{"id":2874,"date":"2009-07-13T19:38:35","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T23:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2009-07-13T19:38:35","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T23:38:35","slug":"mayhem-in-the-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=2874","title":{"rendered":"Mayhem in the sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday was a day for some housecleaning,<\/strong> a little yard work, and shopping, as Robbinsdale was celebrating Whiz Bang Days<\/a>. There were multiple opportunities to pick up cheap DVDs (I like to embrace technology about the time it\u2019s going obsolete; that\u2019s when you get the sweet bargains!).<\/p>\n

Sunday was Norway Day at Minnehaha Park (as previously advertised in this space), and it was a day worth waiting for. The temperature was moderate, and early clouds gave way to partly cloudy skies. The weather was dry, as has been our Viking Age Club schedule this summer. Some events have canceled altogether, and other usual venues have merely neglected to invite us this year. If it keeps on like this, we may be forced to raid a monastery.<\/p>\n

I saw some friends and acquaintances, who stopped by. Some people who thought they might show up didn\u2019t, but on the other hand some I didn\u2019t expect did show up. One of them, Renae Allard, took some pictures of Ragnar\u2019s and my second combat show, and I got her permission to share some of the best with you.<\/p>\n

\"Gearing
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I like this picture very much. It\u2019s like a screen capture from some good Viking movie (a phenomenon which does not actually exist in our universe). <\/p>\n

Here we face off, fearless and bold:
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\"Face<\/p>\n

And this is the inevitable conclusion.
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\"Food<\/p>\n

I managed a couple of draws, but Ragnar cleaned up overall. I didn\u2019t care. It was fun. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll get another fighting chance until the Viking Meet in Elk Horn, Iowa in September.
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