Vanity Fair, May 1992
Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.
- Ivana Trump
Lord knows I love a tale of revenge and comeuppance.
Although Ivana, and frankly the globe, may aim a bit higher than revenge of follicular superiority.
This, however, is the brief and fantastic story of revenge involving Mael Brigte the Tusk.
 |
| Vikings will cruise soon, by Jomme |
They came out of the mist on an icy wind, and froze the blood of weaker men.
- Turkiye Yozgat |
Sigurd the Mighty, second Earl of Orkney, as evidently invading Vikings did in the 800's, challenged the local ruler Mael Brigte the Bucktooth to a forty man, winner take all, battle of supremacy over the area.
 |
| Tu-Bardh, member of Clanadonia, Scotland’s tribal drums and pipe band. |
In an act of treachery and cowardice, Sigurd doubled the mounts on his forty war horses. Mael Brigte, seeing an opposing force of eighty, demanded that each of his men "kill at least one man before we die ourselves".
 |
A Viking reenactor chooses a young boy
to be his Jarl
during Norsk Høstfest Military Appreciation |
Brigte and forces were dispatched.
 |
| Poulsbo Viking Fest Parade, Washington |
As a trophy, Siguard rode home with Mael Brigte the Tusk's head strapped to his saddle.
 |
| KaylaKandzorra Viking Festival. Wolin, Poland |
The Tusk's buckteeth scratched The Mighty's leg . . .
 |
Up Helly-Aa Fire Festival -
held on the last Tuesday of January
|
resulted in a gangrenous infection . . .
 |
Up Helly-Aa Fire Festival Torch Procession and Burning of a Galley
and the painful demise of Sigurd the Mighty.
|
 |
| Smug looking stag, mid photobomb of Scotland's picturesque areas. |
No comments :
Post a Comment