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yggdrasil Sat 01-Apr-17 09:39:12

bit.ly/2nM6aaD

OK I am well aware of the date, but this is a gross libel:-)
I was a Viking/Saxon Living historian for a quarter of a century, spending most of that time teaching authenticity and facts.
It isn't the horns that really annoy me, it is this bit ". Think knotted, unkept hair and makeshift leather hair accessories."
Everyone had a fine-tooth comb at that time (think lice), and the vikings were known for bathing and washing every week. This gave them a distinct advantage with Saxon girls, whose menfolk were not so fastidious.

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Cherrytree59 Sat 01-Apr-17 09:53:15

Not much different today's teenagers
Had DH check my hair this morning for nits
I reciprocated .
lucky all clear
So should I blame the Saxons?
I'm of Viking descent
but DH Is Saxon /Romanconfused

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merlotgran Sat 01-Apr-17 10:13:45

grin grin

I thought it said, 'Drop the tweezers and put down the VET'

Actually, after our last bill that might not be a bad idea!

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Badenkate Sat 01-Apr-17 10:36:22

I had no idea what you were talking about to start yggdrasil until I clicked on your link. I never come in via the homepage. I'mean reading a very large, but entertaining, history of England at the moment and apparently before 1066 the English were looked on as the most well-cared for and elegant people in Europe.

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Starlady Sun 02-Apr-17 23:30:18

Thanks for enlightening us op!

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