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The Viking Appreciation Society

The Viking Appreciation Group.

In the old days, there lived a people in the north of the world. They were the Norsemen. Some were traders, some were farmers and fishermen. Some were Vikings. These few Norsemen braved the cold water of the North and traveled to foreign shores to seek treasure and wealth. They did not believe in the Christ. They believed in Odin and Thor. They used Odin’s ravens to help them navigate and they struck with great strength like the hammer of Thor.

The Vikings instantly struck fear into the heart of the Christian north as they did not hesitate to attack the rich towns and monasteries of England.

The Viking long boat enabled the Vikings to raid as far as the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The stories and the legends of the Vikings have inspired many stories, songs and movies. The Norsemen settled Iceland, Greenland and created settlements in Vinland in North America. The Norsemen would later become the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and influence the history of Northern Europe.

This group is to tell the legends and stories of the Norse People when great navigators sailed the sea and great warriors carved their name into the stones of history.

All are welcome.

Daniel Quist

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Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 11:01

here is more about the stone :

 

http://kensingtonmn.com/runestonepg.html

 

As a norman, I really find all this fascinating! Hope you share my enthusisam!

Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 10:53

I even read on a french website that when the spanish arrived in the area where the stone was latter discovered, they encountered some red-haired indigenous people.

Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 10:51

Columbus, my ass! Did he only know that when he set sails to America, Iceland had had a democratic election system for 500 years? (that was a quizz question last time we played in GP before moving to wlc, wasn't it?)

 

Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 10:47

That is even more interesting! Do you all know about the Minesota Stone? Few people know that the vikings went as far as Minesota in their exploration of the American continent and this stone prooves it.

 

Comment by Chris Knight on April 13, 2013 at 10:33

The Minnesota Vikings

Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 9:55

that s interesting! what city have an (american football right?) team called the vikings?

Comment by John Rutledge on April 13, 2013 at 9:51

I'm glad this group now exists, because I really didn't appreciate the Vikings when I was young and Fran Tarkenton played for them. However, now they have Adrian Peterson from Oklahoma in their backfield and their offense is so much better.

Comment by Chris Knight on April 13, 2013 at 8:15

Yeeaaaaaah!!!!!

Finally! Jack gets to use his expression! A round of ale for everyone!!!

Comment by Vinz on April 13, 2013 at 7:25

tractor?

Comment by Jack Field on April 13, 2013 at 7:17

My poetic contribution to the legacy of a truly brutal and beautiful, misunderstood and majestic, infamous and influential culture.

Du sthal min traktor.

 

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