Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril.
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Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
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Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
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Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril.
Some things never change.
Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful. That was the verdict of a series of 13th century Viking travel guides that warned voyagers to visit at their peril.
Some things never change.
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
Are you sure that's not from Frommer's 2008 Guide to Scotland?
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
... oh mercy ...
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
Or the Michelin Guide. (Pg 318, I think.)Bella Fortuna wrote:Are you sure that's not from Frommer's 2008 Guide to Scotland?
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
I believe they have found a similar sentiment, pictorially represented, at Lascaux...Deep Sea Isopod wrote:Scotland is full of dangerous natives who speak an incomprehensible language and the is weather awful.
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AND MERRY XMAS TO ONE AND All!
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I went there once- ghastly experience 
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I love Scotland 
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
The raping and pillaging got a little confusing because of the kilts...
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
Which kilt the charm of the place for some.JimC wrote:The raping and pillaging got a little confusing because of the kilts...
And made it an A-list spot for others.
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Re: Vikings 'were warned to avoid Scotland'
JimC wrote:The raping and pillaging got a little confusing because of the kilts...
Is that where we get "Scotland the Brave " from?
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