You learn something new each day.

[Catch-up]

Thank you Tony! I'll look into those. I tried to find a book at the library for her on Vikings, but struck out.

I'll send you something

The puppy?!!

That's so sweet of you! But I would hate to put you through the trouble. She just really stumped me on that one. I was really surprised that I couldn't find anything at the library.

[Selkie]

We are knee-deep in viking stuffs here!

That Bridge is very Ankh Morpork!

[Sjoerd3000]

Bernard Cornwell's excellent series about Alfred the Great is worth reading to find out more.

They weren't all about 'bad' things. They ruled much of Britain at one time and that wasn't in a hostile way.

This Wiki on Danelaw will give you some idea of the influence they had on Britain.

I started reading Vagabond today it made me smile that before the battle of Neville's Cross someone asks if it's true that the Scots paint their faces blue. One of characters has never heard of it and it thinks it's nonsense.

[Tonyblack]

If anyone in Britain ever painted their faces with blue dye (possibly wode), it was during the Roman occupation of Britain. And even then there's no real evidence of it.

That bit in Vagabond always makes me chuckle because I know what Bernard Cornwell thinks of Mel Gibson's films.

[ChristianBecker]

Agreed.
As far as I know, the Picts (hence the name) were the ones painting their faces - a long time before even the great-great-grandfather of Mel Gibson was born.

[Broccolee]

Yup,as far as I know too.The Scots as such didn´t do that,it was the "aboriginees" of Scotland who did that,the picts.They tried to scare the invaders (the nowadays Scots) away.Didn´t work though.

[majomull]

I like to paint my face blue when the accountants are in.

[Bouncy Castle]

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

[Who's Wee Dug]

Yup,as far as I know too.The Scots as such didn´t do that,it was the "aboriginees" of Scotland who did that,the picts.They tried to scare the invaders (the nowadays Scots) away.Didn´t work though.

It did for the Roman's well the one's that survived.

[Sjoerd3000]

Yup,as far as I know too.The Scots as such didn´t do that,it was the "aboriginees" of Scotland who did that,the picts.They tried to scare the invaders (the nowadays Scots) away.Didn´t work though.

It did for the Roman's well the one's that survived.

*cough* Battle of Mons Graupius *cough*

[Who's Wee Dug]

Over all they were the ones who got hammered and left, two legions disappeared never to be found again or any trace of them, and no they were not eaten.

[chris.ph]

their still on rose street

[Who's Wee Dug]

Ah! I see you know it well Chris, but it was a bit further south.

[=Tamar]

"woad" - blue dye, from plants
"wode" - insane

[Penfold]

"woad" - blue dye, from plants

"Woad" - also something Jonathan Ross and Roy Hodgson drive on.