[MR] Archaeology News: Viking Quiz

[Catherine Windsor]

If you don’t count the date question I got a perfect 14/14.
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> On Aug 5, 2025, at 6:53 AM, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
> 
> Noble Friends, especially Vikings,
> 
> Today is Quiz Day on your Viking knowledge! Archaeology News presents a
> brief quiz about basic Viking facts and lore. There are just 15 questions
> that will test how much you know about Viking history and culture. I would
> expect any Scadian to get 14 out of 15 right (the question on dates is a
> bit dodgy, as the choices are in runic numbers).
> 
> You can take the quiz at https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/vikings-quiz/ .
> 
> I won't say "tsk, tsk" to anybody who doesn't do well with the quiz, but
> suggest a visit to a Wikipedia site about Vikings:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings .
> 
> And no, Vikings did not wear horny helmets. That was a Wagnerian opera
> invention. But the Celts did occasionally add horns to their headgear.
> 
> Yours Aye,
> 
> Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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