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A Quick Note

I just wanted to toss up a quick post to let you all know that I have, indeed, not fallen off the face of the earth. I’ve still been twittering, but I’ve been struggling with a bit of blogger’s block … Continue reading

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Icelandic cuisine? Rotten shark.

I came across something in one of the books I’m reading right now that made my stomach curl up in a little ball and hide. The book is Viking Age Iceland. Here’s the section, from page 50: When a dead … Continue reading

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Hobbit Vikings!

The other day while sitting in a classroom, waiting for my history class to begin, I was doodling and writing in one of my notebooks. While writing, I wrote out the phrase “Hobbit Vikings!” Since then I’ve kind of played … Continue reading

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Off to play a Viking

I’ll be heading out tomorrow morning to attend the a small Viking event that the Viking boating group I’m in is putting on. There’ll be a few of us puttering about the site (event site, not this site!) all weekend, … Continue reading

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A Viking voyage, part 2

I posted a couple of days ago about a Viking-style overnight voyage which I was going to be taking part in. The plan has changed a bit; I won’t be attending. After thinking things over a bit more, I decided … Continue reading

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A Viking voyage

I’m a memberof a group that focuses on studying Viking vessels and the Viking way of life. (Viking Age Vessels, if you’re interested, or just want to see some pictures.) We’ve built one boat thus far, Blackbird. She’s modelled after … Continue reading

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