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    The Swedes lay claim to myriad novelties: endlessly enthralling furniture stores, astounding healthcare programs, and meatballs visible through only the most powerful of telescopes. While I'll never deny the magnetism of modern Viking lore, one Scandinavian expression will thwart time's relentless tides for as long as my memory sails- mångata. Mångata, n.: the road-like reflection of the moon on water. A road, a bicycle, and no destination: it was my omne trium perfectum for those dark, dusky

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    Viking gods are also known as Norse gods. There are Aesir gods and Vanir gods. Vanir gods were thought to be good at mythical arts. They were very wise. On the other side Aesir gods were good for war and victory. People worshiped Aesir gods so they would succeed in war. Kings, Jarls, Karls, Thralls are the four elements to the structure of a social hierarchy. Kings-kings own and have full control of the land around them. Jarls-own the local land, the towns land. They are below the kings on the

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    The people that lived in northern Europe between A.D. 800 and 1100 were known as Danes, Northmen, or Norsemen. In later years they became known as Vikings, a name derived from a Norse word for pirate. They were famous and feared pirates and raider. The Vikings were known to be remarkable traders, explorers and warriors. The Vikings were most known for their fighting ability but they were also excellent at trading goods such as slaves and exploring many parts of the world. They were also well known

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    How do you interpret the word “Barbarian”? The word barbarian was used to describe the ruthless Mongols during the thirteenth century and is meant to be a demeaning term. The Mongols were a small tribe from Central Asia who expanded their territory by war. The Mongols were very barbaric people. They showed barbarian traits by the way they lived, how they fought, and the rules they had. The Mongols were barbaric because of how they lived. This tribe lived in a manner as if they were outside the

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    because not many people know that the Vikings had visited North America at all. One of the most common myths in America is that Columbus was the first to discover America. But it is much more likely the Vikings were actually first. As stated by Kirsten Seaver in her book about the Vikings she states, “Around the year 1000, the Norse Greenlanders became the first Europeans to reach parts of North America.” Columbus had not arrived until around 1500. The Vikings first traveled to Greenland where they

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    religions like Christianity, There is a high proof that the ending of norse started the beginning of Christianity and therefore the two are related. Norse mythology has been traced as far as the 2nd century AD and has been studied by the Vikings mostly. These Viking were from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Island, and Greenland. Norse mythology was at one point a religion of which people studied. North religion bases all its stories on the Elder Edda, which creates stories from god's other

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    Inuit populations drove them to extinction, or did a series of harsh winters and unsustainable practices finally convince them to leave? Likely, it was a combination of many factors over time that made Greenland uninhabitable for even the hardiest Viking, so that eventually even the relatively pleasant Eastern Settlement was abandoned, roughly 100 years after the Western Settlement’s end (McAnany and Yoffee 2010). Archaeological research and historical documents combined with chemical and climatic

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    The Vikings had been seafarers from part of Europe known as Scandinavia, which incorporates Denmark, Norway, and Sweden these days. The Viking spread out from Scandinavia from the eighth through the 11th century. During the Viking ages, the Vikings unfold through Europe and the North Atlantic and conquered or colonized many territories. Even though the Vikings have been warriors, they had been additionally merchants, explorers, and settlers.it is frequently suggested that the Vikings started on their

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    years dozens of new sports stadiums have been built throughout the country, with major funding coming from public subsidies. The aim of this paper is to analyze the positive and negative impacts that come with these subsidies. The issue at hand, however, is that power has shifted from the cities to the teams themselves. Professional athletic organizations have started taking advantage of cities by threatening to relocate unless they get public subsidies for expensive stadium renovations and construction

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    A huge thing that has impacted society and especially sport today was the passing of Title IX. It changed the way we look at sport and how we address it. Title IX is a law that passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for men and women in all educational programs that receive federal funding (titleix.info). The government showed that they will not play favorites and that we are all equal before the law (Summers). The passing of this law was a turning point for women. It impacted women in many areas

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