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Noni posted:Rollo is cool because he reminds me that these still exist and that I should probably buy some for next Sunday. I got mine. Who's with me? Seriously though, what types of alcoholic beverages would they have been consuming? I know mead is commonly associated with Vikings but it seems like honey would be a fairly rare material. There was a brief series on Vikings on the BBC last year that covered some sort of drink made with berries but I don't remember the specifics.
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Cpt.Wacky posted:I got mine. Who's with me? 2 minutes of Google says barley ale and lots of it.
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Kampfbereit posted:I would have to strongly disagree with that. Maybe we are using different definitions of "grave goods"? I mean everyday objects that are meant to be used in the afterlife and/or ease the passage into it. I'm sure christians may occasionally bury a person with a symbolical bottle of whiskey or the favourite fly fishing rod of the deceased, and there may have been a crossover in cultures recently christianized. But the entire concept of grave goods is pagan by nature. Christians can't bring stuff to heaven. the part you quote doesn't disagre with me and you are flat out wrong. Grave goods never disappear. your links definition on grave goods "Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are the items buried along with the body." as an archaeologist I can assure you, we see it in a lot of christian graves. Think about how many christians was burried with coins on their eyes or in their mouth. This is probably the most presisten type of grave good used in christina graves, despite you know christian not needing to pay Charon to go to heaven, so that argument is pretty silly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon's_obol quote:Among Christians And as I pointed out earlier other grave goods come and go, like the glass or porcelain rose popular in the 18th century. saying a grave with grave goods is not christian is just ignoring the vast archaeological evidence to the contrary Here is a decent article regarding some of the grave goods you might find in an english medieval christian grave. http://www.archaeologyuk.org/ba/ba84/feat2.shtml Atreiden fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Apr 14, 2013 |
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Awwwkward EDIT: And he just sits there praying while his men get slaughtered DarklyDreaming fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Apr 15, 2013 03:05
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Hahahaha oh my god Floki is the best character on this show.
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Apr 15, 2013 03:14
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He's like a medieval version of the Joker but with a sense of loyalty and teamwork.
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Apr 15, 2013 03:16
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Apr 15, 2013 03:18
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The guy that plays Floki is just amazing.
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Erghh posted:He's like a medieval version of the Joker but with a sense of loyalty and teamwork. Quoting this because he let out a serious Joker laugh just now EDIT: Ragnar's group reacting to the strange ritual of saying grace was funnier than it had any right to be DarklyDreaming fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Apr 15, 2013 03:31
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Watch me try to eat this plate!
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Apr 15, 2013 03:33
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Sash! posted:The guy that plays Floki is just amazing. I watch every new episode just to see Floki one-up scene stealing from the previous episode.
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Hmm... I guess he really is THAT Rollo Edit: His christian name is Ralph. Never mind. Or possibly Rolf. Either way not it DarklyDreaming fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Apr 15, 2013 03:36
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I nodded in approval when Old Guy went down.
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Apr 15, 2013 03:52
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What happened to the fuckton of cavalry? Did they all just dismount and the horses gallop away?
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Apr 15, 2013 03:54
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Uh oh, Prat Pyee shows up in Vikings.
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Iseeyouseemeseeyou posted:What happened to the fuckton of cavalry? Did they all just dismount and the horses gallop away? Yeah, they did. The Northumbrians seem to have no idea what they're doing.
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I think the cavalry were supposed to be broken up by the barricades then scattered/disordered when Ragnar et. al. ran into them. This wasn't one of their better battle depictions I don't think. Or the Northumbrians really are that bad. Either way. And gonna have to agree with Floki here. Rollo knows what he did  f/e: That'll do old guy with awesome facial hair. That'll do.
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I think I could watch a whole series that was just these Vikings rowdily eating at Christian feasts. All the while Ragnar is trying as hard as he can to be serious while Floki is just making everyone laugh.DarklyDreaming posted:Hmm... I guess he really is THAT Rollo Well, that's what it was this time. Clearly Rollo is in the process of working out how many Christians he has to kill after each "conversion" to be cool with Odin again. He even seemed to have Floki thinking about such a novel solution to the problem.
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Apr 15, 2013 05:08
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All the "fish out of water" gags were really great. I loved when they all started smashing plates.
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Gyges posted:I think I could watch a whole series that was just these Vikings rowdily eating at Christian feasts. All the while Ragnar is trying as hard as he can to be serious while Floki is just making everyone laugh. Behold, the inspiration for Highlander
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saganite posted:Katheryn Winnick on the late late show. Goddamn, she is stunning. when she busted out that Ukrainian i nearly got wood.
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Floki needs his own show... Floki, Gannicus and The Hound ... just roaming the world loving poo poo up.
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I think Loki would be totally cool with Rollo, using someone's rituals to gain trust then killing them for mad bucks is what being a dickhead viking is all about.
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Is this really happening? Is a show this good on the loving HISTORY CHANNEL?! This is blowing my mind.
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Sash! posted:Yeah, they did. Meh, I can see what happened being legit. It was hinted at the beginning of the episode that the army was fairly green. The problem I have is everyone being able to slice through that metal armor like it was bare skin. Might as well be fighting nude, same protection, less weight
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SocketWrench posted:Meh, I can see what happened being legit. It was hinted at the beginning of the episode that the army was fairly green. It's not like it didn't happen in real life. Mounted soldiers fighting in formation (they were charging in a wedge) probably aren't as effective when they're dismounted and the battle descends into chaos.
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Wikipedia posted:... during the reign of Aethelred the Unready ... 
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Oh no Lagertha  Rollo's christening was hysterical  Trying to anoint him with oil Leans the gently caress away
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drat, that episode was badass. It feels like a ton of stuff happens every episode. They get a lot out of their 42 minute runtime.
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drat, Floki is actually incredibly tall. He's usually so hunched over and climbing over everything that you don't notice, but here he's standing right alongside Rollo and Ragnar and...is often even taller than they are? His pissed-off god thing was magnificent. The battle scenes in this show are phenomenal. Better than big budget motion pictures. Though yes the Northumbrians seem comically inept at this point. The king's brother was particularly ridiculous. No sentries whatsoever while you're camped right upwind of a barbarian invasion, and you're gonna stop in your tent and pray while said camp is under attack? Odin is displeased. lt_kennedy posted:Rollo's christening was hysterical  The best moment of the series.
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With the awesome ratings this show is getting, I hope there is a budget increase. This show could definitely do with more extras and/or CG tricks to bulk up crowds. "Armies" of only 20 people per side really pulls me out of it.
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Shakugan posted:With the awesome ratings this show is getting, I hope there is a budget increase. This show could definitely do with more extras and/or CG tricks to bulk up crowds. "Armies" of only 20 people per side really pulls me out of it. I'm not so sure about that.. I kind of like the small 'armies' versus the CG-Armies of Spartacus, etc. Hell, I really enjoy the smaller scale as a whole.
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Pretty awesome to see some more shieldmaiden extras in the battles this episode, they didn't just throw in Laguertha on the second raid as a singular badass warrior chick.Deadpool posted:drat, that episode was badass. It feels like a ton of stuff happens every episode. They get a lot out of their 42 minute runtime. gently caress yeah. With the exception of Earl Haraldson's glacial backstory development, this show moves along at a great pace. I was deathly afraid when it started that like, by now we'd just have gotten around to Ragnar's second raid after a bunch of dragged-out intrigue in the Earl's court and forced family drama with Rollo or something. Thank the gods they aren't afraid to have things happen.
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Oh man, I thought this was the finale only to learn that apparently the first season is 9 eps and not 7? gently caress yeah I'm going to be really upset if this show doesn't win some Cinematography awards. Not only are the money shots beautiful, but even scenes like Floki watching Rollo go apeshit on the battlefield were stunningly gorgeous. Now we just need Johan Hegg to show up in a cameo and we'll have the ultimate badass show. Never thought "Good" and "History Channel show" would be in the same sentence but between this and "Hatfields and McCoys," there's been some quality tv going on. Axel Serenity fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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Next episode seems to be awesome. Not only are we getting to see more norse religion, it looks like they are going to show us a blot ( sacrifice). The blot taking place every nine year as the preview says, is a specific blot which alledgedly took place in Lejre, the old seat of the danish kings. Some archeological remains of such sacrifices have been found, but there is no evidence for a mass sacrifice taking place at Lejre every 9. year. We only have one written accord attesting to this. But the fact that remains of human sacrifices have been found and that several written accords attest to this, at least makes it very plausible that the vikings often practised human sacrifices along with animal sacrifices. It should be noted, there are other nine years blots, but since it takes place in Denmark, the Lejre blot would be the one they are refering to. Secondly, it seems they are sending Ragnar to the Frankish kingdom next, wether they send him to modern france or germany remains to be seen. But at least according to Saxo, Ragnar should have fought and defeated Charles the Great. Though the passage in Gesta Danorum, might have been included as an honor to later danish kings. Historically we do know that the border between Denmark and the Frankish kingdom was hotly contested and both sides fortified it.
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BrianWilly posted:drat, Floki is actually incredibly tall. He's usually so hunched over and climbing over everything that you don't notice, but here he's standing right alongside Rollo and Ragnar and...is often even taller than they are? His pissed-off god thing was magnificent. I loved that the Vikings were just towering over most of the English at court. Floki of course seemed to take great delight in it, as with all things. By this point we might as well change the title to Vikings- Floki Appreciation Thing. But I just love the pure joy he brings to the one or two "pranks" he does each episode. Burning down a monastery, spitting out sacramental wine, flipping a coin from the bribe money back at the king, or bringing the tent down around the English general.
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Great episode again! The one thing I felt went strangely was Floki being irritated at Rollo for "becoming christian". I would think he'd be pleased about the joke.
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Equester posted:Next episode seems to be awesome. Donal Logue.
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solovyov posted:Donal Logue. Oh yea, just saw he is going to play King Horik. Since the historik king Horik ended up as an enemy of Ragnar and outliving him, I hope we see a better rivalry between those two and that they write him better than the earl. Provided they are sticking somewhat to history. Edit: Hah took me ages to find anything about King Horik in Gesta Danorum, untill I realised that Saxo calls him Erik. Then I notice on the bottom of the wiki page, that they note that Saxo called him Erik. Could have saved me some time. Saxo hates him by the way. He writtes that Horik/Erik takes Denmark from Erik the child by killing him and by that he gains Denmark but loses the last of his honor. So if the writtes take any notes from Saxo, we got a new Earl character for the show Atreiden fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Apr 15, 2013 |
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