A group for the discussion of all aspects of the culture of the Vikings - their wars, voyages, art, literature, language and legacy. Hugrunar means 'Thought Runes' and encompasses discussion of the Viking Age from the Fifth to the Eleventh Centuries.
Announcements
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Merlin the Mad making his intro
- Table toppers are geeks....
No doubt about it. And I couldn't care less. I have been playing with "toy soldiers" of the medieval persuasion for as long as I can remember. Modern soldiers leave my gaming interests cold, altho I enjoy books and movies about ALL warfare periods.I have an entire army of Anglo-Saxons and Normans; enuf to refight Hastings with 10,000-plus men per side (which translates onto the tabletop to over 160 miniatures per side).
You can see pics of them HERE
- Why, SOITANLY, Merl.
I'd be happy to, partner. Er...as sson as I get this other thread off the ground. Man, I'm back for a couple days, and everyone's, "Hey Culann, can you, hey Culann can you...?" I'm thinking of changing my name to "HeyCulanncanyou".
And as for the "Great Army" thread, once again, I'll have to re-up the ante on that, if there are any interested participants? Hmmmmm?
You're a table-topper, Merl? I thought *I* was the onliest geek in the Hug...
- G\'day to the worthy Culann...
Ah, the legendary Culann of the Brigantes reappears.
I have to wonder what the subject matter is. Please don't keep me in suspense.
While I hopefully have your attention: have you considered resurrecting your "Great Army" role playing board ? Just curious; not because I RPG ('cause I don't on the 'puter - the onliest kind of RPGing I ever do, or did, was with miniatures on the gaming table, surrounded by living, breathing, physical beings within the strike of my eye and sound of my voice), but I thought the board could be deleted if nobody is going to go there anymore.
What I would really appreciate, is a thread on lingo terms, names, and whatnot, and their English meanings. I have gotten the impression that you know summat of this lore. What say you to that request, Culann ?
- God dag.
Oy. Don't forget, I still hold some sway here as well. In fact, I'm about to start us a new thread. Heheheh.
- Congratulations Merlin
Congratulations Merlin on your promotion. Alas, I think your hopes about the Viking explorers (or Meso-American sacrificial victims) are somewhat optimistic. My understanding is that they fled back across the Atlantic, if they survived at all. Sometimes reality *isn't* as exciting as fiction. *sigh*ps Don't let the "powers" go to your head. ;-)
Created by: * MerlintheMad Knudsson, subeditdate
Hello, if anyone comes by: this is the latest (in fact onliest) news. Yng and Thiu, et al, have made me "Jarl" of Hugrunar....
I hope that given time, this Ancient Worlds Group will flourish again.
What I can bring to it is mainly in the area of the study of warfare. But I am branching out, trying to learn some lingo (the meaning of names has always fascinated me no end), and hoping to learn far more than I can offer.
My current interest in the "Viking world" is my desire to find out just how far south the early explorers of the Western Hemisphere got. My imaginative/hopeful side wonders if the most daring of them sailed as far south as Meso-America, and either fell foul of the natives (winding up as human sacrifices ?), or stayed and merged with the population. What a fun story THAT would make, even if I have to make it up myself ! I love writing historical fiction, and that plot is percolating.
Otherwise, I hope to learn more about the sieges of Constantinople (Mikelgard), and how the Vikings brought changes to Western European warfare from the East. (E.g. it is my belief that the so-called "kite" shield of the "Normans" was brought back from the Vikings' Byzantine military service experience.)
I am interested in all the sagas, and have read a number of the Icelandic sagas: my favorite being Njál's Saga so far.
My favorite hobby, to give tactile expression to my historical interests, is miniature war-gaming. I have a sizeable Anglo-Saxon/Viking army, and the Franks/Normans to oppose them, in 25mm scale: enough, certainly, to refight Stamford bridge and Hastings with every man represented (at 64 infantry and 50 cavalry per painted and based miniature: at c. 10,000 per side, you can add that up to how many miniatures that is).
Well, if I feel like it, I will add to this introduction/biography later.
(I am still figuring and plodding my way around Hugrunar, as a member who has "powers" =D)
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