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the Hardy Boys find a runestone.

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  We have a strong suspicion that when Alistair M. Hunter in 1963 CE wrote this installment of The Hardy Boys that it was inspired by two Viking placement in  North America  archaeological events : The purported  Kensington Runestone 's discovery in 1898 CE with its enduring subsequent debates, and explorer Helge Ingstad's finding the site of Leif Erikson's camp at L'Anse Aux Meadows in 1960 CE, the latter just four years earlier. Have any of you read this? If so, let me know how NorsePlay it is in your comment below. #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If...

the upcoming Vikings: Valhalla series.

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The NorsePlay of the Vikings TV series will expand in a spin-off on  Netflix  scheduled for 2021 titled  Vikings: Valhalla . Executive Producer Michael Hirst has granted the streaming media giant to contract his new series, which takes place 100 years after the original show, probably centered around the events leading up to and past the Norman invasion, and featuring the figures of explorer  Leif Erikson, notable North American female settler Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Harald Harada (his moniker meaning "hard ruler"), and the Norman King William the Conqueror (current series' Rollo's descendant). With the property's move away from History Channel to Netflix, some will be curious as to how the new show will re-manifest in terms of some of the criticism towards its predecessor's accuracy, costumes, and adherence to historical events, though none of those variances so far have bothered us as the show tends to stay true to the spirit of things, which...