Any norwegians in here??????

Oh wow, The true Norse are some of the most feared warriors in history.I can only congratulate you my friend and hope you can make a connection here in the states.
 
Ikarus said:
Another viking here :D

I'm from Porsgrunn, Telemark :thumbup:
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I thought the actual "Vikings" originated in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway? Are those country's original inhabitants also considered "Vikings"? I ask because I know quite a few Islanders who call themselves "Vikings" also. My wife is half Swede and half Finn.
 
our great grandma came from Norway. The other side is German and Irish.
My friends stopped letting me drink vodka when I was 21, I would have no recollection of the beserker rampage that would follow. Rye is not much better.

What do you think of brusletto knives from your neck of the woods. I picked up a tiny carbon scandi "chip knife" and it is a great little carver.
Any good knife recommendation from where you are would be great. I have been on a Nordic knife kick lately.
 
timcsaw said:
I thought the actual "Vikings" originated in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway? Are those country's original inhabitants also considered "Vikings"?
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Yep, they are. From wikipedia:

Geographically, a "Viking Age" may be assigned not only to Scandinavian lands (modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden), but also to territories under North Germanic dominance, mainly the Danelaw, formerly the Kingdom of Northumbria,[6] parts of Mercia,[7] and East Anglia.[8] Viking navigators opened the road to new lands to the north, west and east, resulting in the foundation of independent settlements in the Shetland, Orkney, and Faroe Islands; Iceland; Greenland;[9] and L'Anse aux Meadows, a short-lived settlement in Newfoundland, circa 1000 A.D.[10] Many of these lands, specifically Greenland and Iceland, may have been originally discovered by sailors blown off course.[citation needed] They also may well have been deliberately sought out, perhaps on the basis of the accounts of sailors who had seen land in the distance.

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kmm said:
Yep, they are. From wikipedia:

Geographically, a "Viking Age" may be assigned not only to Scandinavian lands (modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden), but also to territories under North Germanic dominance, mainly the Danelaw, formerly the Kingdom of Northumbria,[6] parts of Mercia,[7] and East Anglia.[8] Viking navigators opened the road to new lands to the north, west and east, resulting in the foundation of independent settlements in the Shetland, Orkney, and Faroe Islands; Iceland; Greenland;[9] and L'Anse aux Meadows, a short-lived settlement in Newfoundland, circa 1000 A.D.[10] Many of these lands, specifically Greenland and Iceland, may have been originally discovered by sailors blown off course.[citation needed] They also may well have been deliberately sought out, perhaps on the basis of the accounts of sailors who had seen land in the distance.

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Great info, thanks! I'll do some more reading.:thumbup:
 
timcsaw said:
I thought the actual "Vikings" originated in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway? Are those country's original inhabitants also considered "Vikings"? I ask because I know quite a few Islanders who call themselves "Vikings" also. My wife is half Swede and half Finn.
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Actually, back then the title "viking" was reserved for those who took to the seas and raided, looted, and conquered. In the 1800's and the early 1900's, the meaning of the word "viking" was expanded to mean anyone who lived in scandinavia around 800 - 1100 AD. Iceland was discovered and populated mostly by people from what is now Norway.
 
+1 on the Viking lesson.

And to you Brad, if you want some hardworking Scandinavian knife, check out a Norwegian (Saami) knifebrand named Stromeng, Ì`ve got one the best blade I`ve ever used in the woods. This knife has not changed in houndreds of years, and there`s a reason for that. Mine has got a 10" blade and I never bring an axe with me anymore, that one a small saw and a folder is more than sufficient for a trip in the woods.

I guess that more than one of the other Norsemen in here will back me up on the Saami-knife as a fabulous tool.
 
Not to be pedantic or anything, but originally the word "viking" was a verb, as to go viking or to go on an expedition. Over time it became a pronoun and then a noun.

Picky, picky, picky. :p

As usual, I could be wrong. ;)
 
I think the Vikings them selves did`nt call them selves Vikings, but said they where going viking or something like that, but when they crossed the sea to rob, rape and plunder, they were called Vikings by the defending party. ( I think I read that somewhere)
THE VIKINGS ARE COMMING, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, LOCK UP THE WIFES (or something like that)

Must have been a strange feeling, going out the door at home: My sweet wife, I`ll see you in a months time, I`m going viking with the guys.

Wife answers: Ok my husband, have a nice time, and say hello to the guys from me.
LOL
 
The bad press was due to those who were the object of the raids ! But they were other things such as great traders .They had a large business throughout Europe trading dried codfish for other things. The Irish threw out the Viking invaders but then invited certain Viking traders back as they understood the importance of trade.
That map sould be larger to show important Viking settlements like Brooklyn and Minnesota !
 
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