Vikings were more trade and bling than rape and pillage, museum showshttp://gu.com/p/46z9a/stw#img-3 …
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See also Viking slave collar, Dublin, & article on massive Viking slave trade w/ Asia: https://www.academia.edu/1764468/Dirhams_for_slaves._Investigating_the_Slavic_slave_trade_in_the_tenth_century …
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We have some nasty manacles on display in
#VikingVoyagers from@NMIreland collection, interpreted via an audio sketch@caitlinrgreen -
@tehm@NMIreland fab! will aim to get a pic if I can get down to visit! :)
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@caitlinrgreen One of my all-time favorites, really. I'm always surprised at how well students respond to it. -
@e1duderino Indeed--think it's the style, so much not like typical manuscript or sculptural images. It's more, "look what just happened!" ;) -
@caitlinrgreen Exactly! And it helps confirm preconceived notions--in a good way.
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@caitlinrgreen@tehm Perhaps, but rape and pillage was almost certainly the recruiting gimmick.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen If trade's the wheels, pillage is the grease =)@tehmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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