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Offline Harry Faversham

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All military operations have been suspended!!!
« on: 19 November 2020, 12:17:49 PM »
Good job I've got all the tackle for the Crimbo wargame sorted as my lad's slipped Daddio a right crippler! He's bought a kind of repro ancient looking journal/diary thingy, and as a Crimbo prezzie for my Grandson, Daddio will fill it full of Viking Sagas and copious illustrations. Deflection tactics by educating him that Vikings didn't write their crap down, the saga thingys were aural, got me nowhere fast.
Where, in Odin's name, will I glean inspiration for this one... thinking more Noggin the Nog than Ragnar and Lagertha!!!???

???
"Wot did you do in the war Grandad?"

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Offline AdmiralAndy

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2020, 02:13:43 PM »
You can get some bookmagzine things from Smiths, if you can still find one open in Lockdown. Has a mix of historical overview background and lots of pictures and illsutrations. Has one covering the Sagas for more mythic than history and covering general society and 1066. Otherwise the Kwaransky publications prob worth picking up that focuses on the Vikings.

Either way should give lots of Viking eye candy for inspiration.

Offline Romark

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2020, 02:29:34 PM »
How about The Saga of Eric the Viking by Terry Jones,may have something you can use? :)


Offline Tactalvanic

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2020, 03:19:22 PM »
how about a bit of  an aural/visual primer ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks1-english-viking-sagas/zkyqd6f

Some reading without loads of extra adverts popups etc , although to stick to theme you might want to get your boy to read it out loud to you so its proper aural..

https://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/

Specifically

https://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/resources/mpvp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/How-to-write-like-a-viking-warrior_Hammond.pdf

also some rune stuff

https://norse-mythology.org/runes/

Should give ideas regards child's point of view - and how to start with something, but I don't know your grandsons age, still it might help!

Will be interesting to find out what you come up with!

Maybe "Harry's Saga"

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2020, 11:33:27 PM »
Thanks chaps, most appreciated.

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Offline Emir of Askaristan

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 November 2020, 06:50:35 AM »
For inspiration, there are a few kids versions of Beowulf kicking around.

Tolkien's kids stories are also worth a lookie, Farmer Giles perhaps.....Anything with Giants and Dragons, Runes and Trolls would inspire I'm sure.


Offline FierceKitty

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Re: All military operations have been suspended!!!
« Reply #6 on: 21 November 2020, 02:04:08 AM »
Read the actual sagas, surely? There are plenty readily available.
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