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NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

larsdatter:

The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared Ulfberht sword. Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings’ rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art.

This program is scheduled to air tonight on PBS. Check your local listings for more information.

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    I think their use of ‘heaven’ was to reinforce that it was the afterlife that the Norsemen WANTED to end up in. As a...
  3. cockman-dickman reblogged this from glitchinthematrixx and added:
    to be fair, that makes sense to the majority of viewers probably. Probably could have used “afterlife”.
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    i just watched this for the second time. Really good. Except when they referred to Valhalla as a viking heaven. i...
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    To the DVR!
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