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The Vikings were the original social rebels – the punks or Hells Angels of the years 800-1050.
“They weren’t fluffy bunnies. They were pirates and raiders, that’s what ‘viking’ means. They were slave traders and brutal warriors.”
Finally, we know that! Ivar will forgive us!Thanks, Scruffy1, for this. Very interesting...who'd have guessed?
And now we have Ivar!Definitely an improvement over the 'older' Norwegian generation...
(Sorry Ivar, couldn't resist...)
Then you are a fluffy bunnie.Oh dear, that's a bit worrying. I had my DNA tested a while back, and it seems I'm haplogroup I1c (the "Viking gene"). On the plus side, I suppose it means I have an extra excuse to detour to St Olaf's church and Princess Christina of Norway's tomb at Covarrubias near Santo Domingo de Silos when I'm passing that way in November. I promise not to pillage anything on the way, or trade any slaves.
No reason to search for an excuse to visit Santo Domingo de los Silos, it is an amazing place all of it, the cloister, the church, and the Gregorian chants. A Camino favorite despite the difficulties to get there and to return - an ethnological challenge!Oh dear, that's a bit worrying. I had my DNA tested a while back, and it seems I'm haplogroup I1c (the "Viking gene"). On the plus side, I suppose it means I have an extra excuse to detour to St Olaf's church and Princess Christina of Norway's tomb at Covarrubias near Santo Domingo de Silos when I'm passing that way in November. I promise not to pillage anything on the way, or trade any slaves.
Alan, it could be a lot worse because I have the genetic blood disorder hemochromatosis, know as the Celtic Curse. It requires a lot of maintenance and the genes that make up the results of that DNA test are very prevalent in the population of Pays Basque.Oh dear, that's a bit worrying. I had my DNA tested a while back, and it seems I'm haplogroup I1c (the "Viking gene"). On the plus side, I suppose it means I have an extra excuse to detour to St Olaf's church and Princess Christina of Norway's tomb at Covarrubias near Santo Domingo de Silos when I'm passing that way in November. I promise not to pillage anything on the way, or trade any slaves.
... one day someone from Spain would have to reciprocate and eat the strange seafood of my culture, which would be lutefisk. I haven't found a Spaniard to take me up on that offer.
“... They were pirates and raiders, that’s what ‘viking’ means. They were slave traders and brutal warriors.”
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