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Live-Action How To Train Your Dragon Is Making Gerard Butler A Viking Again

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Stoick the Vast is not just the (presumed) single father of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, he is also the chief of the Hooligan Tribe and allegedly popped a dragon’s head clean off of its shoulders when he was a baby. Do I believe it? Yes, yes I do. At times Stoick’s dedication to doing things … Read more

Viking Runestones Suggest Bluetooth’s Mom Was Actually a Really Big Deal

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Archaeologists scrutinizing two groups of runestones from Denmark have determined the name ‘Thyra’ mentioned in the two inscriptions refers to the same woman: Queen Thyra, wife of Gorm the Old, and mother of Harald Bluetooth, the ruler whose name adorns the technology that connects modern wireless devices. Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are New, … Read more