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Icelandic Vikings | We Will Rock You
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The Viking General (A Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tale Book 9)
by Steven Ehrman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
"General Compton, known as the Viking General, is found dead in his study at his country estate. Dr. Watson is first on the scene and calls in his friend Sherlock Holmes to solve the complex case. A suspect confesses, but Holmes has his doubts. His investigation has shattering results for all concerned".
"This is a novella length story typical of the Holmes tales. The Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales are a series of original stories based upon the immortal characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Viking General is the 9th story in the series".
by Steven Ehrman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
"General Compton, known as the Viking General, is found dead in his study at his country estate. Dr. Watson is first on the scene and calls in his friend Sherlock Holmes to solve the complex case. A suspect confesses, but Holmes has his doubts. His investigation has shattering results for all concerned".
"This is a novella length story typical of the Holmes tales. The Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales are a series of original stories based upon the immortal characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Viking General is the 9th story in the series".
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Viking King of Denmark and Norway - Harald I Gormsson Bluetooth (912-987 AD) 31st GGF Harald I Gormsson Bluetooth
This Great-Grandfather also has the modern technology "Bluetooth" named after him. He was known as a great communicator and even united the countries of Denmark and Norway together...thus the correlation with the modern Bluetooth which lets multiple devices speak one compatible protocol.
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Viking Cooking; Shashlik and Soup
"This time viking cooking starts with a simple flatbread baking. Mix flour with a little water and lard or butter and shape it in circles. During the hiking, the meat was marinated in a basket, so it should be ready for grilling after a full day's walk. Prepare the shashliks and grill them on a hazel charcoal. In the early spring, when wild forests are covered by ramsons aka bear leek, it is also a good time to strengthen your immune system by eating some of it so you can look for new adventures being strong as a bear. For soup we put the sliced ramsons in a cooking pot, together with some onions, rutabagas, and carrots. We add salt, enrich with some grease, add water and cook. Enjoy "- Njóta!
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I would ask what shahliks are, and ransoms (bear leek) but it's doubtful I'll ever cook this.
But does "njota" mean "good"? What does "njota" mean?
But does "njota" mean "good"? What does "njota" mean?
njota ="enjoy
shahlik= "skewerable"
ransoms=bear leek
Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, ramsons, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek or bear's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae. It is a wild relative of onion, native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist woodland.
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Thank you!
This giant gold ring was dropped by a giant Viking in Essex (link)
The size and weight of the ring suggest that it was most likely worn by a man. It weighs over 32 grams and we know from X-ray fluorescence analysis at the British Museum that the metal is over 95% gold, the rest being silver and copper.That’s fairly common for gold of this date, to be a good standard. Vikings were very concerned with the purity of the metal. On silver coins you sometimes find little nicks made with a knife blade where they were testing that they’d got decent quality silver.
It’s got a little bit of damage – probably hit by a plough or something in the thousand years that it’s been buried – but it’s our policy to preserve the ring as found and not try to restore it to ‘as new’ condition.
The ring was made by twisting two strands of gold wire and then twisting these with two tapering gold rods to form a hoop. The thin ends of the rods and wires were joined at the back of the hoop by beating them together into a flat, diamond-shaped plate. The plate is decorated with tiny punched circles.
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This ring is beautiful! It's so large; I'm wondering if it's a thumb-ring.This giant gold ring was dropped by a giant Viking in Essex (link)
The size and weight of the ring suggest that it was most likely worn by a man. It weighs over 32 grams and we know from X-ray fluorescence analysis at the British Museum that the metal is over 95% gold, the rest being silver and copper.
That’s fairly common for gold of this date, to be a good standard. Vikings were very concerned with the purity of the metal. On silver coins you sometimes find little nicks made with a knife blade where they were testing that they’d got decent quality silver.
It’s got a little bit of damage – probably hit by a plough or something in the thousand years that it’s been buried – but it’s our policy to preserve the ring as found and not try to restore it to ‘as new’ condition.
The ring was made by twisting two strands of gold wire and then twisting these with two tapering gold rods to form a hoop. The thin ends of the rods and wires were joined at the back of the hoop by beating them together into a flat, diamond-shaped plate. The plate is decorated with tiny punched circles.
The site looks interesting too. I'll go have a visit.
"In ancient Greece, only very powerful men or women would wear thumb rings as a sign of strength and dignity. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin and yang come into play. It is believed that the yin (left) thumb ring represents self-confidence, and the yang (right) thumb ring represents flexible nature. Nowadays, the thumb ring is most often associated with willpower and masculinity. Many people believe that wearing a ring on the thumb means strength, freedom, independence and individuality".