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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 1826189" data-attributes="member: 149">I am aware that the citizens of Norway are not the vikings. Their longboats would be sunk quite easily by Anti-Ship guided missiles, which makes rading Europe rather difficult. Also I don't think that's permitted under the EU treaties either. However, he did mention that he lived within sight of 3 important places in Viking history. Which does tend to imply a greater knowledge of things than that which is taught in US schools. Also I know that the Viking Sagas are widely read and studied in Iceland, which could mean that there might be more taught and read about the vikings in Norway as well. The Vikings being their ancestors and such. I have also found that trying to explain things to others means I have to better organize my thoughts and information. So if he were to fill us in on what he knows about such things, it might help him come up with some ideas or at least give the rest of us some basis to work off of. I had kind of figured that Thor wasn't exactly accurate, given that one time they equipped a bunch of norse warriors with m16s for an assault on Hel. However, he was talking about having the char possibly crossing over Bifrost to adventure in Asgard. Inaccurate it may be, but it does at least have some ideas for what asgard could be like and possibly some monsters as well. Comic book creators are frequently weak on accuracy, but are also known for being highly imaginative. The 13th warrior had already been mentioned several times and is apparently not viewed with much respect in Norway at least according to his comments.Yes, the Ring Cycle is german mythology, but it is based on Norse mythology. He is after all looking for ideas and not a primer on comparative history.</blockquote>

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