Oops! Give me 40 lashes with a wet pasta sword.Interesting site Ironhand..
However...
The Woodstown Viking site is located near Waterford in the Republic of Ireland not Scotland ( south east corner of Ireland to be exact)
Funny thing is I was on that road and must have passed that place on holiday and never even knew it..
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Posted 22 October 2004 - 05:10 PM
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
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"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
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Posted 22 October 2004 - 07:16 PM
And add to thatOops! Give me 40 lashes with a wet pasta sword.Interesting site Ironhand..
However...
The Woodstown Viking site is located near Waterford in the Republic of Ireland not Scotland ( south east corner of Ireland to be exact)
Funny thing is I was on that road and must have passed that place on holiday and never even knew it..
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 01:49 AM
I can't put the link in this post 'cause I'm at work, but when I get home I'll either edit this post or append a 2nd post, with the link. Sorry about the wait. 
Here's the link:
http://ravenkraft.com/
For Painbrush's benefitt, note that in two models, the site describes how many "oars" the ship has.
Here's the link:
http://ravenkraft.com/
For Painbrush's benefitt, note that in two models, the site describes how many "oars" the ship has.
Edited by Ironhand, 09 August 2005 - 08:53 AM.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 02:11 AM
How many guys will we need to row one ? & How can I get one here , I'm landlocked in a suburb of Detroit ? .........L.O.L.
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I can't put the link in this post 'cause I'm at work, but when I get home I'll either edit this post or append a 2nd post, with the link. Sorry about the wait.
Lets have the link!
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:53 AM
Here's the link:
http://ravenkraft.com/
For Painbrush's benefitt, note that in two models, the site describes how many "oars" the ship has.
http://ravenkraft.com/
For Painbrush's benefitt, note that in two models, the site describes how many "oars" the ship has.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 05:06 PM
If Atli is right, that Irsa is a "sixern" meaning the six oars can be manned by three stout worthies, plus a helmsman. The Sae Hrafn is safely in harbor in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 07:04 PM
If I had the dough I'd definitely get one! How cool would it be to row ashore onto Wreck Beach (local nudist day-spot here in Vancouver) with a boombox blasting some MOONSORROW and just start pillaging!?! Those hippies wouldn't know what hit 'em!
All jokes aside though; marvelous work that guy does. I'm extremely fascinated by Norse culture (I have more than a few Vikings in my familial woodpile after all!), and man...those ships are quite simply beautiful.
All jokes aside though; marvelous work that guy does. I'm extremely fascinated by Norse culture (I have more than a few Vikings in my familial woodpile after all!), and man...those ships are quite simply beautiful.
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 10:34 PM
I'll bring my video camera.If I had the dough I'd definitely get one! How cool would it be to row ashore onto Wreck Beach (local nudist day-spot here in Vancouver) with a boombox blasting some MOONSORROW and just start pillaging!?! Those hippies wouldn't know what hit 'em!
Just to get the looks on their... faces!
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Posted 10 August 2005 - 01:07 AM
If I had the dough I'd definitely get one! How cool would it be to row ashore onto Wreck Beach (local nudist day-spot here in Vancouver) with a boombox blasting some MOONSORROW and just start pillaging!?! Those hippies wouldn't know what hit 'em!?
All jokes aside though; marvelous work that guy does. I'm extremely fascinated by Norse culture (I have more than a few Vikings in my familial woodpile after all!), and man...those ships are quite simply beautiful.
It'd be a better investment tban clumsy overweight movie swords!
Edited by Ironhand, 10 August 2005 - 01:07 AM.
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 10 August 2005 - 06:18 AM
damn, they wont fit in the garage..
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The Viking Answer Lady is about the greatest viking-information website I've ever seen. It's a godsend when researching or writing historical fiction. Tons of everyday life, technology, and assorted other detailed articles.
Makes me think of the Cormac Mac Art yarns, with Cormac and Wulfhere standing on deck, leaning into the salty wind of some frosty fjord.
Check it out!
Makes me think of the Cormac Mac Art yarns, with Cormac and Wulfhere standing on deck, leaning into the salty wind of some frosty fjord.
Check it out!
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I agree. I used it for an alt history short story I'm trying to sell.
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The Viking Answer Lady is about the greatest viking-information website I've ever seen. It's a godsend when researching or writing historical fiction. Tons of everyday life, technology, and assorted other detailed articles.
Makes me think of the Cormac Mac Art yarns, with Cormac and Wulfhere standing on deck, leaning into the salty wind of some frosty fjord.
Check it out!
What a wonderful site about all things Viking! Thanks!
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Thanks for the link!
Lots of great information and material for writing, serious study and gaming.
Lots of great information and material for writing, serious study and gaming.
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Crawl around this site as well:
http://www.regia.org
http://www.regia.org
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Awesome. Now we just need a Celtic Answer Lady and we're all set!
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I remember back to my college days, in my "Literature of the Viking" class, everybody had to present a small report about one facet of Viking life, and the sources could only be from the Web. Out of a class of 25 people, only 2 didn't use Viking Answer Lady! It's too bad there's so few Viking sites out there (most of them want to sell reproduction weaponry or Ren Faire stuff).
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I don't remember doing anything that interesting at school! 
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Another stand-by for Viking-Age re-enactors (and anyone else who is interested) is mistress Thora's Viking Resources
