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Rowdy Geirsson

@rgeirsson.bsky.social

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Promoting Leif Eriksson awareness and failing / Atrocities of the written word scattered around the world wound web / Translator of The Impudent Edda www.scandinavianaggression.com

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Children of Tax and Tea is now live on Kickstarter! It is a full-color, illustrated, hardback humorous history book about the vikings written in the charmingly profane tone of a foul-mouthed Bostonian.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/row...
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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 12h

Oooohhhhhhh

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 12h

Just like medieval Sweden in the Icelandic annals (looking at you, Snorri), I fully intend to start referring to myself as ”The Great.” Thank you, @mcsweeneys.net

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

More Viking lore (targeted specifically for Bostonians) from the great Rowdy Geirsson.

A Short History of the Varangian Guard for Bostonians

Art by Matt Smith - - -Now, evuhryone knows that the Vikings were some sehriously hahdco’ah fuckin’ fightahs. ’Cept most’ah ’em actually didn’t go...

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 13h

Fortunately for our entertainment’s sake!

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 14h

It has its own oddly violent and strange deaths though 😂

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 14h

Nu kör vi!

Redan på förstasidan finns en bärsärk och en våldsam holmgång. Bara kort stund senare finns det för många jävla Torkel killar men man förväntar sig vissa saker med isländska sagor. Vi börjar med Gisle Surssons saga!

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a good day to admire the ”Odin from Lejre” 🇩🇰

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s Thorgerdr Holgabrudr shooting arrows from her fingertips at the Jomsvikings during the Battle of Hjörungavágr, courtesy of Jenny Nyström.

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Jon Dell Isola @medievaljon.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible commitment to the bit here

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"When they fought, the Vikings fought hahd! N’ some’ah the ones that got the most famous fahr fightin’ the fuckin’ hahdest were the Varangians who fought in Constantinople befoh r’it turned intah a Turkish caliphate ah whatevah." #LeifEriksonDay

A Short History of the Varangian Guard for Bostonians

Art by Matt Smith - - -Now, evuhryone knows that the Vikings were some sehriously hahdco’ah fuckin’ fightahs. ’Cept most’ah ’em actually didn’t go...

buff.ly

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

A Short History of the Varangian Guard for Bostonians

Art by Matt Smith - - -Now, evuhryone knows that the Vikings were some sehriously hahdco’ah fuckin’ fightahs. ’Cept most’ah ’em actually didn’t go...

buff.ly

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 4d

Varangian Guard awareness being promoted for Leif Eriksson Day. Oldest tyme hardcore.

Now live on the internet at @mcsweeneys.net: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-s... with art by @barbarianlord.bsky.social:

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 4d

Drunken Massholes who invade your personal space and talk about men’s league hockey and fishing are the absolute best Eddic poets.

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 5d

Leif Eriksson awareness being promoted on Leif Eriksson Eve.

Leif Eriksson Day is October 9th and honors the Vinland voyage, but the norns decreed that I shall promote Varangian Guard awareness tomorrow instead. Just like fate, wyrd goes ever as wyrd must!
#WyrdWednesday

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 5d

The Wildling quest to separate Viking Age fact from fiction both confounds and confuses

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 6d

”The Modern Viking Movement began with a…BANG!”

Johan Hegg reads part of the introduction of The Scandinavian Aggressors on the Grimfrost podcast.

youtu.be/vuxhghw4Gho?...

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 6d

Glorious! Happy to see it already arrived, and in tact too. Hope you enjoy it!

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Down and Out Wizard @ironflygare.bsky.social · 6d

A mighty gift arrived in my mailbox today! Can't wait to tear into it. Thanks, @rgeirsson.bsky.social and thanks, @barbarianlord.bsky.social for the rad picture

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 6d

Wyrdlings!

This week we celebrate the official Vinlandic Leif Eriksson Day, so for this week's theme we hope you'll stock your supplies for:

'Perilous journeys, eerie expeditions, and voyages into the unknown!'

We sail over the edge of the horizon this coming #WyrdWednesday!

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 6d

”Sitter som på vakt
På en väg förutan ände
Vakar över allt som blivit sagt
Skådar över hav
Land och vida stränder
Blickar over skepp som gå i kvav”
—Emma Härdelin | Garmarna
scandinavianaggression.com/2021/02/hugi...

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 7d

This round’s for the Burgundars.
@headofzeus.bsky.social

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 7d

For all the Bronze Age grave lovers out there

scandinavianaggression.com/2025/09/tjel...

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 8d

The grandeur of Ymir’s dying hair follicles

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 9d

Today is a good day to admire the swords found in the mid-8th century Salme II ship burial in Estonia.

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 9d

Ha! So it must dredge both wondrous and horrifying memories!

Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 10d

Here’s Erik the Victorious offering himself to Odin in ten years’ time if granted victory at Fyrisvellir, courtesy of Jenny Nyström. Kind of makes you wonder if he had offered nine years instead of ten, maybe Odin would have let him die in battle instead of in bed.

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Rowdy Geirsson @rgeirsson.bsky.social · 10d

Wildling describes the Battle of Stiklestad at Stiklestad