Random Topic V3

[C S]

Your ROUTER has eaten your INTERNET!

It hungers... for more.

[Iceking]

Saw a trailer for part two of The Hobbit that was shown at a fan event. Was hoping for an extra shot or two of Smaug in it, but it was still a good trailer.

[Doc 42]

Your ROUTER has eaten your INTERNET!

It hungers... for more.

Remember that time it got possessed by the fifth demon of hell? That was kind of rad.

[The Kingpin]

xD

That was a blast to read.

[Evil Eye]

I still reference that post whenever someone complains about internet problems.

[C S]

This is TT IRL.

[Iceking]

I'm currently reading a book about Viking History. One of the places brought up in the book was a visited by my mom and sister when they went to Norway.

[The Kingpin]

Sounds cool, IK. Funnily enough, family's just started watching a new series called Viking. I haven't watched it yet, but it's apparently really good.

[Doc 42]

So Kp, CS and TT all suck at Civilization V.

[Turbo Tyrannophonic]

So I stole all of TT's wonders early on like a twat and because he was centered around wonder construction he fell apart completely.

Fixed that for ya brosef.

[C S]

I was going for an oceanic civ, which the game does not support. Not my fault my DREAMS WERE TOO GRAND.

[Evil Eye]

I'm currently reading a book about Viking History. One of the places brought up in the book was a visited by my mom and sister when they went to Norway.

Evidently it's a myth that Vikings ever actually wore horned helms.

[The Kingpin]

Yeah. Heard that. Makes sense when you think about it. Installing the horns would mean putting a structural weakness in the helmet itself. Only circumstance I could think of where it'd make sense is as a Viking leader's crown during celebrations or other such circumstances.

[Iceking]

How would putting horns on a helmet make the helmet weaker?

[C S]

You'd have to hollow the helmet where the horns will be attached. As opposed to a uniform coverage of armor, the helmet would be weaker where the horns are. The horns, not being made of metal, would then be a weakness in battle.

[Evil Eye]

Only circumstance I could think of where it'd make sense is as a Viking leader's crown during celebrations or other such circumstances.

Well apparently only one fully intact helm has ever been found that can unquestionably be identified as 'viking', so we can't be sure either way.

[Doc 42]

I would say you can't really lock down a particular way of doing things as being 'viking' when the term applied to a large and probably diverse group of people. Everyone would have sourced their own equipment anyway and it's not beyond reason that some of them would have adorned their helmets with horns. They largely targeted villages, monasteries and poorly defended towns so small impracticalities wouldn't have been a big deal.

[Anaclagon]

Why do I insist on playing Halo 4 again?

[C S]

Happy "Those Crazy ******** Should Have Invested In A Compass" day.

[Iceking]

Hope everyone has a swell Thanksgiving.