The Scandinavian Aggressors (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
310
Utgivningsdatum
2022-06-08
Förlag
Puffin Carcass
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
203 x 133 x 20 mm
Vikt
291 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
385:B&W 5.25 x 8 in or 203 x 133mm Perfect Bound on Groundwood w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9780578348568

The Scandinavian Aggressors

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An offbeat odyssey into the freezing heart of the modern Northlands, The Scandinavian Aggressors chronicles Rowdy Geirsson's tireless quest to uncover the secret history of the early 21st century's resurgence of authentic viking activity known as the Modern Viking Movement.

Along the way he meets modern viking luminaries such as Trond "Troll-Breath" Trondsen, who successfully raided a historic monastery's gift shop in England; Bjrn Svensson, who habitually recited classic rock lyrics at the site of each of his infamous berserkings; and Ingrid Trnblom, who founded an elite warrior sisterhood that drew comparisons to the Spartans of ancient Greece, the Samurai of feudal Japan, and perhaps most flattering of all, the Jedi Knights of the Intergalactic Republic. Encounters with additional Neo-Norse individuals augment the journey, revealing long-hidden details about the slaying of a creepy troll in Beowulf's homeland, the brewing of craft beer from within pagan burial mounds, and the suffering of horrendous digestive problems amidst the breathtaking natural beauty of Iceland's remarkable landscape.

Topical, informative, and highly insightful, The Scandinavian Aggressors not only provides essential reading for anyone with even a remote interest in the Modern Viking Movement, but also spins a darn good yard about the fragility of the Scandinavian condition.
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Innehållsförteckning

intro


stories of blood feud and kin-slaying

   desecration of the snfellsnes shit-skerry

   burning down the doll's house


trond troll-breath's saga

   welcome to the mead hall

   wrath of the neo-norsemen

   enslavement of the wee folk

   last sasquatch of jotunheim

   return to stamford bridge


three tales of northern heroic romanticism

   dumb dragon's doom

   rekindling the varangian flame

   troll exposure in eastern geatland


honvikinga saga

   self-condemned in the tunnelbana

   kraki's seed is spread

   the sacking of almedalsveckan

   the acquisition of the man-servants

   the mead pong proclamation

   fate of honvikings


the story of jrgen the beer-ghost

   enter the draugr

   drinking with the draugr


the saga of plagiarism-bjrn

   dream hard on

   carlsberg brewery berserkergng

   the beheading of ariel

   the battle of billund

   fear and loathing in western sweden


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