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10-08-2008, 06:50 PM
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Leif Erikson day is tomorrow here in the states. Tomorrow is also "hat day" at my school. I'm taking that as my oppurtunity to wear a viking helmet to school tomorrow.
Anyone doing anything fun? |
10-08-2008, 06:53 PM
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10-08-2008, 06:58 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | holy crap, we actually have a leif erikson day?!? DUDE! I'm totally wearing my viking helmet and fake beard tomorrow!!!
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10-08-2008, 07:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | | | I'm going to burn some crops. Seriously.
Or just drive around and bast black metal at full volume and invade people's ears with Black Sabbath.
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10-08-2008, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech Or just drive around and bast black metal at full volume and invade people's ears with Black Sabbath. | I was planning on doing this, but with ABBA. |
10-08-2008, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by msquared I was planning on doing this, but with ABBA. | psst... wrong country. |
10-08-2008, 09:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kansas City | | ...but the right band. 
I don't imagine that it's quite the same blasting Bjork or Sigur Ros. |
10-08-2008, 09:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada | | | It's also Yom Kippur. And I'm going to see Amon Amarth tomorrow.
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10-08-2008, 09:15 PM
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10-08-2008, 09:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kansas City | | Perhaps a mixed playlist is in order?
"Married to the Sea" off of Lars Fredricksen's album "Viking" would certainly be appropriate.
Given the location of the Vinland settlement, obviously some Rush would be in order.
ABBA sort of works given that 1/4 of the band is Norwegian and most people have the mistaken idea that Leif Ericson was Norwegian.
And definitely some Sigur Ros. |
10-08-2008, 09:29 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreal | | | they were in montreal not too long ago
they played outside on a pier looking out onto the river, honestly one of the best performances ive ever and probably will ever see
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10-09-2008, 02:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Money Just a little raping and pillaging on my lunch break. | Rape the horses and kill the women!!
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Originally Posted by crimson_basser you can never go wrong blasting sigur ros though | + 23482901 Jillion.
And make sure you leave off those horns! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking#Horned_helmets |
10-09-2008, 06:38 AM
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Hmmmm....... Never heard of this holiday. Should make my sister happy though. When's Shawn Cassidy day?? They should just combine them and celebrate on a Monday or something IMO.
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10-09-2008, 06:49 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | Didn't Erikson end up in Canada? Why is it celebrated in USA? |
10-09-2008, 07:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norway | | | He ended up in New Foundland. Or something. He called it Vinland (Wine-land). His little encampment didn't last very long, however.
But that is a good question. Why is it celebrated in the US? Merely because he got there first of the Europeans? |
10-09-2008, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by XtreO Why is it celebrated in the US? Merely because he got there first of the Europeans? | Part of it is that there are many Americans of Nordic descent who are very into celebrating that heritage.
Another thing is that Columbus's (heavily edited) story is taught quite a bit in American public school and, at least when I was in school, he was something of a folk hero. When people heard that someone had done the same exploration feat centuries prior, they probably felt that a holdiay was in order. |
10-09-2008, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by XtreO He ended up in New Foundland. Or something. He called it Vinland (Wine-land). His little encampment didn't last very long, however.
But that is a good question. Why is it celebrated in the US? Merely because he got there first of the Europeans? | They did end up in Newfoundland and were apparently driven out of it by the natives and the horrible climate. So much for the Viking tough guy reputation...  
They've recreated the Viking settlement at L'anse Aux Meadows. It's pretty neat. 
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10-09-2008, 11:35 AM
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The Vikings eventually branched out into Russia, too, and established trade routes down to Constantinople. |
10-09-2008, 11:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | Id rather celebrate Viking Day over Columbus Day anytime!
Speaking of which, isnt columbus day on saturday or something?
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