Ragnar Lodbrok

[Erik_3E]

I love civ 4 and think it is the best game ever but I only have one complaint and that is whith Ragnar what is upp whith the horns, every one now that vikings realy dident have horns, at least every one in Sweden

 

[LiberiGlacialis]

Because the sterotype is Viking = Horn Helms, or something. Look at Sitting Bull (if you have BtS) and his opening animation for something isn't exactly truthful as well.

 

[Bluetooth]

I love civ 4 and think it is the best game ever but I only have one complaint and that is whith Ragnar what is upp whith the horns, every one now that vikings realy dident have horns, at least every one in Sweden

What’s this? everyone knows that Vikings had horns, at least everyone in Sweden

 

[Erik_3E]

What’s this? everyone knows that Vikings had horns, at least everyone in Sweden

That is not true, that is just a legend.

 

[Wenla]

That is not true, that is just a legend.

But I have seen it with my own eyes in all viking movies and comics!

Wenla

 

[Erik_3E]

Yes but you dont belive every thing you se on tv or do you?

 

[King Flevance]

Well if you can't believe everything you see on TV, what can you believe? Maybe Ragnar is a Minnesota Viking fan.

 

[troytheface]

"in 1978 dutch archeologist Henrich Olav uncovered a Norwegian buriel site and unearthed several horned warrior helmets that dated ftom the time of the viking incursions. He noted that the helms were used in battle as they had signs of impact damage and repair. The horns were made out of crafted ivory and in one case steer horns that obviously came from more temperate southern regions probably aquired in trade."
When queried about this obscure discovery current Swedish anthropoligist Sven Snrnjk stated - Damn, they really did have horns."
- troythefaceopedia

 

[Erik_3E]

http://www.villagehatshop.com/viking_horns_helmet_hat.html

it has been recently discovered that the real Viking Helmets did not have horns. But, our customers still like them, so we still make them.

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhornedhelmet.html

No self-respecting Viking warrior ever wore a horned helmet in battle--they weren't that dumb. As anyone who has done any slaughtering can tell you, horns provide nothing more than a good handhold to steady your work while you're slitting someone's throat. Nor did Viking warriors wear wings on their helmets, as they were commonly depicted doing before the horned image took over. Popular belief to the contrary isn't entirely baseless, though. Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that priests among the Norse and earlier Germanic peoples did wear headgear with horns (but not wings) in religious ceremonies. Furthermore, the ancient Celts wore helmets with wings (or other weird stuff), also for ceremonial purposes. The use of horned headdress in religious ceremonies wasn't limited to Germans and Celts--there are dozens of examples from around the world dating back to the earliest civilizations.

Who started the idea that Vikings wore a pair of horns on their helmets in battle? Ancient Greek and Roman writers got the ball rolling. They described the inhabitants of northern Europe wearing all manner of outlandish things on their heads. For example, Plutarch described the Cimbri, the likely ancestors of at least some of the Vikings, wearing "helmets, made to resemble the heads of wild beasts," horns included. Diodorus Siculus had earlier described a similar habit of the Gauls, who were a Celtic rather than Germanic people. The Gauls, he writes, wore winged helmets or helmets with horns or antlers or whole animals attached. (The tradition continues apace; I've met Celts with all kinds of crazy stuff coming out of their heads, mostly but not entirely limited to the one day each year when green beer miraculously flows like water.)


I hope this can finaly convince you

 

[Wenla]

Yes but you dont belive every thing you se on tv or do you?

But... Yes, of course Are you saying that Hagar the Horrible is not a viking?

Wenla

 

[Erik_3E]

He is a Cartoon so no he is not a real viking.

 

[777]

He is a real cartoon viking

 

[Wenla]

He is a Cartoon so no he is not a real viking.

I was once visiting our (that time) company's Sweden office, and they gave us viking helmets with horns (plastic, of course, but any how ) and after that (and some or more drinks) I felt just like real viking

Wenla

 

[Erik_3E]

heheheheehe
that is one way to se it

 

[Piemaster]

He is a Cartoon so no he is not a real viking.

I also saw on TV that Swedish people have no sense of parody or sarcasm. Is that true?

 

[duckduckswan]

I had a Swedish flat mate last semester that I use to play jokes on all the time, definitely one of the most easy going guys I've met

 

[Wenla]

I had a Swedish flat mate last semester that I use to play jokes on all the time, definitely one of the most easy going guys I've met

You are right, Swedish tell a lot of jokes about Norwegians. Norwegians also tell lot of jokes, about Finns. Finns tell lot of jokes about Swedish, so we all get our parts. That's called Scandinavian community.

Wenla

 

[Swedishguy]

You are right, Swedish tell a lot of jokes about Norwegians. Norwegians also tell lot of jokes, about Finns. Finns tell lot of jokes about Swedish, so we all get our parts. That's called Scandinavian community.

Wenla

Though all scandinavians, of course, gang together and tell jokes about the greedy scottish people.

Swedishguy