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Category Archives: Althing

2nd Half of Top Ten Countdown: Why Vikings are Cool

5 Reasons Vikings are Cool (click to tweet)   And all of these reasons are non-violent. I bet you didn't think you'd find that on this Viking list?   5. Great Engineering Simply put: Ships.  Vikings lacked complex tools…
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June 29, 2013
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Althing, Book of Settlements, broad-blade ax, Iceland, Landnamabok, Melkorka, Ragnor Lothbrok, self-government, T-shaped keel, Urnes art style, Viking democracy, Viking ships, Viking women

Why Do We Love Vikings? Part 2

50 Shades of Democracy...Or Were the Dark Ages Really That Dark?       When you hear about Vikings, terms like "rule followers" or "law abiding citizens" don't jump to mind, right?  You're more apt to picture a raider's rampage with shield…
Posted by admin
May 27, 2013
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Althing, history, Iceland, Norway, Sagas, Viking democracy

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