See further http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/10/oxygen-isotope-evidence.html … on this cem; 2 ppl from here (9thC + 3rdC BC) have v v high results, consistent w/ origin in Nile Valley
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Of course, worth noting that there is some potential evidence for Viking converts to Islam: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wuN-AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA543&pg=PA543#v=onepage&q&f=true …pic.twitter.com/cHkVVTutDr
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At the court of the 9thC Danish king, w/ Danes again depicted as Muslims/Saracens (15thC): http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_2278_f047r …pic.twitter.com/ogJhuy5kvG
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Awesome headgear :)
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Oh, definitely! Of course, they save their best hats for court.... ;)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/754612140556845056 …
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I love this conflation. Still trying to figure out a way to use it in an academic paper.
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Yes, same, but difficult one! Perhaps on censer/Birka ring or similar, as illustration?! ;)
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Interesting depiction of the Danes?
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Very much so! :)
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Hmm... that'd need some research! Lots to choose from.... :(
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Poor St Edmund! All he wanted to do was to start a Town in Suffolk!
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A strange merging of figures of hate, Danes with Saracens....perhaps the artist had no more information and thought that they were the same
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Fascinating connection between Danes and Vikings
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For comparison - North porch Wells Cathedralpic.twitter.com/gYQUQSqL5w
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Judging from his expression, he seems rather nonplussed. Maybe the arrows had suction cup tips?
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Another depiction of an archer looking far more 'renaissance ' than medieval!
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