Viking

Greenland Norse. The Greenland Norse were a civilization of Vikings in Greenland that existed for about 400 years before disappearing. Who were the Greenland Norse and why did they fall? The Norse Vikings raided villages across Northern Europe. With a swift attack, they would pillage and flee before trained soldiers from the ruling kingdom could arrive and defend the village. As they accumulated resources from the raids, the population in Viking settlements increased to a point where…

It was a chilly evening in the middle of the snowy month January. Scotty was lying down in the snow, unlike the other kids he was poor, that's why he enjoyed the snow more than his own home. Even though his home was a nice little cottage right by the edge of the forest . Despite Scotty's love for the snow the main reason he was in the snow was, his good friend leon was out with his dad in the kingdom down the river. On the other hand Leon was completely different moneywise, his dad was the…

Although I understand and respect many of my classmate’s views and points, I do not agree with them entirely. What I do agree on is that offensive names such as “Redskins” should be removed if that term really is that insulting. I do not agree names like “Indians” should be changed. I also do not believe that every “Indian” mascot should be removed. When people say that the Mascot is an unrealistic and stereotypical portrayal, they are right. Mascots are not supposed to be realistic. Most…

between scenes from Miami, to the Viking age, to Nazi Germany adds to the feeling of being wonderfully overwhelmed by the eighties inspired, action filled plot. There truly is never a dull moment in Kung Fury. Ironically, the dialog and delivery of script is the opposite. The apathy in the delivery of the lines performed by the majority of the characters in the film is hilarious when compared to the actual events of the scene. For instance when, Kung Fury is in the Viking age, and he meets the…

According to Time’s article on Iceland’s gender equality, Iceland became the first country in the world to make it illegal for men to be paid less than women for doing the same job. This is because of gender equality. Gender equality is a state in which rights and opportunities are unaffected by a person’s gender. Unfortunately, this ideal state isn’t in effect. Women still get paid less than men for doing the same, if not more work. Some people have tried to make men and women more equal, but…

This statement is proven on the map in New World Encyclopedia: Vikings-Voyages where it shows all of the Viking’s voyages and territories they took. On the map it shows the Viking landing in Greenland in 982 and then in Vinland (meaning Wine Land in Latin) in 1000, which is now located in Canada. This suggests that Vikings actually landed in America 500 year before Columbus ever did. We also know that Columbus wasn’t the first to discover America…

In the movie The Finest Hours the sound aesthetic energy and mood is present during the rescuing of the shipmen. The back half of the SS Pendleton has just been found by the coastguard. The three men from the coastguard are looking up at the ship when the men on the ship begin to jump off into the water to get to the rescue boat. Up until this point the music had been slow and the tempo unchanging as both the men on the ship and the coastguard had been waiting to meet each other. As the men…

blade of a sword. Another one of these things that surprised me was how important certain weapons were in 700 AD. I didn’t expect for certain weapons to be superior to others just because they are family heirlooms. I didn't know that way back when, vikings used to use axes more than swords because they were lightweight, and cheaper than swords, therefore, they were more affordable to the poor. Something else that stood out to me was how both…

Based on Libertarian theory, I would argue against the mandates that minnesota has put on the construction of the Vikings’ stadium. These mandates require that nine and eleven percent of the construction contracts be awarded to women, and minority owned businesses, respectively. It also requires that thirty two percent and six percent of the workforce be minority races, and women, respectively. I believe that the government is overstepped its bounds, and has limited the rights of Mortenson…

"It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come" is quote from quintessential American novelist James Baldwin in his novel The Fire Next Time ("A Quote from The Fire Next Time"). The beacon, is usually "a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, at a dangerous area at sea" for vessels, ("The Definition of Beacon") as the hope and compass that leads seamen out of the fog at the boundless sea. Indeed, in the most of the time, beacon appears to the world as a positive…