r/Viking

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Vinland Saga influence

Vinland Saga is such a huge inspiration for my art/comic. I always find myself going back and meticulously sift through the manga to find new techniques or ways to draw weapons and attire.

u/Furazaki — 19 hours ago

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Jorvik boots!

Wore my new Jorvik boots out today to break em in before the festival this weekend! Ngl, I really enjoyed wearing them out for errands.

u/Explosive_Biscut — 2 days ago

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Rune tattoo candidate translation

Hi everyone. If you have a few seconds - can you take a look at the tattoo mockup attached and let me know of it’s doing what I want it to? Here is Link to Image

I wanted “NoGhostsNoRulesNoSurprises” in runes. I realize it basically spelled it out maybe but would appreciate any insights so I can get as accurate as possible.

Before anyone takes the piss as well - I am of 100% Norwegian descent.

u/joeolsen — 4 days ago

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Walking atop shields in movies

Just watched the 2008 film Outlander. I was somewhat impressed with some of the details that got mixed in with the typical crazy Hollywood viking stuff, like at least one costume/set designer peeked in a history book for some stuff.

During the feast scene, the villagers lift a bunch of shields up and two characters chase each other around the hall while walking on top of the shields. I could have sworn I'd seen this exact trope in numerous other movies, though I can't recall specifically which ones.

In addition to the dubious skill of inebriated people both to balance on a shield and to hold someone's entire weight up, Norse shields might not even support the weight of a person standing on it like that. I assume there's no evidence for this ever being a thing, right?

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u/moocowincog — 5 days ago