Tag Archives: Vikings

Snow bound Snow blind

Posted on January 3, 2017 by dykewriter

Chipping away at the remaining driveway ice this afternoon. Today it was a Big Blue Sky and dry.   Enough to start seeing the damage to the trees. To compress the snow into near ice and actual. 20 years ago … Continue reading →

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Vikings vs Climate Change

Posted on November 12, 2016 by dykewriter

In one of history’s rare cases of hunter/gatherers out lasting Farmer’s Greenland’s Viking Era also had an unfortunate beginning: Erik the Red had been exiled for 5 years as punishment for murder over a land dispute from Iceland – He … Continue reading →

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History vs Herstory

Posted on November 10, 2016 by dykewriter

What one learns, depends on where and when one learns it.   History is not only written by victors, that genocide eliminates the people while cultural0cide removes the physical representations. Many cultures did not develop writing systems and fewer bureaucracy. … Continue reading →

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TV review: Vikings

Posted on October 28, 2016 by dykewriter

I am a bit late to this show – it being in the 4th season. A Canada and Ireland co-production – finally a show about Vikings that they don’t sound Scottish. They sound like Vikings. However, I have very serious … Continue reading →

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CultureWatch: Rome vs Druids

Posted on October 18, 2016 by dykewriter

Peak Rome – Julius Caesar annexed so much territory, that he declared himself Immortal Emperor, and was given the immorality pointedly, eh. The Civilized World – Roman removed Carthage as it’s main rival –  Carthage practiced child sacrifice. The Minoans, … Continue reading →

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Representation, Death & Taxes

Posted on October 13, 2016 by dykewriter

Ancient Rome: Peak Empire   The British Empire: First Contact Globalization     The Ancient Civs of South America Over the Bering Strait and down the land, also, across the seas some becoming islanders, others continuing…then Vikings in the North… then … Continue reading →

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Iceland’s Elf Rock Highway 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by dykewriter

Godless Mom Atheist majority. | More: http://buff.ly/2bZmNtn |#atheist#atheism IP. Man Yeah but they believe in pixies and goblins, that’s freaky too. Ma Kratos Long live iceland Nina Trygg building a Norse Temple too 009blush +IP. Man But do they knock … Continue reading →

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News Aversion Therapy: CBC vs BBC

Posted on March 8, 2016 by dykewriter

Union Local 613 men to show skin to highlight discrimination … Men working at Union Local 613 will be decked out in high heels, mini skirts and low-cut tops on Wednesday night to highlight discrimination against women in the service … Continue reading →

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When Acronyms Become Words…

Posted on February 8, 2016 by dykewriter

ISIS  .. International Space Station? Egyptian Goddess…. ABCs instead of Alphabet… Double Dose Of Bad Earthquake News (Science 2.0) “scientists” the media would have you, be mystified by a newly realized understanding of a phenomenon or that one observation can overturn … Continue reading →

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Vikings: Spectal Analysis of Navigation

Posted on January 30, 2016 by dykewriter

Vikings used many methods of navigation – ocean conditions, wind, landmarks, the stars, the presence or absence of certain animals of water and sky that indicate distance from land.   They also had a computing device that helped and that … Continue reading →

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