tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post553645836519714915..comments2024-03-29T14:55:54.362+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: The Vikings Are Here!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-59120625899139758092022-08-14T18:24:19.922+01:002022-08-14T18:24:19.922+01:00It's far too hot for helmets (with or without ...It's far too hot for helmets (with or without horns) However ”to go berserk" comes from the Viking phrase "to take off your shirt". That seems more appropriate in this weather Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-44908759341249934382022-08-14T16:50:52.927+01:002022-08-14T16:50:52.927+01:00According to my Ancestry DNA I come from Viking ro...According to my Ancestry DNA I come from Viking roots! I have no helmets with horns! Perhaps I should get some?Melissahttp://boyett-Brinkley.blogspot.comenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-41687586662940664212022-08-14T16:20:12.945+01:002022-08-14T16:20:12.945+01:00It is only open on Saturdays and a few Sundays htt...It is only open on Saturdays and a few Sundays http://dadsarmythetford.org.uk/Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-34937415846512564782022-08-14T14:14:11.190+01:002022-08-14T14:14:11.190+01:00Dad's Army Museum? I need to find a way to The...Dad's Army Museum? I need to find a way to Thetford!Lyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-80624865912422317702022-08-13T16:37:37.542+01:002022-08-13T16:37:37.542+01:00Don't get a job with the Canadian Tourist Boar...Don't get a job with the Canadian Tourist Board, B, will you!! [I think the Vikings were already used to bitterly cold winters though]Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-88599591678161880602022-08-13T16:19:26.182+01:002022-08-13T16:19:26.182+01:00Poor King Edmund! But at least the Vikings were e...Poor King Edmund! But at least the Vikings were eventually exposed to Christianity during their time in England. I don't know too much about the Viking settlement in Canada but I guess they were put off by the bitterly cold winters and the black flies and mosquitos in summer!Bushladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-83475045772656794632022-08-13T15:08:14.095+01:002022-08-13T15:08:14.095+01:00And the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable (...And the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable (including suggesting Tall Orders, our lunch venue!) Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-91087499819642035342022-08-13T13:26:48.574+01:002022-08-13T13:26:48.574+01:00What a fascinating place to visit. There is always...What a fascinating place to visit. There is always something to learn.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-13062361043130172792022-08-13T11:22:17.337+01:002022-08-13T11:22:17.337+01:00I think this is an interesting theory. I know that...I think this is an interesting theory. I know that fabric and [knitting] pins were found in Newfoundland, suggesting a Norse settlement there. But it is also true that,sadly, a lot of the "evidence" supposedly discovered in the USA has been shown to be forged, by people eager to prove their 'Viking' descent. The jury is still out on this one, I think!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-44788229374790745082022-08-13T11:16:50.236+01:002022-08-13T11:16:50.236+01:00Thetford has all sorts of quirky attractions to co...Thetford has all sorts of quirky attractions to commend it - the Dad's Army Museum, Charles Burrell Steam Museum, AND the Ancient House...If you are travelling up the A11, it's a good little diversion for a walk and a snack.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-68303500358619820332022-08-13T10:59:55.134+01:002022-08-13T10:59:55.134+01:00So much wonderful history! There is a theory that...So much wonderful history! There is a theory that the Vikings reached North America several hundred years before Christopher Columbus did. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-20439243510630692642022-08-13T10:51:04.334+01:002022-08-13T10:51:04.334+01:00That sounds an amazing place. I know when I read a...That sounds an amazing place. I know when I read about Anglo Saxon and Viking history, Thetford comes up a lot. I love the wonderful opportunistic way of the Vikings - fight, trade or settle, whatever would work. It sounds like an amazing place. Lyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.com