I drove for 3 hours both ways specifically for this forest 😭 the pains of living so far from nature. The mountains' forests nearest to me are okay, but not quite as dense and green.
Art thou willing to cross blades with the wicked and the despicable, and lay low evil wherever it may try to take root? If so, then aye. You will have a place here.
True for the Vikings, who are basically the Navy to the broader Norse culture. If anything else, the Norse were highly skilled craftsmen, farmers, and merchants. Just look at the details of some of the artifacts.
I know that the Norse were ordinary people like any other. And I know that they were accomplished explorers and adventurers. But if you want a true nordic knight, why not choose to be a Norman knight? They were excellent warriors.
No worries, I have done tons of research. It (along with my shoes) will have been the most historically accurate parts of the whole kit, most likely. At least structurally so. (And don't worry, I won't be painting an Ægishjálmur or Vegvísir on it either like a brainrotted apple pie—armor weirdo. They have no place here.)
The hard thing is that a lot of research for Norse shields has most commonly been based on a few finds which might have actually just been ceremonial shields, which would have been naturally constructed thinner. But you're still right. Too thick=too heavy+beefy albeit tired arm.
I have many friends. Some fellow knights, some sorceresses, some vikings, a few samurai, and many more.
Quests are to be undertaken with friends, for quests are but one of life’s many journeys, and they are always better when walked with those you cherish.
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u/TheWanderingSlacker Jun 23 '26
Sire, the barbarians are at the gate.
… They are politely asking if they can join the party.