Why aren't the Swedes & Danes fierce anymore?

[astro]

I mean they were pillaging Vikings and all... now they're all mellow and stuff. What happened?

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Abba, Asia, Ace of Base, and A-Ha!

Apparently, they didn't wanna stray too far down the alphabet

[justrob]

Because we've decided we're lovers, not fighters.

[SanibelMan]

Yeah, that whole pillaging thing was just the heat of the moment.

[Emily Litella]

Civilization? The dark ages are over. If they tried plundering and pillaging nowadays, they'd get sued.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Also, it's worth noting the World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Ver_Magn%C3%BAsson)'s Strongest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouko_Ahola) Man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svend_Karlsen) competitors. Try telling them that they're not fierce.

Then watch as they rip your arms off and beat you with them.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Civilization? The dark ages are over. If they tried plundering and pillaging nowadays, they'd get sued.


Not if they had Capital One cards.



ow! stop hitting me! i thought i'd never bring that commercial up again!

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Yeah, that whole pillaging thing was just the heat of the moment.


I never meant to be so bad to you; one thing that I said I would never do. One look from you and I'd fall from grace. And that would wipe this smile right from my face.

Ah, if only I could attach a file to this message...

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

I never meant to be so bad to you; one thing that I said I would never do. One look from you and I'd fall from grace. And that would wipe this smile right from my face.

Ah, if only I could attach a file to this message...


That's Least Original User Name Ever for ya.

Goes on & on & on.

And when it isn't Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! it's money, money, money.

But, that's the name of the game.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

I don't know how post-cram. Every response gets its own post. That's how things be.









Gimme money!

[chowder]

I reckon after the looting, pillaging and especially the raping, Erik the Forked Beard said "Hey guys this raping beats the shit outta the other 2 options"

"Fuck it, no more looting for this Viking" "Just call me Erik the Forked Bearded Rapist"

[Beadalin]

I think the men just finally realized how hot their women are and decided to stay home.

[Freddy the Pig]

The turning point came when they decided to stop pillaging places like France and Italy and started settling there instead. Pretty soon they had Gone Native and were more interested in wine and cheese.

[Alive At Both Ends]

Hey, be fair, guys. The Vikings didn't actually want to do all that pillaging. It's just that they were being paid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danegeld) to do it, and, well, we all have to make a living somehow.

Of course, the money was really to make them go away, but you know how it is. Their English wasn't so good and they just misunderstood the terms of the agreement. Could've happened to anyone.

[Merkwurdigliebe]

What?

Just give any Dane or Swede enough lager and you'll see the viking soon enough. I swear some of these folks when inebriated get really tribal with the yelling and whatnot.

[ITR champion]

It's really quite simple. The rough, tough, pillaging Vikings all pillaged, conquered, and founded holdings in Britain, Iceland, and other Thor-forsaken places. Only the wimpy ones were left behind in Scandinavia.

[Qadgop the Mercotan]

I've heard it postulated that one moderating factor on the Viking culture was the introduction of and conversion to Christianity.

I'm not sure I buy that myself, seeing as how some cultures got rather more bloodthirsty once converted (to continue to spread the word, perhaps?) but it could certainly have contributed,

[ouryL]

Norse friend: :o

"Been there, done that" :p

[MrFloppy]

Abba, Asia, Ace of Base, and A-Ha!

Apparently, they didn't wanna stray too far down the alphabet

Asia were from Scandinavia?

Bloody 'ell.

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Telleeng me-a vhet yuoor heert meunt
Heet ooff zee mument shune-a in yuoor iyes

[Rick]

I think the men just finally realized how hot their women are and decided to stay home.
Ding! We have a winner.
There are no ugly women in Sweden. It's against the law I think.

[Johnny L.A.]

There are no ugly women in Sweden. It's against the law I think.
When I was in Italy there were so many beautiful women, I thought they must have to import them to achieve such numbers.

When I got to Sweden I discovered their source.