has published a guide revealing how much of the Vikings' history has been misrepresented.

They did not, in fact, wear horned or winged helmets. And they appear to have been a vain race who were concerned about their appearance.


Seriously, the helmet thing drives me nuts. Particularly living in a state where the football mascot wears big stupid horns.

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Re: Meanwhile...

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2008-11-03 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't World Fantasy Award winner Elizabeth Hand link to that story just recently?
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Re: Meanwhile...

[identity profile] scarypudding.livejournal.com 2008-11-03 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Quite possibly!
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