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    Thing

    An interesting article on the Scandinavian-Germanic practice of democracy, gathering at Thing...

    «It is the opinion of many men that to write about the settling [of Iceland in the 9th century] is knowledge of little importance, but we believe that if we truly know the truth about out ancestors…
    I often wish that I had done drugs in the '70s. At least there'd be a reason for the flashbacks. - Rick the Runesinger

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    For the Yule was upon them, the Yule; and they quaffed from the skulls of the slain,
    And shouted loud oaths in hoarse wit, and long quaffing swore laughing again.

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    While I don't have the time to read through the entire article right now, it's interesting to see that a group of people who have been cast as warriors, killers, and madmen were, in fact, a very diverse, socially advanced, and highly educated people, a trend which can be easily seen today.

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