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Re: The Watchtower at Fjordthrotte
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:09:44 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Alan Findlay wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, George Haberberger wrote:
> > "Hello boat, come to and show yourself. Be warned, if you try anything, you will
> > have an arrow shaft in your chest before you can lift your bow!"
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> > "Hush Bjarne, if I meant to harm to you and the garrison, you would be sprouting
> > arrows from your eyes before you knew it."
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> I too like this tower. What makes it come more alive is the back-story you give
> it. Well done!
> It has a true-to-Norse-life feel to it. Old Norse behaviour was brought to my
> attention through the book "Farfarers" by Farley Mowat. It's more of a
> story-telling than a rigorous historical treatise, but it certainly gives a
> taste of how the Norse "introduced" themselves to others.
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> Alan
Alan,
Thanks, I am going for a Norse feel, though my dialogue comes mostly from
reading Conan. I should look for Farfarers, thanks,
George
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| (...) I too like this tower. What makes it come more alive is the back-story you give it. Well done! It has a true-to-Norse-life feel to it. Old Norse behaviour was brought to my attention through the book "Farfarers" by Farley Mowat. It's more of a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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