I don’t know if we really would appreciate to meet some Vikings nowadays; nevertheless yearly there are some festivals for them …
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title=”The Vikings are coming…. by Canon Bear, click on the picture to enter the photographer’s galleries on Flickr.com
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title=”Shield Maiden by trm42, click on the picture to enter the photographer’s galleries on Flickr.com
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related:
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/up-helly-aa/100453/
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Did you attend the festival too?
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actually never been there, but I was born at the coast of the Baltic Sea, so maybe my forefathers had this behavior?
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analyze my self portrait,
shot by my wife, when I decided
to fight vs. my enemies:
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It could be…I heard that’s Viking tradition then.
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I’d quite like to meet a nice viking!
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my friend Fred Roessler:
title=”Ready for Battle”.
by stumbleon on Flickr
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Ha ha I love the photos you posted in your comments…very funny 🙂 I think we have lots of viking blood here in Scotland 🙂
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Cool images!
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awesome photos! I;d love to go to one of those festivals….
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A unique portrait of yourself (in the comments) as you prepare for battle. Your helmet looks like a common kitchen tool, if I am not mistaken. It looks like your friend had a similar idea.
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well sometimes my wife makes a dysfunction of my battle helmet and uses the thing for salad and noodles …
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