Tag Archives: Vikings

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 – that is, I’ve not really had much to say, or at least haven’t found [...]

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 whale was found like this, how were the pieces of meat and blubber stored? The Saga [...]

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 with the idea, and come to really find it funny.
Before all you nay-sayers jump in, [...]

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, dressed up like Vikings and doing Viking stuff. Should be fun.
Blogging will start back [...]

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 that I’m not experienced enough for it.
A few different bits of information:

I’ve not been on [...]