Saw that action in line at the grocery store today, LOL... looks good though, and those Vikings were tough, despite the fierceness of the Celts, Picts, Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Irish, Danes, etc., etc. Ya know, decades ago I wrote a couple of poems about Vikings, since I have some Nordic blood coursing through my Anglo-Saxon veins, and here are those poems:
THE NORSEMEN
They sail their ships to distant shores,
And there they disembark in scores,
To venture forth in martial stride
And terrorize the countryside!
They send fierce landsmen to their graves,
And seize the fairest girls as slaves;
They ransack villages in turn,
And what remains, remains to burn!
They gather all that they can take,
And leave destruction in their wake.
Then they upon slain creatures dine,
And slake their thirst with stolen wine;
And after they consume their draft,
They stagger back to board their craft
And sail home to northern lands,
The spoils of combat in their hands.
BERSERKER
The murder rages in his eyes,
His mighty hands wield bloody sword;
The scourge of the retreating horde,
He pierces hearts with savage cries!
He cares not if he lives or dies,
This fearsome, frenzied martial lord;
The thrill of combat his reward,
His violence intensifies!
Beneath his feet thrash stricken foes,
Before him men withdraw in fright...
He crushes all with mortal blows!
He scorns his weak opponents' plight
And expedites their dying throes;
He revels in eternal fight!
Disclaimer: These poems were written in the days of my youth, when I felt like a resurrected Viking... I still feel like a Viking in many ways, especially where sailing and archery are concerned, but I'm not out to conquer the world, just carve my place in it, 10-4??? LOL.
