Viking

[close] Join the group specializing in Viking Age Historical Fiction and Viking Age History Books. We will be discussing historical veracity as well as the effectiveness of plot elements of various works. Occasionally, we will read primary source documents (such as the Sagas, or chronicles from Europe) and discuss their meaning/significance. This is a fairly academic group open to anyone who enjoys the Vikings.

[close] This is a group where we discuss books we currently like. It is great. We are here to work for this cause, the cause of educating America and the world on the awesomeness of the Aurland Fjord. We are going to work-nay-slave towards this cause so that THEY WILL KNOW. They being the world. Also, besides the wonder and beauty of the Aurland Fjord (which we have never actually been to) we shall inform people of the health benefits of eating hot toast and yogurt and drinking hot tea. And smelling roses. And taking frequent walks. We began this cause after making a Scandal in Scandinavia by meeting with someone who was writing about slaying a king who was feasting on a roasted rabbit (whose name was Ferocious Fanged Fred. He had fangs.) and toast and tea. But on the way to the castle, the character (whose name was Philip) was waylaid and had to fight a group of hedgehogs with drawn swords. Once he arrived at the castle, the king had already gone to bed in his chamber of impenetrableness. So Philip started going home, having failed at slaying the king. On the way home, he spent the night in a cave and found a silver chair that was cut up into pieces. He said, "Hey, there's a silver chair. What's up with that?". But it has no relevance. Back to slaying kings, we decided that the reason the king was able to stay alive that night was because he ate toast and tea. We didn't know what to do with the rabbit, so we decided that that was what killed him when he woke up the next morning. For he died. When he woke up the next morning. It was not because of the toast. Or tea. Maybe they should have taken the fangs out of the pie. For the roasted rabbit was a pie. With yummy crust! Oh, that was good crust. Don't eat roasted rabbit. Hmmmmm. Anyway, We like toast. And tea. And stories! And Scandinavia. And exploring outside. With walking sticks. Join us!

[close] Inspired by the tale of the Story-Wise Icelander, this reading group is dedicated to sharing and discussing the sagas and lore of the medieval North.