I'm not convinced. [She crosses her arms over her chest, resting them atop her case.] Isn't seeing the stuff people used to fight and live and die with better than just reading about it?
[She switches her arms up, leaving one crossed while settling her elbow atop the other, chin in hand. Hmmmm, you make a fair suggestion, Mohammed...] I've been dragged to some museums like that on school trips back home. I guess they're kinda cool, but listening to all that stuff is so boring. I just wanna look at it.
[Wow Sigrun can never understand the true wonder of learning, maybe Mohammed can just drop the subject.]
If we could go back in time and watch history take place, of course we would say it's better. But all we have to go on are the things Vikings left behind, weapons and books included. How else would we know how they behaved and what their beliefs were if it weren't for books? Without anyone writing about them, how else would we know that they were feared an respected?
What use are weapons if we don't know the context behind them? Clearly, not from flashy objects.
[Nah, he has to be the winner in this argument.]
We have someone at the university translate runes for us.
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We had an exhibit about Viking runes and documentation a few months ago, if you're interested in those.
...And weapons, yes, but I don't work with those
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[She switches her arms up, leaving one crossed while settling her elbow atop the other, chin in hand. Hmmmm, you make a fair suggestion, Mohammed...] I've been dragged to some museums like that on school trips back home. I guess they're kinda cool, but listening to all that stuff is so boring. I just wanna look at it.
--Hey, can you read Viking runes?
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If we could go back in time and watch history take place, of course we would say it's better. But all we have to go on are the things Vikings left behind, weapons and books included. How else would we know how they behaved and what their beliefs were if it weren't for books? Without anyone writing about them, how else would we know that they were feared an respected?
What use are weapons if we don't know the context behind them? Clearly, not from flashy objects.
[Nah, he has to be the winner in this argument.]
We have someone at the university translate runes for us.