If we tend to imagine the Vikings as an unkempt lot, many of the Viking finds contradict our preconceptions. The Vikings produced elaborate earpicks, for example, made out of bone, bronze or even silver! Set the scene of a Viking back from a long sea journey being groomed. Tell us about what is wild about him and how it is tamed again.
Photo: MMB Exhibition "Beyond the Legend"
Barcelona Maritime Museum has just launched its Flash Fiction contest and this year we´ve chosen a Viking theme, to coincide with our latest exhibition "Vikings. Beyond the Legend" which kicks off on 8 April 2014. Tempted to give it a go? If you´re toying with ideas or weighing up themes, browse this page for a taste of Viking culture, to whet your appetite and help set you in the mood...
dilluns, 31 de març del 2014
divendres, 28 de març del 2014
Vikings
used to play tug of war, known as toga
hönk, with muscle movements that were similar to those of rowing a ship. Describe a tug of war with a difference.
Image: www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/games_and_sports.htm
Image: www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/games_and_sports.htm
dijous, 27 de març del 2014
Odin, god of rune-magic, wisdom, gods and war, was strolling along the sea-shore with his brothers Vili and Ve when they came across two tree-trunks that had drifted down a river. Odin thereupon turned them into a man and woman, then stopped to wonder what was missing. He decided to give them life and breath, while Vili offered them sense and movement, and Ve endowed them with faces, speech, sight and hearing. "Askur" and "Embla" (“Ash” and “Elm”) the first man and woman were born. Imagine their awakening...
Image: www.shutterstock.com
Image: www.shutterstock.com
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