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More exotic still was Wulfstan's account of travels in the eastern Baltic and along the River Vistula; of a land of honey and plentiful fishing, of the habits of foreign kings and their burial rites and inheritance practices. In a time of war the Angelcynn were, at heart, still curious about the world beyond their shores.
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― Ælfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age
― Ælfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age
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There most respected values were not only those forged in war but also---stated outright in poetry--- a depth of wisdom, generosity, and reflection. Above all, a subtlety, a certain play of mind, combined with a resilient refusal to give up.
There are worse ways to be remembered.
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― Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
― Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
