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Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there
were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my
castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol
Flynn movies than the privateers of the old world, eh?
In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> > > For Viking hats with horns, you could use those wild west Native American • hats
> > > with horns.
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> > That was the first and only thing that came to my mind while looking at those
> > hats ;-)
> > But I don't 'do' Vikings :-)
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> Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling... Vikings didn't have horns on their
> helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork Industry.
> A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with the • archer/spearman
> type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
>
> Eric "the 1/4 Swedish person" Lind
>
> (1) I am by no means an expert on this, but most of my reading supports the
> non-horned Viking helmet position (2).
>
> (2) Not to be confused with the lotus position or the fetal position.
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| (...) Aaah, but you see, I was quibbling. I'd make Vikings horned, too. Interesting note, Viking Voyager didn't have horns (URL) This is another set I loved as a kid. I'm sure I still have it... somewhere. Eric "the" Lind (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.western)
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