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Missohnoyoubetterdont · 07/06/2026 19:06

New thread ‘I like to dress up as a Viking from time to time - axe me anything.’

ScreamingBeans · 07/06/2026 19:56

MariaMagdalenaa · 07/06/2026 06:36

I would not say it’s wokeism. The criticism comes from inside Norway and the context is that 1) Viking symbolism is usually associated with right wing extremism and 2) Vikings of course being part of our culture is not something we celebrate or showcase internationally. It’s a bit like the Brits celebrating their empire. In bad taste.

That is the background for the criticism.

So why not reclaim Viking symbols and symbolism from right wing extremists. Why should they own Viking heritage? Like it or not, Vikings are one of the first things foreigners outside of Scandinavia, associate with Scandinavia.

The last Viking raid on Britain was nearly 1000 years ago so I think most of us have got over it now.

MariaMagdalenaa · 07/06/2026 21:55

ScreamingBeans · 07/06/2026 19:56

So why not reclaim Viking symbols and symbolism from right wing extremists. Why should they own Viking heritage? Like it or not, Vikings are one of the first things foreigners outside of Scandinavia, associate with Scandinavia.

The last Viking raid on Britain was nearly 1000 years ago so I think most of us have got over it now.

I was just giving context.

CovenOfCheeses · 09/06/2026 20:13

MariaMagdalenaa · 07/06/2026 21:55

I was just giving context.

They ravaged and pillaged the North East. I will never forgive and never forget. They need to pay reparations.

Tigerbalmshark · 09/06/2026 21:22

CovenOfCheeses · 09/06/2026 20:13

They ravaged and pillaged the North East. I will never forgive and never forget. They need to pay reparations.

If you live in the north east, you likely ARE a Viking 🤣

OneTealShaker · 09/06/2026 21:53

coulditbeme2323 · 05/06/2026 16:42

Say no more

Nah, where’s the bad skin and piercings?

OneTealShaker · 09/06/2026 21:54

CovenOfCheeses · 09/06/2026 20:13

They ravaged and pillaged the North East. I will never forgive and never forget. They need to pay reparations.

Have you toppled any statues to show your disdain yet?

OneTealShaker · 09/06/2026 21:56

Viking lives matter.

Tryanalogue · 09/06/2026 22:31

canuckup · 05/06/2026 16:35

I personally don't think it's that bad??

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15876347/Norway-World-Cup-photoshoot-Viking-Erling-Haaland.html

Obviously nothing excuses the pillaging all those years ago, etc etc

Who are they- the Pillage People?

Norwegian football team- Viking photoshoot - problematic?
DryTerryandJUNE · 09/06/2026 23:12

MariaMagdalenaa · 07/06/2026 06:36

I would not say it’s wokeism. The criticism comes from inside Norway and the context is that 1) Viking symbolism is usually associated with right wing extremism and 2) Vikings of course being part of our culture is not something we celebrate or showcase internationally. It’s a bit like the Brits celebrating their empire. In bad taste.

That is the background for the criticism.

It's a bit like Brits waving the St George Cross and dressing up like knights going off on the Crusades. Yes, a long time ago and very lucrative but still... 🤐

Justveryveryangry · 09/06/2026 23:29

I’m shaken and sickened.

Vikings were vile genocidal monsters

Nazis were vile genocidal monsters.

Would you be ok if the German team arrived in Nazi uniforms?

Just because it happened 1,000 years ago doesn’t magically make it ok.

Glamourising violence like this is why violence repeats itself!

Tryanalogue · 10/06/2026 09:08

Justveryveryangry · 09/06/2026 23:29

I’m shaken and sickened.

Vikings were vile genocidal monsters

Nazis were vile genocidal monsters.

Would you be ok if the German team arrived in Nazi uniforms?

Just because it happened 1,000 years ago doesn’t magically make it ok.

Glamourising violence like this is why violence repeats itself!

That cannot possibly be someone’s actual opinion.

Cailleach1 · 10/06/2026 10:57

DryTerryandJUNE · 09/06/2026 23:12

It's a bit like Brits waving the St George Cross and dressing up like knights going off on the Crusades. Yes, a long time ago and very lucrative but still... 🤐

Crusaders would be too generic. It was a Western European Catholic thing. The Normans (and/or their line) who had taken England by that time were keen for sure but they were only one western european group who happily went on crusade. I don’t think the Normans ever turned down a chance of plunder.

Something I saw in that viking museum in Roskilde was quite pithy. ‘From raids to crusades’. The Vikings, and other Danes, as newly Christian, went on a very small scale to the Holy Land region. Their ‘Crusades’ was more concentrated on the Baltic region. Estonia, Finland, and the areas of the Wends. These were still rather pagan I think and somewhat late to Christianity. Also, these Baltic peoples were attacking the Danes for loot themselves. So, it was ‘I’ll plunder you right back, but we can now classify it as ‘spreading the gospel’.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 10/06/2026 11:34

Justveryveryangry · 09/06/2026 23:29

I’m shaken and sickened.

Vikings were vile genocidal monsters

Nazis were vile genocidal monsters.

Would you be ok if the German team arrived in Nazi uniforms?

Just because it happened 1,000 years ago doesn’t magically make it ok.

Glamourising violence like this is why violence repeats itself!

And you think the British were absolute angels? I suggest you look up our history.

Naunet · 10/06/2026 12:51

Justveryveryangry · 09/06/2026 23:29

I’m shaken and sickened.

Vikings were vile genocidal monsters

Nazis were vile genocidal monsters.

Would you be ok if the German team arrived in Nazi uniforms?

Just because it happened 1,000 years ago doesn’t magically make it ok.

Glamourising violence like this is why violence repeats itself!

It seems men are vile genocide monsters, so ban all men! Just seeing one triggers me and reminds me how if we acknowledge them or celebrate them in anyway, they might start genociding again.

🙄

MissFancyDay · 10/06/2026 16:10

Justveryveryangry · 09/06/2026 23:29

I’m shaken and sickened.

Vikings were vile genocidal monsters

Nazis were vile genocidal monsters.

Would you be ok if the German team arrived in Nazi uniforms?

Just because it happened 1,000 years ago doesn’t magically make it ok.

Glamourising violence like this is why violence repeats itself!

Really? shaken! blimey How do you feel about kids playing pirates? I have a feeling I'm going to regret this question 😄

Goldenbear · 10/06/2026 20:12

OutingHobbyWife · 05/06/2026 18:42

England for the English gammons objecting to historical invading and colonising? Shurely shome mishtake?!

My only concern was that they'd have horns on their helmets but they don't so I'm more than happy with it.

It's the Americans objecting isn't it? Is it to do with jealousy over looks!

BeardySchnauzer · 10/06/2026 20:14

Goldenbear · 10/06/2026 20:12

It's the Americans objecting isn't it? Is it to do with jealousy over looks!

No it’s Norwegians!

Fimofriend · 13/06/2026 11:17

CovenOfCheeses · 06/06/2026 21:52

What, they single-handedly created the largest slave trade at the time. They raped, pillaged and enslaved most of the Irish population and large parts of the Anglo-Saxons of England. We need to get them to pay us reparations to make up for their historical misdeeds. Entire social housing estates in the North East are still paying the social price of their historical trauma.

No, the African countries win the competition of who created the largest slave trade. The Vikings came nowhere near those numbers.

Also, they are still at it in Africa, while Denmark was the first European country to ban the slave trade. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/denmark-abolishes-slave-trade

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Denmark Abolishes the Slave Trade | History | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

<p>Denmark abolished the slave trade on March 16, 1792, when King Christian VII signed an ordinance that marked a significant milestone in European history. This decision made Denmark the first European nation to take such a step, although it allowed e...

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/denmark-abolishes-slave-trade

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