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Jeffislovinlife

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Did Vikings Have Coffee and did they Drink it Hot: a study. My upcoming peer-reviewed paper in the Quarterly Journal of Norse Beveragology.

Abstract and Conclusion: While Vikings cannot be proven to have had coffee, documentary evidence strongly suggests that it would have been tepid at best, despite long held beliefs regarding flaming funerals, feasting at Valhalla, ad libitum et libatum. Archaeological evidence found in the house of Ole Sviggum which ibid lol suggests instead that early widespread adoption of Ovaltine snuffed out the nascent struggling nonprovable, possibly nonexistent warm beverage culture in Scandinavia and adjacent polities. Also, cooking with dragons breath crystals proved to be dangerous on longboat voyages to the extent they were discontinued entirely after the 8th century.
As far as my limited knowledge goes I don't believe the Vikings would have experience coffee until they hit the Mediterranean and that was pretty much at the end of the reign of Vikings and I believe they drink hot tea with a little bit of mushroom in it when they needed :hump: :peace: :bigjoint: lol
 

shnkrmn

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As far as my limited knowledge goes I don't believe the Vikings would have experience coffee until they hit the Mediterranean and that was pretty much at the end of the reign of Vikings and I believe they drink hot tea with a little bit of mushroom in it when they needed :hump: :peace: :bigjoint: lol
Well, let's not call them Vikings for a moment since that word in old norse merely means raiders or pirates. Norsemen established a farflung trading empire across northern europe and the Black sea that would have brought them into contact with trade goods, possibly through secondary traders, from not only the Islamic world, but, through the Western end of the Silk Road, with goods from China and India. 8th century textiles have been recovered from norse burials and, of course, they had access to resources like amber and narwhal and walrus ivory, luxury goods sought after throughout the known world. It's quite likely coffee would have been at least known to them. It's a misconception to think of norse people as primarily sailing warriors. They were mostly agrarian people. Eldest sons inherited everything so their brothers could either herd pigs for them or go raiding. That's really why they went to Iceland and Greenland, to not be a thrall with no future but an owner of your own sheepcroftbongsmiliebongsmilie
 

curious2garden

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Well, let's not call them Vikings for a moment since that word in old norse merely means raiders or pirates. Norsemen established a farflung trading empire across northern europe and the Black sea that would have brought them into contact with trade goods, possibly through secondary traders, from not only the Islamic world, but, through the Western end of the Silk Road, with goods from China and India. 8th century textiles have been recovered from norse burials and, of course, they had access to resources like amber and narwhal and walrus ivory, luxury goods sought after throughout the known world. It's quite likely coffee would have been at least known to them. It's a misconception to think of norse people as primarily sailing warriors. They were mostly agrarian people. Eldest sons inherited everything so their brothers could either herd pigs for them or go raiding. That's really why they went to Iceland and Greenland, to not be a thrall with no future but an owner of your own sheepcroftbongsmiliebongsmilie
Hey Professor Plum while you're in the library any chance you'll put down the candlestick and help me find the book I ummm incorrectly filed? Yeah, that's it, incorrectly filed :eyesmoke:
 

Metasynth

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My gf and I play this stupid free slot app on the phone, it lets you earn points towards real prizes…we’ve been using it for years to earn free stays to Reno, Vegas, San Diego, etc…

She plays it more than I do…apparently she’s earned enough points for a free cruise to Alaska for 2…

But since it disembarks in Canada, we need passports, which we do not have…

So we’re filling out passport the application tonight! Lol we won’t make it on this cruise that they’re offering, but maybe something down the line!?
 

Rsawr

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My gf and I play this stupid free slot app on the phone, it lets you earn points towards real prizes…we’ve been using it for years to earn free stays to Reno, Vegas, San Diego, etc…

She plays it more than I do…apparently she’s earned enough points for a free cruise to Alaska for 2…

But since it disembarks in Canada, we need passports, which we do not have…

So we’re filling out passport the application tonight! Lol we won’t make it on this cruise that they’re offering, but maybe something down the line!?
That sounds like an app that helps you get kidnapped by a shady travel agency o_O
Sounds fun though. Alaska looks beautiful in photos.
 

manfredo

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I do have a really cool primary dr. He was super sympathetic, because he leaves on a 2 week cruise to London and Ireland tomorrow, and he just pulled a muscle in his back getting ready to leave.

He said the same as me....Bleeding was from the Ibuprofen....stop taking it, which of course I already have. He ordered a shit ton of blood work/urine tests for starters.
 
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