Comic Map Of Europe According To The Vikings (Circa 1000)
Disclaimer: This article is nothing more but a mere pamphlet, thus it should be treated in a purely humorous manner and not otherwise. The following map portrays, in a strikingly comic way, the perception of the Norsemen (Vikings) about medieval Europe in the year 1000.
Key:
1) The Viking Realms (i.e. Denmark, Norway and Sweden); Norway – Explorers, southern Sweden (marked with blue) – Traders, rest of Sweden (marked with grey) – Elves (this could be partly in reference to the Sámi people), Denmark – Looters;
2) Modern Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg – Retarded cousins;
3) Most of modern France, northern Spain and Andorra – House of Cards;
4) Modern Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and northern Italy – Sexually repressed freaks;
5) Modern Hungary, Slovakia and northern Serbia – Fallen Heroes (in reference to the Huns);
6) Most of the Balkan peninsula – Bed and breakfast (in reference to raids and plundering);
7) Modern Turkey, Greece, significant parts of Bulgaria as well as Cyprus and southern Italy – Supermarket (in reference to the trading links);
8) The Mediterranean Sea – Sea of Sweaty Peoples;
9) Modern Belarus as well as significant parts of Poland and Russia – Camping site (partly in reference to the journeys of the Swedish Vikings on the course of the river Volga);
10) Most of the Iberian peninsula (most of modern Spain and Portugal as well as Gibraltar) – People with manners (likely in reference to the Moors);
11) The modern Baltic states (i.e. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) – Wild relatives;
12) Most of modern Finland – Trolls;
13) The North Sea – American Highway (in reference to the journeys of the Norwegian Vikings);
14) Iceland – Hollywood (in reference to the Icelandic sagas);
15) From most of modern Poland to northern Iberia – Third world;
16) Orient Express – The route of the Swedish Vikings in Eastern Europe during the early Middle Ages;
17) Some northern parts of both Germany and Poland – Wild Slavs;
18) England – Our Bitches (that is, until the Battle of Stamford Bridge).
External links:
- Europe According to the Vikings in 1000 AD on www.brilliantmaps.com
- Atlas of Prejudice 2: Chasing Horizons, Vol. 2 on www.amazon.co.uk
This is one is one of the most devine things ever. I love this so much! Laughing all night. Thank you. Please make more & often, the USA needs an update of such in great detail. Again, I salute you on on this map.
Thank you very much for your readership! 🙂
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Thank you, Darcy, for your appreciation and readership! 🙂
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Thank you very much for your appreciation and readership! 🙂
please change nr. 15…Portugal is no where near the Czech Republik… You got mixed up, thank you for correcting it!
Yes, it is a slight error there, I apologise… In the key, I meant from Poland to northern Portugal (Iberia actually). Hope that makes more sense. I corrected it in the meantime. Thank you for mentioning it and for your readership! 🙂