As it is
Easter there is not a lot of time, only a search for something nice for the
season of flowers, spring and the return of summer. Meanwhile the heating is full on and the snow
flakes are coming down.
This is one
picked up from Smithsonian dot com, the web site of the august Smithsomian Institution
of learning in the USA
Under the
headings of “Past Imperfect” and “The Vengeance of Ivar The Boneless” it
discusses the question of the ritual of the Blood Eagle, alleged to be a
regular feature of Viking celebrations.
As well as
dealing with this gruesome practice it is a longish item, academic and a useful
survey of the history of the Viking period and the differing schools of thought
about what sort of people they were and how they occupied their time.
If it is
thought that these actions and motives might apply only to the distant past,
the second comment argues “Let’s try it on Congress. They’re certainly available and eminently
expendable.”
I like the word
“eminently” this context.
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