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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...

NorsePlay considers the Last Rituals.

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We took a break from our long four-year reading-fest of comparative Norse Mythology & Norse Lore source materials to book club a ScandiNoir novel by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Þriðja táknið (translated as The Third Symbol) , or re-titled for English audiences, Last Rituals . Given the goetic-looking runestave symbol and mention of witchcraft flaunted on the cover, we're promised spookiness from the get go, though given this is a first novel in an intended series, we spend a lot more than a goodly amount of time establishing our lead character's voice as a financially challenged divorcée mother-of-two's status as a l awyer-cum-detective . As a grown late-30s-something with what one would presume much criminal defense experience in what's arguably the most feminist country in the world, attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir's surprised reactions due to her underexposure to body modifications, BDSM, and other subculturally outré elements in the mystery comes off l...

the hammer gets heisted, again.

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Then a crafty Raven ran off with the Danish Rømersdal Mjölnir! #    #    # 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 .