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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Aug 30, 2025, 06:16 PM

Title: Viking reconstructed ship sails up the Thames
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 30, 2025, 06:16 PM
Viking ship sails along River Thames under London's Tower Bridge - BBC News https://share.google/pgrKQnY3EvRVX5XF7

The Vikings have landed!
Title: Re: Viking reconstructed ship sails up the Thames
Post by: Jim Webster on Aug 30, 2025, 06:30 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Aug 30, 2025, 06:16 PMViking ship sails along River Thames under London's Tower Bridge - BBC News https://share.google/pgrKQnY3EvRVX5XF7

The Vikings have landed!

What makes you think we ever went away  ;)
Title: Re: Viking reconstructed ship sails up the Thames
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 30, 2025, 09:01 PM
I can imagine you running along the oars kirk Douglas style....
Title: Re: Viking reconstructed ship sails up the Thames
Post by: Jim Webster on Aug 31, 2025, 07:06 AM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Aug 30, 2025, 09:01 PMI can imagine you running along the oars kirk Douglas style....

Not merely that. Remember that our greatest king was Canute and it was his influence that ensured that one child of  Gytha Thorkelsdóttir married a King of England, and another child of hers became a King of England before being killed by a descendant of Rollo, the Viking
Title: Re: Viking reconstructed ship sails up the Thames
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 31, 2025, 07:16 AM
Indeed. Pesky Northmen  ;D
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