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the mead gelato you never knew you wanted.

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In 2020 CE, Kenny's Gelato premiered a mead gelato in collaboration with The Viking Museum of Stockholm! If only that miniature runestone was made of waffle cookie! I would like a pint of this airmailed to me from Sweden for review, please & thanks. Historically in 859~861 CE a mead gelato might have had a cultural throughline if Björn Ironside & Hastein had managed to land & take Rome as they intended with Björn seated as a Norse Emperor! Instead they pulled in further north up the boot and mistakenly took Luni for Rome, but if they'd decided to stay anyway for the more clement Mediterranean weather, perhaps in future a mead gelato might've evolved way before this. #    #    # 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...

shades of Valhalla?

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We imagine it must get sort of out of hand ... in a good way. [art by Blair George from Age of Conan .] #    #    # 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 you have e mployment/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer,  do contact him .