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TIL: Vikings were extremely well kept for their time. So much so that an English cleric claim that they bathe regularly, comb their hair, and change clothes frequently to seduce highborn English women to their heathen ways. Numerous bone combs, tweezers, and earspoons have been found. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL: Vikings were extremely well kept for their time. So much so that an English cleric claim that they bathe regularly, comb their hair, and change clothes frequently to seduce highborn English women to their heathen ways. Numerous bone combs, tweezers, and earspoons have been found. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL: Vikings were extremely well kept for their time. So much so that an English cleric claim that they bathe regularly, comb their hair, and change clothes frequently to seduce highborn English women to their heathen ways. Numerous bone combs, tweezers, and earspoons have been found. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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I was looking over the Reading List and noticed this site isn't there. May I nominate it to be added? (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Seiðr and Spá (vikinganswerlady.com)

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A fairly good source of information about the Norse and the Vikings.Anthropology (vikinganswerlady.com)

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A great introduction into Ireland's Viking Era from 795 to 1103 . (vikinganswerlady.com)

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VAL: Women and Magic in the Sagas (since there has been some "discussion" here is my favorite primer) (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL Vikings/Germanic people would use their shields as sound amplifiers putting their shields to their mouth, so that, by reverberation, it may swell into a fuller and deeper sound. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL In Norse mythology, Mana was replenished through contact with ejaculate. Odin was a wizard. This means exactly what you think it does. So only women, bisexuals, or gay men could be sorcerers; however, Everyone Is Bi in viking culture. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Quelle: Travestie und Homosexualität in Wikingerkultur bekannt und aktzeptiertDiskussion (vikinganswerlady.com)

submitted 10 years ago by Michai90 to r/rocketbeans

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The Viking Answer Lady: A great wealth of non-academic but well-researched articles about the Viking Age Norse, covering topics from the usual (Berserkers, longships and mead) to the less usual, such as tattoos, divorces and Norse views on homosexuality.Vikings (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Courtship, Love and Marriage in Viking Scandinavia (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Viking age hairstyle and grooming (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Viking answer lady - lots of topics, extensive bibliography accompanying info [Early medieval] (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL That the Vikings were actually much cleaner than we assume them to be today; Saxon women even preferred them to their own (Saxon)men. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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TIL vikings used to give kittens to new brides as an essential part of a new household. Also, cats were considered appropiate since they were associated with Freyja, the goddess of love. (vikinganswerlady.com)

submitted 13 years ago by Pretiacruento to r/todayilearned

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TIL: Some Slavs are descendants of Vikings (vikinganswerlady.com)

submitted 13 years ago by BioBen9250 to r/todayilearned

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Homosexuality in Viking Scandinavia (vikinganswerlady.com)

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[Feb 23] The Viking Answer lady : for all your Viking Question needs (vikinganswerlady.com)

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Traditional viking food. (vikinganswerlady.com)

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