OT Things to ponder

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Although I should perhaps say that the female Viking might more commonly be referred to as a 'shield-maiden'.

Could you explain the meaning of 'shield-maiden'? Bound to be interesting...

[RangerJoe]

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

When do the hordettes appear?

Orm

They appear alongside the horde. If one appears, then so does the other. Historically, only the horde is counted, and then you know the number of hordettes as well. And the reason for this type of counting is because the horde arrived slightly before the hordettes and made an armed impression.

The hordettes are armed and are included in the reserves. Their bows have a weaker pull.

Orm

Although I should perhaps say that the female Viking might more commonly be referred to as a 'shield-maiden'.

How about some being a "shield matron?"

[Zorch]

Hordettes are not to be confused with Rockettes. At least not until they discover the stirrup.

[RangerJoe]

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[RangerJoe]

Those lovely, thin ladies consume about 5,000 calories a day! [X(]

[rustysi]

This bunch is most definitely 'off the reservation'.[:D]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Those lovely, thin ladies consume about 5,000 calories a day! [X(]

I 'consumed' a lot just watching them.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm

Although I should perhaps say that the female Viking might more commonly be referred to as a 'shield-maiden'.

Could you explain the meaning of 'shield-maiden'? Bound to be interesting...

Shield-maiden - a female Viking warrior.

Shield-maidens might be the origin for the valkyrie legends.

There are some evidence that there where female Viking warriors. And I suspect that there were plenty of them, especially when considering the important role the female had in Norse society. However, as far as I know, the jury is still out on this one.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm

Although I should perhaps say that the female Viking might more commonly be referred to as a 'shield-maiden'.

Could you explain the meaning of 'shield-maiden'? Bound to be interesting...

Shield-maiden - a female Viking warrior.

Shield-maidens might be the origin for the valkyrie legends.

There are some evidence that there where female Viking warriors. And I suspect that there were plenty of them, especially when considering the important role the female had in Norse society. However, as far as I know, the jury is still out on this one.

If nothing else, they could serious;y distract the enemy by waving their private parts in their direction and taunting them in French.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch



Could you explain the meaning of 'shield-maiden'? Bound to be interesting...

Shield-maiden - a female Viking warrior.

Shield-maidens might be the origin for the valkyrie legends.

There are some evidence that there where female Viking warriors. And I suspect that there were plenty of them, especially when considering the important role the female had in Norse society. However, as far as I know, the jury is still out on this one.

If nothing else, they could serious;y distract the enemy by waving their private parts in their direction and taunting them in French.

At least one saga has it that their naked lady parts scared the enemy so they ran away.

And I suspect that their axes, spears, or swords, might distract you plenty when the weapons impact some of your body parts.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm



Shield-maiden - a female Viking warrior.

Shield-maidens might be the origin for the valkyrie legends.

There are some evidence that there where female Viking warriors. And I suspect that there were plenty of them, especially when considering the important role the female had in Norse society. However, as far as I know, the jury is still out on this one.

If nothing else, they could serious;y distract the enemy by waving their private parts in their direction and taunting them in French.

At least one saga has it that their naked lady parts scared the enemy so they ran away.

And I suspect that their axes, spears, or swords, might distract you plenty when the weapons impact some of your body parts.

They give new meaning to 'make love not war'.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch



If nothing else, they could serious;y distract the enemy by waving their private parts in their direction and taunting them in French.

At least one saga has it that their naked lady parts scared the enemy so they ran away.

And I suspect that their axes, spears, or swords, might distract you plenty when the weapons impact some of your body parts.

They give new meaning to 'make love not war'.

Indeed.

Many of the Nordic invaders panicked, having never seen such weaponry. As men fled during the confusion, Freydís, who was eight-months pregnant, admonished them saying:

"Why run you away from such worthless creatures, stout men that ye are, when, as seems to me likely you might slaughter them like so many cattle? Give me a weapon! I know I could fight better than any of you." Ignored, Freydís then picks up the sword of the fallen Snorri Thorbrandsson and engages the attacking natives. She undoes her garment exposing one breast and beating the sword's hilt on her chest gave a furious battle cry. With this, the natives retreated to their boats and fled.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm


At least one saga has it that their naked lady parts scared the enemy so they ran away.

And I suspect that their axes, spears, or swords, might distract you plenty when the weapons impact some of your body parts.

They give new meaning to 'make love not war'.

Indeed.

Many of the Nordic invaders panicked, having never seen such weaponry. As men fled during the confusion, Freydís, who was eight-months pregnant, admonished them saying:

"Why run you away from such worthless creatures, stout men that ye are, when, as seems to me likely you might slaughter them like so many cattle? Give me a weapon! I know I could fight better than any of you." Ignored, Freydís then picks up the sword of the fallen Snorri Thorbrandsson and engages the attacking natives. She undoes her garment exposing one breast and beating the sword's hilt on her chest gave a furious battle cry. With this, the natives retreated to their boats and fled.

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

[RangerJoe]

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ORIGINAL: Zorch


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ORIGINAL: Orm

Although I should perhaps say that the female Viking might more commonly be referred to as a 'shield-maiden'.


Could you explain the meaning of 'shield-maiden'? Bound to be interesting...


Shield-maiden - a female Viking warrior.

Shield-maidens might be the origin for the valkyrie legends.

There are some evidence that there where female Viking warriors. And I suspect that there were plenty of them, especially when considering the important role the female had in Norse society. However, as far as I know, the jury is still out on this one.


If nothing else, they could serious;y distract the enemy by waving their private parts in their direction and taunting them in French.


At least one saga has it that their naked lady parts scared the enemy so they ran away.

And I suspect that their axes, spears, or swords, might distract you plenty when the weapons impact some of your body parts.


They give new meaning to 'make love not war'.


Indeed.

Many of the Nordic invaders panicked, having never seen such weaponry. As men fled during the confusion, Freydís, who was eight-months pregnant, admonished them saying:

"Why run you away from such worthless creatures, stout men that ye are, when, as seems to me likely you might slaughter them like so many cattle? Give me a weapon! I know I could fight better than any of you." Ignored, Freydís then picks up the sword of the fallen Snorri Thorbrandsson and engages the attacking natives. She undoes her garment exposing one breast and beating the sword's hilt on her chest gave a furious battle cry. With this, the natives retreated to their boats and fled.

Zorch

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring.

They have worse things than pickled herring. They have lutefisk (aka fish boards) and Surströmming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch
Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

[:D]

Thank you for the laugh.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm


Many of the Nordic invaders panicked, having never seen such weaponry. As men fled during the confusion, Freydís, who was eight-months pregnant, admonished them saying:

"Why run you away from such worthless creatures, stout men that ye are, when, as seems to me likely you might slaughter them like so many cattle? Give me a weapon! I know I could fight better than any of you." Ignored, Freydís then picks up the sword of the fallen Snorri Thorbrandsson and engages the attacking natives. She undoes her garment exposing one breast and beating the sword's hilt on her chest gave a furious battle cry. With this, the natives retreated to their boats and fled.

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

I think some poetic license is in order when you tell a story that lasts a thousand years.

Anyway. The story doesn't really involve Sweden. It is an excerpt from the Greenland Saga. So the action is taking place somewhere in America. Although at the time no one knew it as America. The Norse called it Vinland, and I have no idea what the natives called it (sadly, my education missed that part).

[geofflambert]

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

The Finns might invade Sweden. They're stuck with Finnan Hadi.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Orm


Many of the Nordic invaders panicked, having never seen such weaponry. As men fled during the confusion, Freydís, who was eight-months pregnant, admonished them saying:

"Why run you away from such worthless creatures, stout men that ye are, when, as seems to me likely you might slaughter them like so many cattle? Give me a weapon! I know I could fight better than any of you." Ignored, Freydís then picks up the sword of the fallen Snorri Thorbrandsson and engages the attacking natives. She undoes her garment exposing one breast and beating the sword's hilt on her chest gave a furious battle cry. With this, the natives retreated to their boats and fled.

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

I think some poetic license is in order when you tell a story that lasts a thousand years.

Anyway. The story doesn't really involve Sweden. It is an excerpt from the Greenland Saga. So the action is taking place somewhere in America. Although at the time no one knew it as America. The Norse called it Vinland, and I have no idea what the natives called it (sadly, my education missed that part).

Vinland was Newfoundland/other places. The Norse made up the name 'Greenland' after a bad experience with an Icelandic travel agent.
How did the Vikings send secret messages? They used Norse Code.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Methinks a little poetic license was involved there. I mean, who would invade Sweden? They have nothing but pickled herring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

The Finns might invade Sweden. They're stuck with Finnan Hadi.

Where did the 'Fin' in Finland come from? Is it 'Fin' as in The End?

[jdsrae]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Vinland was Newfoundland/other places. The Norse made up the name 'Greenland' after a bad experience with an Icelandic travel agent.
How did the Vikings send secret messages? They used Norse Code.

I had a Newfoundland dog once. Speaking of dogs, I googled "Imperial Guards Div" recently but accidently mis-clicked on "Imperial Guards Dog" instead.
Got me to pondering other similar mis-clicks on the interweb. This one turned out relatively benign.