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Have you ever been in a roman city? There's shit and piss in the streets, everywhere! And when my business there was over I was already starting to have a sickness in my stomach that plagued me for a week. Cities are horrible places and I never want to set foot in one ever, ever, ever again. To the wastes of niflheim with the Romans and their 'civilized' cities.
Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, WHAT HAVE THE ROMANS EVER DONE FOR US? What do you mean, sanitation? They don't even have SOAP! What kind of an awful society doesn't even have soap? Dear gods.
That'll get you chucked out of the Varangian Guard, matey. No armfuls of treasure for you! Pah! Those Varangians are all sellouts. Trading with Byzantium is fine, Hel, even moving in sounds like fun, but working for their state is taking things too far! (I admit, I would like to visit the Hagia Sophia, it sounds like a pretty building. Maybe I'll even leave a little note that I was there!)
Well There is a handsome countryman! Wes hæl!
It is so accurate.
I come from an allegedly uncivilized non-Latin/Greek culture and do not speak either of those languages and I'm bitter as hell towards the militarized, record-keeping snobs. EDIT: As for the avatar, I was looking thru the avatars categorized 'barbarian' and happened to notice this one had what looks basically like an actual spangenhelm. It fit too well for me to pass up.
I don't get the snowy invaders often. Once every month or so. When I had long hair it was always a HUGE one, though... We get the snowy invaders all the time, and they eat and destroy everyone and everything in sight. I guess that's what happens when you live within walking distance of a door to Niflheim. Damn frost giants.
I know that at least with Iomedae's followers, it's wasteful to bury even the greatest of heroes with a sword or armor. The living need them more. Sounds like a cheap god. It is an honor to pass to Valhǫllr with many treasures through the flames of your ship-pyre out at sea.
You mean that there are people who are paid to cut people's hair? What kind of a trade is that? That's what a spouse is for! I can't imagine a shaver sees very many customers.
The salty barbarian raises his/their horn to the Freehold DM and gives them a little wink.
Have you ever drank ale that accidentally had the weird stuff that sometimes grows on barley brewed into it? It makes you feel awful, but you see visions. Very interesting, don't do it often, and for the love of the gods check your barley.
Figs are full of dead wasp pulp and juices. Mmmm, yummy. I knew I was on to something!
I saw figs at a market once. It was awful. I felt personally insulted by their existence. I did the only logical thing to do when insulted, and challenged the figs to a holmgång. They never showed up so I declared them níðingar.
What's sugar? It sounds made up. And probably disgusting.
Everyone knows that the indicator of historical success lies in the greatness of your deeds in battle, whether in life and victory, or in death and defeat. Obviously. This is basically common sense.History is written by the winners. Our deeds are not written, they are spoken of and sung! And history is a four letter word. Besides, that's not even what letters are for. Why spend all day scratching on a skin when you can just recite it in alliterative verse?
Everyone knows that the indicator of historical success lies in the greatness of your deeds in battle, whether in life and victory, or in death and defeat. Obviously. This is basically common sense.
I have opened the gates of Alias hell and they won't close. (I have two now)
Rome, Greece, Byzantium, sacked cities, all same thing. |
