Emergency!!! A fuel line is leaking pretty bad and I have a race pretty soon!!!

Sun May 18 15:45:03 EDT 2003

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From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>

> Per Lindgren wrote:
> > The Vikings were typically buried under half a ton of rocks, often
> > together with their own ships and lots of treasures.

> Maybe it's the Hollywood edition.  My understanding (and I know
> not where I got the idea) was that dead Viking was put in his boat,
> the boat was set on fire and then pushed out to sea.

Per, aren't you Swedish? I think you're thinking of what happened to y'all when the DANISH Vikings came to conquer you!

As far as I'm aware, Kent is certainly correct. The sinking of the ships - for example in Roskilde Fjord - was an attempt to ensconce (make fortress of) the inlet to the harbor, and prevent the attacking enemy from getting too close.

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

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