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"I've raided shores in many landsI cannot count the men I've killed;
My friends died with sword in hand
But the warrior's death was never granted to me.
I want to walk across the Rainbow Bridge
And see my fathers in the Golden Hall;
They beckon me to join their feast -
In my dreams I hear their call!"
(Amon Amarth - Across the Rainbow Bridge)
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Arthas? 
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Oh, you just google World of Warcraft...and you will know him..
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Yep, I know him. I've been playing WoW too ^^
Just that I don't remember if I was editing the photo with him in mind or not
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yup
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I have a personal research about nordic people and culture. If I am not wrong, they were keep and cleen and men used to have well combed beard, also some were barefaced, but anyway, nordic men and women liked to be beautiful/handsome and have a clean bodies and cloths
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Exactly, Norse people were a lot neater and cleaner than most in medieval times. Vikings were even buried with their combs and other items of personal care (among other goods), and they had a custom to wash their hair before every battle (even if they were on ship at sea), so that if they die they look respectably before the gods. And the Scandinavian word for Saturday (still preserved today) means 'washing day'. And you know they also had those beautiful items of clothing and jewelry!
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well about washing day, I know that saturday is taken from Saturn's day-freek/latin god. others day in week have names of anglo-saxon/germanic/scandinavian pagan gods.
do you know if vikings sometimes liked to be barefaced-to not have a beard(I want to be sure if such thing existed)?
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Yep, but I was talking about the Scandinavian word for saturday ('lΓΈrdag' in norwegian).
About the beard. I can't remember any saga where a man was shaving, but I know one (Njal's saga) where the main character didn't grow a beard and everyone else was mocking him for that 
It's a very interesting question though. Sorry I can't help more.
Are you writing a viking story? ^^
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yes. a novel. the young 13 years old girl(in the meedle age 13 could be compared to 20something in our time line), Ketilrid wants to get away from marriage (some idiotic guy mush or less) and when she is attacked by wolves, the elf saves her life. beside of romance between them, there is a important historical event-their king Olaf Trygvvason took christianity and forced Norway to be baptized(a 995 year) and main characters are withnesses of that event.
although I have a inspiration from Tolkien(who took source from Norse mythology and culture to create his elves), I am moustly focused on purely norse/germanic culture and mythology and history, so my elf is not immortal/angel guy(he does have a handsome look), and have some weackness and act a lot like human man. his name is Lorven(OK, this part I made up, its not a scandinavian/germanic name, but seems like suitable european name).
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Aha sounds nice. Great historical background too. Yup, Tolkien was a master of Norse mythology, that's why I love him too
Good luck with your novel!
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I have presented this fantastic piece in my journal this evening.
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Thank you so much, I'm flattered!!
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A pleasure! and np!
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glad to see a fellow Amon Amarth fan! great work!
Hail Thor!
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you're welcome!
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Amazing work, my boy friend is Asataru and got me hooked on Amon Amarth.
This is beautiful, great job
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Thank you!!
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It is, I love it
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i thought it showed the true soul of the warrior
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Niiice, looks so awesome o0
I love his pose, like he can take on anything. You're getting better ^^
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Thank yoou!! 
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