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Re: When will the Vikings raid the US?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:48:43 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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Hey Brendan, in an aside on your Biblical scenes, you should do one of the
Vikings landing at England’s Lindisfarne Island and pillaging the monastery
in AD 883 (it shocked all of Christendom).
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That might be fun. I’m not sure I’ll be doing any serious “asides” before I
finish the Bible (circa 2013), but when I think about what non-Biblical material
would be most fun to illustrate in LEGO, I do tend to think along the lines of
“famous moments in history”, or perhaps rather “little known or seldom
illustrated significant moments in history”.
The thing is: with the Bible, I have one “authoritative” text that I use. I
don’t consider non-Biblical accounts of the same material (e.g. the life of
Jesus) when I’m illustrating. But if I were to do something like illustrating
other great moments in history, I’m not sure what source or sources I would use
as the basis of retelling the stories in text while illustrating them in LEGO.
Different history books often provide quite different accounts of the same
events, any many history books are suspect in their presentation of the facts.
Anyhow, it’s something to think about for when I need something else to
illustrate next decade. :)
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You could show the surviving
monks carrying off the casket of St. Cuthbert, which according to legend they
carried around for over 120 years before settling the casket in Durham, also
in the far north of England. This is the shrine around which Durham
Cathedral was built.
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Yes, until I read the Diamond book, I hadn’t realized that the Viking raids
kicked off with an attack on an undefended monastery. Interesting stuff.
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P.S. What no Beserker minifigs? I was hoping for some frothing mouthed
Vikings! :-)
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I thought this guy
came pretty close. :)
-Brendan
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| (...) Hey Brendan, in an aside on your Biblical scenes, you should do one of the Vikings landing at England's Lindisfarne Island and pillaging the monastery in AD 883 (it shocked all of Christendom). You could show the surviving monks carrying off (...) (19 years ago, 21-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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