we bid you take your place on the glorious megaramps of Sk8halla.
Given the Vikings' clever use of the metatarsal bones of horses or cattle to craft tie-on ice skates, we would imagine that if ball bearing trucks had been around they'd've figured out a way to darkslide an enemy's shieldwall or rail grind the gunwale of a foemen's longship. This isn't so far from the Gods of wintersport Ullr & Skaði skiing, or possibly snowboarding, while bowhunting. [Olaus Magnus’ 1555 CE illustration of Holler (Ullr) on his magic rune inscribed water-crossing bone (skate).] And if we look at Njál's Saga 's Skarphéðinn's epic jump & superslide across the ice move to split Þráinn's skull as he glides by, one could easily see them adapting such worthy feats with wheels to Gleam The Axe. ["Viking Legend" skateboard by Cal 7, skating Viking illustration from Seembo, Viking Runes Deck from Zazzle.] # # # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of ...