THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
I counsel thee, Stray-Singer, accept my counsels,
they will be thy boon if thou obey'st them,
...
tell not ever an evil man
if misfortunes thee befall,
from such ill friend thou needst never seek
return for thy trustful mind.
-Hávamál, Stanza 116
This bench from Kungsåra church is most likely Sweden's oldest complete piece of furniture. From the 11th-12th century, it's made of pine and has been ornately decorated.
It's an amazing piece, as wooden items rarely survive for so long.
Photo from the Swedish History Museum.
It could've been around this time of the year, in 1025 AD, that Danish and Swedish Viking forces clashed at Helgeå, Sweden. Knut, the king of Denmark and England, survived the battle and later also seized the throne of Norway, ruling the North Sea Empire until his death in 1035.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
He hath need of his wits who wanders wide,
aught simple will serve at home;
but a gazing-stock is the fool who sits
mid the wise, and nothing knows.
-Hávamál, Stanza 5
Det positive med børskrakk og de tusen milliardene som forsvinner fra Oljefondet:
Skjørheten i vår økonomiske verdensorden viser hvor absurd det er med politikernes uvilje mot å bruke penger på eldreomsorg, skole, helse og hjelp til trengende som sulter og fryser.
Jeg hadde en diskusjon med mamma igår.
Og då fortalte jeg at jeg ikke tar råd fra mennesker som er smellfeit.
Hun skjønte hvorfor..
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