“Hafthor Julius Bjornsson made history today in the World’s Strongest Viking competition,” Ilkka Kinnnen reported to IronMind, “breaking a record that has been part of history for 1000 years.”
Excerpt taken from IronMind.com
I like this.
I like the fact that a deed today is compared with/competing against a deed from 1,000 years ago - the time of the Vikings. It brings Viking legend smack up to date.
It is all too easy to get stuck with the mindset that heathenry is something that occurred a thousand years ago and all we can do today is try to piece together how best to emulate that golden age. Really, to my mind, we should be acting as though the Viking age never really went away. We should be comparing our deeds to those of the legendary heroes and striving to earn ourselves a reputation worthy of our ancestors.
That's why I like my heathenry distinctly modern. No tunics or tabards for me, thanks.
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