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a not-so-modern turn of phrase.

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In the Saga of Fridthjof the Bold ch 2, the hero-to-be despairs & evaluates his chances at courting the king's sister Ingibjorg: " Although I have a lesser title than her brothers, yet I believe myself to be no less worthy than them ." His sworn-brother Bjorn then immediately encourages him to action: " Let's do this! " NYT writer William Safire sources  American Heritage Dictionary editor  Joe Pickett as  tracing the modern usage to Korn's song Let’s Do This Now (2003 CE). But we seriously hate Korn, and NorsePlay takes exceeding pleasure in removing those linguistic laurels by pointing out the above saga quote is from circa 1300 CE . So suck it, Korn. Sooner than later no one will remember your awful band, but the skaldic constructs of this legendary saga will endure via this expression as long as the Gods stand. [... and he does marry her in the Temple of Baldr depicted in this amazing vintage NorsePlay'd illustration.] #    #    # Guil...

vikings are always on the silver standard.

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Just ran across this while cyberviking for some more hoard. While they're limited edition silver bullion and thus wayyy over market asking price, they're still really boss. Made by Scottsdale Mint as an exclusive for APMEX Inc. #    #    # 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 .