Thanks to current media's depiction of Vikings, I was SUPER surprised to learn the average height of a male Viking was 5'7" (and 5'3" for women).
My husband is 1 inch taller than a Viking.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2016 1:38:14 pm PST #2727 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Sheryl - Nov 23, 2016 1:50:26 pm PST #2728 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Health~ma for your dad, Sue.
-t - Nov 23, 2016 1:59:38 pm PST #2729 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Vikings looked really tall next to Celts, though, right?
That roulade sounds fantastic! Please remind me it exists when I need to make something for next year's T-day pot luck, it would be perfect.
EpicTangent - Nov 23, 2016 2:00:59 pm PST #2730 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
5'3" for women
I'm Viking-sized! Suddenly my Halloween costume (#3 for those of you that followed along on FB) is that much more authentic!
Jesse - Nov 23, 2016 2:02:36 pm PST #2731 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And it was pretty easy and quick! Cleaning up the powdered sugar was maybe the hardest part.
I was skeptical when I read "buttercream" but mascarpone with sugar and cream and ginger sounds delicious.
I actually used cream cheese because I am cheap and love cream cheese.
Jesse - Nov 23, 2016 2:02:37 pm PST #2732 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sue - Nov 23, 2016 3:29:30 pm PST #2733 of 30002
hip deep in pie
Thanks to current media's depiction of Vikings, I was SUPER surprised to learn the average height of a male Viking was 5'7" (and 5'3" for women).
Wasn't everybody shorter back then? I still don't know if it means they towered over people or not.
Tom Scola - Nov 23, 2016 3:38:32 pm PST #2734 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
As far as historical BAMFs go, I'm partial to the Scythians. Herodotus wrote about how they would drink from skulls of their enemies, and there is archeological evidence to back this up. Also, around 10% of the graves they find of are women, fully decked out in warrior garb.
WindSparrow - Nov 23, 2016 3:38:50 pm PST #2735 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
~ma for your dad, Sue.
Connie Neil - Nov 23, 2016 3:42:45 pm PST #2736 of 30002
brillig
women, fully decked out in warrior garb.
Oh, yeah, Scythians are cool.