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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Apr 11, 2025, 06:18 PM

Title: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Imperial Dave on Apr 11, 2025, 06:18 PM
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25083597.thousands-attend-sheringham-viking-festival-norfolk-coast/

Careful with that torch....
Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Nick Harbud on Apr 12, 2025, 08:33 AM
Was it all about boat burning or did they have other more practical demonstrations of Viking culture, such as ravaging of captured women, how to carve a blood eagle, etc?

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Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Imperial Dave on Apr 12, 2025, 11:06 AM
Yeah well modern day sensibilities and all that..... ::)
Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: stevenneate on Apr 12, 2025, 02:17 PM
Weren't the Vikings the good guys?
Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Imperial Dave on Apr 12, 2025, 03:32 PM
Depends which end of the pointy stick you were looking at
Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Cantabrigian on Apr 13, 2025, 10:56 AM
Quote from: stevenneate on Apr 12, 2025, 02:17 PMWeren't the Vikings the good guys?

Another chance to trot out this sketch, which should be compulsory viewing for any budding historians...

Title: Re: Norfolk coast viking festival
Post by: Nick Harbud on Apr 13, 2025, 01:43 PM
If not for some of today's politicians.

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