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At 3/31/09 05:03 PM, HeavyTank wrote: It is apri...oh, you're right!
Awesome!

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?

At 3/31/09 08:57 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?

lol, that chinese joke was pertty funny, but not letting us post on the BBS sucked.

At 4/2/09 04:21 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 3/31/09 08:57 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?

lol, that chinese joke was pertty funny, but not letting us post on the BBS sucked.

It dragged on for bit too long to be funny. But now most things seem to be back to normal.

At 3/31/09 04:45 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: True. But I say that we give them a period of a week or so to voice their disagreements if they feel strongly enough about them.

As for the reorganisation I'm with HeavyTank, the other members have had ample time to respond, but haven't. So I say we go, my Jarl.

I just realised how much easier it is to write "my Jarl" instead of "DeathNoteetoNhtaeD". :)

At 4/2/09 04:40 AM, vdviking wrote: It dragged on for bit too long to be funny. But now most things seem to be back to normal.

Yeah, it was fun at first, but then it just got boring. I did love the new skin, though.

As for the reorganisation I'm with HeavyTank, the other members have had ample time to respond, but haven't. So I say we go, my Jarl.

Alright then, we forge onward.

I just realised how much easier it is to write "my Jarl" instead of "DeathNoteetoNhtaeD". :)

Yep. And I just realized I keep forgetting to ask people to shorten it to something else.

At 4/2/09 07:30 AM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Yeah, it was fun at first, but then it just got boring. I did love the new skin, though.

It reminds me of Red Alert games :)

Alright then, we forge onward.

TONIGHT WE DINE IN H...no, wait, that's not viking -_-

I just realised how much easier it is to write "my Jarl" instead of "DeathNoteetoNhtaeD". :)

Yep. And I just realized I keep forgetting to ask people to shorten it to something else.

Yeah..it's like calling me HeavyTankknaTyvaeH

At 4/2/09 10:01 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

TONIGHT WE DINE IN H...no, wait, that's not viking -_-

Tonight we dine in Valhalla, where we eat roast pork from Särimner and drink mead that flows eternally from the teats of the goat Heidrun.

Not as catchy. :\

At 4/2/09 10:01 AM, HeavyTank wrote: It reminds me of Red Alert games :)

Yeah, sort of.

TONIGHT WE DINE IN H...no, wait, that's not viking -_-

TONIGHT WE DINE IN HEL!

Yeah..it's like calling me HeavyTankknaTyvaeH

HeavyTankkanTyvaeH, I like it...

At 4/2/09 05:21 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: HeavyTankkanTyvaeH, I like it...

Can you even pronounce that? :P
Also, l wanted to ask a pretty stupid question..is Valhalla the equivalent of Hell?

At 4/3/09 03:59 AM, HeavyTank wrote: Also, l wanted to ask a pretty stupid question..is Valhalla the equivalent of Hell?

No, Valhalla is more like Heaven or just a very good place to go after you're dead. Those who die valiantly in battle go to Valhalla. In Valhalla the warriors "Einherjar" spend all day fighting and training for the final battle in RagnarökR, and if they get killed or seriously hurt Odin heals them so they can continue fighting. And in the evenings the feast on pork from the hog Särimner, who's flesh grows back every night, and mead that runs in three rivers from the udder of the goat Heidrun. And the Valkyries are said to act as handmaidens/serving maids. And the next day they do it all over again!

Hel is a very bad place, more like Hell or Hades. Those who die cowardly or by treachery or by disease go to Hel. Hel's plate is called "hunger" and her knife "starvation", so no parties there.

Hall or Halla, means just hall, Valhalla or Valhall means "hall or the chosen" or "hall of the fallen".

Hell comes from Hel, which means "death". Actually just calling the realm of the dead for Hel is a little bit wrong, it should actually be called "Helheim", "home of the dead" or "home of death". But this misnaming is so common I'm inclined to believe that even the Vikings called it Hel often enough.

And HeavyTank, there are no stupid questions, as long as they are sincere.

TONIGHT WE DINE WITH ODIN! might be a more correct war cry.

At 4/3/09 03:59 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/2/09 05:21 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: HeavyTankkanTyvaeH, I like it...

Can you even pronounce that? :P

Sure. Heavy Tank-Can't-yeh-vey.

The last H is silent.

At 4/3/09 07:29 AM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 4/3/09 03:59 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/2/09 05:21 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: HeavyTankkanTyvaeH, I like it...

Can you even pronounce that? :P

Sure. Heavy Tank-Can't-yeh-vey.

The last H is silent.

Sounds a little bit like Hebrew to me. ;)

BTW I've but my Army title in my sig, may I suggest we all do the same, perhaps the use of strange foreign titles will make people curious and make them take a closer look, and perhaps even joining us.

DeathNote - Jarl of the NG Viking Army
HeavyTank - Stambo of the NG Viking Army (I left out the armourer, to make it less RPG:ish)

Also I think we need somewhere to keep an up-to-date members list, and perhaps an charter of the goals and rules of the Army. Suggestions?

At 4/3/09 07:42 AM, vdviking wrote:

At 4/3/09 07:29 AM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 4/3/09 03:59 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/2/09 05:21 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: HeavyTankkanTyvaeH, I like it...

Can you even pronounce that? :P

Sure. Heavy Tank-Can't-yeh-vey.

The last H is silent.

Sounds a little bit like Hebrew to me. ;)

That's the only way I could get it to make sense. Better than Death Note E-ton heh-tayed.

BTW I've but my Army title in my sig, may I suggest we all do the same, perhaps the use of strange foreign titles will make people curious and make them take a closer look, and perhaps even joining us.

Great idea. Anyway we can get more recruits.

Also I think we need somewhere to keep an up-to-date members list, and perhaps an charter of the goals and rules of the Army. Suggestions?

Where? That's a tough question. I mean, here would be a bit inconvenient, having to update on every new page. Although, I see you don't have a blog, vd, so that may be as good a place as any.

At 4/3/09 03:47 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Where? That's a tough question. I mean, here would be a bit inconvenient, having to update on every new page. Although, I see you don't have a blog, vd, so that may be as good a place as any.

I can admit I'm not the most internet-wise person on the web, but I'm wise enough to know that the NG personal web blog won't allow edits.

At 4/3/09 04:29 PM, vdviking wrote:

At 4/3/09 03:47 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Where? That's a tough question. I mean, here would be a bit inconvenient, having to update on every new page. Although, I see you don't have a blog, vd, so that may be as good a place as any.

I can admit I'm not the most internet-wise person on the web, but I'm wise enough to know that the NG personal web blog won't allow edits.

What...? I can edit my blog. There should be a link that says "edit" when you make a post on your blog. It'll appear next to Posted By: vdviking.

OK, so I'm not as wise as I thought. :/

Well if the user page is editable it should be a good place to keep the records for the Viking Army. I'll try to formulate something that looks and sounds good, and put it up on my user page since I don't use it for anything else.

My friend got Viking: Battle for Asgard
I am going to play it now :D

At 4/4/09 06:40 AM, HeavyTank wrote: My friend got Viking: Battle for Asgard
I am going to play it now :D

I've seen trailers and it looks pretty awesome. No doubt you will have good time playing it.

At 4/4/09 09:41 AM, vdviking wrote: I've seen trailers and it looks pretty awesome. No doubt you will have good time playing it.

Yeah, after many hours of play l can say it IS awesome..reminds me a lot of the God of War series, but including large-scale battles and sneaky parts.
Now, let me commence the questions: this game is about the battle of two goddesses, Freya (which is also a name for a rock band, if l am not mistaken) and Hel.
Do they really exist?
And is Asgard a real city or a celestial one?

At 4/5/09 03:36 AM, HeavyTank wrote: Now, let me commence the questions: this game is about the battle of two goddesses, Freya (which is also a name for a rock band, if l am not mistaken) and Hel.
Do they really exist?

...as far as I know, yeah. I know Hel is pretty much the goddess of, well, Hel, and about Freya, I don't know that much. Of course our Thul would be able to provide much more insight, I imagine.

And is Asgard a real city or a celestial one?

I'd think it would be celestial, seeing as how the only way in is after you die.

And only if you die a noble death. Otherwise you party with Hel.

At 4/5/09 04:23 AM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 4/5/09 03:36 AM, HeavyTank wrote: Now, let me commence the questions: this game is about the battle of two goddesses, Freya (which is also a name for a rock band, if l am not mistaken) and Hel.
Do they really exist?

...as far as I know, yeah. I know Hel is pretty much the goddess of, well, Hel, and about Freya, I don't know that much. Of course our Thul would be able to provide much more insight, I imagine.

As our Jarl have given the correct answer, I'll just try to add a little bit more knowledge.

Hel is the personification of Death, but unlike for example the Grim Reaper, she doesn't walk about collecting the souls, she just sits in Helheim waiting for them to come to her. So she's not really evil, even if she is a child of Loki and a giantess (Angerboda I think her name was). She is describes as half of her body being corpse pale and the other blue (The Vikings didn't have the colour black instead they used blue, as in Blåmannaland or Blue Man Land for Northern Afrika and Blåmän or Blue Men for black Africans).

Freya is the goddess of lust and lovemaking, (and also of love), and thus life. Which make her the opposite of Hel, making a conflict between the two at least plausible. She lives in Asgard which lies in the Realm of Godheim. Se below for more.

And is Asgard a real city or a celestial one?

I'd think it would be celestial, seeing as how the only way in is after you die.

And only if you die a noble death. Otherwise you party with Hel.

According to the Edda the Vikings believed that the universe consisted of nine worlds.
1. Muspelheim - The Land of Fire
2. Alfheim - The land of the Elves
3. Vanaheim - The Land of the Vanir (the other godly race, from which Frey, Freya and Njord comes)
4. Godheim - The land of he Gods. In Godheim lies Asgard - the City of the Aesir.
5. Mannheim - The Land of Man. And in the middle of Manheim lies the huge fortress Midgard, the City in the Centre.
6. Jotunheim - The Land of the Giants.
7. Svartalfaheim - The Land of the Dark Elves or Dwarves
8. Helheim - The Land of the Dead
9. Nifelheim - The Land of Mist and Shadows

There's is usually some kind of connection between two adjacent realms, but the most famous one is Bifrost, the bridge between Godheim and Mannheim. Bifrost means approximately "the trembling bridge" and is the rainbow. I've read somewhere that it was possible for the living to travel to Godheim, if you knew the secret, but I can't recall any stories of something like it.

At 4/5/09 06:18 AM, vdviking wrote: Hel is the personification of Death, but unlike for example the Grim Reaper, she doesn't walk about collecting the souls, she just sits in Helheim waiting for them to come to her.

She's lazy :P

Freya is the goddess of lust and lovemaking, (and also of love)

Like Afrodite in Greek mythology..

And is Asgard a real city or a celestial one?

I'd think it would be celestial, seeing as how the only way in is after you die.

Oh, so the final battle will be in heaven.Cool.

And only if you die a noble death. Otherwise you party with Hel.

:)

There's is usually some kind of connection between two adjacent realms....

Awesome, thanks a lot!

I've started on a Viking Army page on my user page, have a look and let me know if there's something that should be added or changed.

http://vdviking.newgrounds.com/news/post /295148

Rules are something that I might add, and maybe a few more things about Vikings, but well that will come in due time.

Ha! This club was started by the school attack guy. He really was a Viking. Thats just precious.

At 4/9/09 02:30 AM, vdviking wrote: I've started on a Viking Army page on my user page, have a look and let me know if there's something that should be added or changed.

http://vdviking.newgrounds.com/news/post /295148

Rules are something that I might add, and maybe a few more things about Vikings, but well that will come in due time.

Nice, well written...rules will be added soon, but for now this is totally OK..l think every member of the NGVA should post this on his/her user page..

At 4/9/09 11:38 AM, HeavyTank wrote: Nice, well written...rules will be added soon, but for now this is totally OK..l think every member of the NGVA should post this on his/her user page..

That could perhaps help in recruiting, hopefully, but first we have to figure out the rules. Although the rules set by Sirtom93 was actually quite good.

On another note - I'd like to make Me-Patch our first Niding, if it is OK by the Jarl or the Stambo. As a Niding he will be listed on my user page.

At 4/9/09 03:13 AM, Me-Patch wrote: Ha! This club was started by the school attack guy. He really was a Viking. Thats just precious.

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. :3

At 4/9/09 11:56 AM, vdviking wrote:
On another note - I'd like to make Me-Patch our first Niding, if it is OK by the Jarl or the Stambo. As a Niding he will be listed on my user page.

why do we have to make him a niding?What did he do?

At 4/9/09 01:51 PM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/9/09 11:56 AM, vdviking wrote:
On another note - I'd like to make Me-Patch our first Niding, if it is OK by the Jarl or the Stambo. As a Niding he will be listed on my user page.

why do we have to make him a niding?What did he do?

He disrespected the founder of the NGVA, and thus the NGVA. A bit harsh maybe, but its not like we'll ever see him again here.

At 4/9/09 01:54 PM, vdviking wrote:
He disrespected the founder of the NGVA, and thus the NGVA. A bit harsh maybe, but its not like we'll ever see him again here.

Well, let's face it, what he did was really stupid...maybe he was a good NG viking army leader, but come on..anyway he was just joking and he really didn't insult anybody, but he made fun of Vikings.
So yeah, he shall be the first Niding.

/voteingore
/yes

At 4/9/09 11:56 AM, vdviking wrote: That could perhaps help in recruiting, hopefully, but first we have to figure out the rules. Although the rules set by Sirtom93 was actually quite good.

Yes, an admirable job. As was said, Sirtom did lay out the rules well originally. Also, I'm sorry I forgot to announce my absence for all of this past work week. Let's just call it a goodwill trip to Houston and leave it at that.

On another note - I'd like to make Me-Patch our first Niding, if it is OK by the Jarl or the Stambo. As a Niding he will be listed on my user page.

Ah yes. Of course, we were lacking in that department, and I think he will be as good a Niding as any.

But, what I really wanted to say: I'M BACK Y'ALL!