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[Stefan li Rous]

Angus MacIomhair commented:
> I've never ever, not at Birka or anywhere else, seen it mentioned anywhere that
> Vikings used skulls as goblets or even kept heads of their victims as trophees.
> Archaeological findings suggest that they used glasses to some extent, shaped
> like an upsidedown cone, since they were traders besides being farmers and
> explorers it seems like the better bet.
> The only time I can think of skulls being used would be for some ritual offering
> to the gods.

For some more info on Norse drinking traditions and drinking vessels take
a look at these files in the NORSE section of my Florilegium:
N-drink-ves-msg    (9K) 10/16/96    Norse drinking vessels.
N-drink-trad-art  (18K)  7/31/98    "Norse Drinking Traditions" by Gunnora 
                                       Hallakarva.

I consider Mistress Gunnora to be one of the foremost experts on Norse Viking 
Culture in the SCA. I would trust her comments a lot more that the piece that
Margaret Rose quoted here.
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