Thanks to the student essays and exams that are piling up on my desk at an alarming rate now that term in winding down, I will not have time to post anything for the next several days. Consequently, I thought that I would post this picture of Leif Ericson as a placeholder. The statue of Leif is a few blocks south of my flat in Milwaukee, on a bluff that overlooks Lake Michigan.
AKRATIC WIZARDRY: A blog wherein I scribble about role-playing games (Mythras, Against the Darkmaster, Dungeons & Dragons [esp. old school], Swords & Wizardry, Into the Unknown, Middle-earth Role-playing, Lord of the Rings Role-playing, Adventures in Middle-Earth, Crypts & Things, Call of Cthulhu, etc.) and RPG settings (Middle-earth, Cthulhu Mythos, Greyhawk, Lyonesse, Ukrasia, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
09 December 2009
Leif Ericson
Thanks to the student essays and exams that are piling up on my desk at an alarming rate now that term in winding down, I will not have time to post anything for the next several days. Consequently, I thought that I would post this picture of Leif Ericson as a placeholder. The statue of Leif is a few blocks south of my flat in Milwaukee, on a bluff that overlooks Lake Michigan.
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- I'm a Canadian political philosopher who lives primarily in Toronto but teaches in Milwaukee (sometimes in person, sometimes online).
So that's what my ancestor looked like. ;) To think that those guys made it all the way across the Atlantic is still pretty impressive. It's interesting that there's a cross at the base of the statue. I am pretty sure old Leif would have preferred the Hammer of Thor though...
ReplyDeleteIceland converted to Christianity around 1000; Wikipedia says Leif converted in Norway and left for his trip in 1002 or 1003. No hammer of Thor, I think... :)
ReplyDeleteI once played a descendent of Leif Ericson whose ancestral/reincarnated memories sometimes made him confused.
ReplyDeleteSo now it's a role-playing post.
I stand corrected Alex. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteYou grade papers, I write them:D
ReplyDeleteWhat subject do you teach?
I'm curious since I study philosophy...
@ squidman: Philosophy, eh? I teach philosophy (mainly political & moral philosophy). My secret identity: http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/philosophy/faculty/neufeld.cfm
ReplyDeletenice, thanks!
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