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Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: SV: SV: {W&P} SV: SV:
Star of David [an occult symbol]
In a message dated 5/5/02 2:33:29
AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
It was not vikings
from Norway. It was mainly the Vikings from eastern Sweden
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But is not a Viking, a Viking? Or do the hats, clothes,
etc., etc. really make that much of a difference? Don't they all believe in
Thor, Odin, etc., etc.? Aren't they all great sailors and explorers? Didn't
they all take civilization to the uncivilized and bring the world closer
together?
Yes and
no.
-No as the Vikings,
at least in the first centurys, plundered and killed whatever they found.
Places of trade, monesterys or where ever anything of value could be
found.
-Yes in the context that after
these times the vikings took up trading, they were also tradesmen and
craftsmen (the viking ships could transport tons and tons of load). They also
grounded tradingplaces. One og those were Dublin, now the Capital of Ireland.
The viking buildings has been excavated.
But at some time it was prayd in
the churches in central Europe: For the wild northern men, protect us dear
God!
During a time of nearly 100 years a
Danish king, and later his son, ruled Denmark, South Sweden, Norway, England
and Ireland.
They were mighty men, but the
eastgoing, southgoing and westgoing vikings were different tribes. They knew
of each other, but to say that they were one and the same is to go too far. I
think that it's more correct to say that climate and spirit of those distant
times shaped the viking civilization.
Claes Persson
§( :8-)
