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Damn, they could have at least used some darker lines.
JOAT The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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VIKING AGE ROWING CHEST
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You just need stronger glasses. :)
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Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 12:40pm snipped-for-privacy@canada.com (jaime) claims: You just need stronger glasses. :)
Moot point, I'm not making any anyway. When I go pillaging, my Viking long boat is gonna have a steam engine, not oars.
JOAT The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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That should cut down dramatically on the use of slaves. :)
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Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 4:30pm snipped-for-privacy@canada.com (jaime) cut history classes and said: That should cut down dramatically on the use of slaves. :)
Ah, but the Vikings didn't use slaves as rowers.
JOAT The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Viking ships were rowed by warriors, not slaves.
For a look at what it was like to be a Viking oarsman using one of those chests, see:
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"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.
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snipped-for-privacy@TAKEOUTmindspring.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
I haven't laughed quite that hard in a long time! I had happened to be reading about the Viking museum at Roskilde, Denmark this afternoon...
Patriarch, whose grandfather came from that island...
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Opps. My mistake. I'd better brush up on my history now.
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Yes I saw that earlier post. Back to the history books for me. :)
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Mon, Jan 31, 2005, 5:10am (EST+5) snipped-for-privacy@TAKEOUTmindspring.com says: For a look at what it was like to be a Viking oarsman using one of those chests, see:
And this is what they sang while theiy're rowing.
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The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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If not..they should. It's pretty funny.
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