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	Geatish Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Geatish Society, or Götiska förbundet in the Swedish language, was a social club for literature studies among academics in Sweden created by a number of poets and authors in 1811.
		Members of the society would write extensively on the Vikings, often in a way that described a kind of brave ancient people that had nothing in common with the actual Vikings.
		Members of the Geatish Society would occasionally wear horned helmets, which is the source of the myth that Vikings would have worn such helmets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geatish_Society (314 words)

	Wikipedia: Viking
		The Geatish Society, of which Geijer was a member, popularized this myth to a great extent.
		The first report of a Viking raid dates from 793, when the monastery at Lindisfarne on the east coast of England was pillaged by foreign seafarers.
		This is a latter-day myth created by national romantic ideas in Sweden at the end of the 19th century, notably the Geatish Society, and further imprinted by cartoons like Hagar the Horrible or Asterix and numerous fictitious movies.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/v/vi/viking.html (1368 words)

	Geatish Society -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Geatish Society sought to revive Viking spirit and related matters, and the members would write extensively on the ((Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard) Aesir and other parts of (The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity) Norse mythology.
		Members of the society would write extensively on the (Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries) Vikings, often in a way that described a kind of brave ancient people that had nothing in common with the actual Vikings.
		Members of the Geatish Society would occasionally wear horned helmets, which is the source of the (A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people) myth that Vikings would have worn such helmets.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geatish_society.htm (265 words)

	viking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Another author who had great a influence on the perception of the Vikings was Esaias Tegnér, another member of the Geatish Society who wrote a modern version of '\'Frithiofs Saga'', which became widely popular in the nordic countries, the United Kingdom and Germany.
		The viking propensity for trade is easily seen in large towns such as Hedeby; close to the border with the Franks, it was effectively a crossroads between the cultures until its eventual destruction by the Norwegians in an internecine dispute around the year 1050.
		The people living in Scandinavia during the Bronze Age did, however, wear horned helmets during ceremonies, as testified by rock carvings and actual finds.
	yourencyclopedia.net /viking.html (1251 words)

	Geats explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		She could not only talk to a university-bred man, lines of thought, but in her own, and he was so little of an egotist could never become an echo of himself.
		In her world she had been an him as naturally and unassumingly as a flower blooms and exhales its charm of a cultivated woman's society, and to do this in his present pluck it, or hear a wood-thrush sing without straightway thinking of a the last person in the world to secure them.
		He found himself growing society, and the intervening time was becoming dull and heavy-paced.
	www.wordspider.net /ge/geats.html (1189 words)

	Viking Article, Viking Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Geatish Society, of which Geijer was a member, popularized this myth to agreat extent.
		The viking propensity for trade is easily seen in large towns such as Hedeby ; closeto the border with the Franks, it was effectively a crossroads between the culturesuntil its eventual destruction by the Norwegians in an internecine dispute around the year 1050.
		This is alatter-day myth created by national romantic ideas in Sweden at the end of the 19th century, notably the Geatish Society, and further imprinted by cartoons like Hagar the Horrible or Asterix and numerous fictitious movies.
	www.anoca.org /vikings/th/viking.html (1300 words)

	Encyclopedia: Viking
		Numbers of them fled to Iceland and the Faroe Islands, but the Norse sagas are rather subjective in their descriptions, and hence the Vikings in those sagas are sometimes characterized as heroes, later shaping the attitude towards Vikings during the 18th century Romantic period.
		A myth about a glorious and brave past was needed to give the Swedes the courage to retake Finland, which had been lost in 1809 during the war between Sweden and Russia.
		Another author who had great influence on the perception of the Vikings was Esaias TegnÃ©r, another member of the Geatish Society, who wrote a modern version of FriÃ°Ã¾jÃ³fs saga ins frÅ“kna, which became widely popular in the Nordic countries, the United Kingdom and Germany.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Viking (9916 words)

	Read about Viking at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Viking and learn about Viking here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Norse sagas are rather subjective in their descriptions, and hence the Vikings in those sagas are sometimes characterized as heroes, later shaping the attitude against Vikings during the 18th century
		Still, in Scandinavia, no Viking was part of the society described together with other accepted professions.
		19th century, notably the Geatish Society, blending the Viking Age with glimpses of the Scandinavian Bronze Age some 2000 years earlier, for which actual horned helmets, probably for ceremonial purposes, are attested both in rock carvings and by actual finds (See
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Viking (2306 words)

	Geats - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the Norse Sagas they are referred to as Gautar, and in Beowulf and Widsith as Geatas.
		Beowulf and the Norse sagas name several Geatish kings, but only Hygelac finds confirmation in Liber Monstrorum where he is referred to as Rex Getarum, concerning a Viking raid into Frisia which is also described in Beowulf.
		Shorty after the events related in this epic, Jordanes described the Geats as a nation which was bold and quick to engage in war.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Geats (967 words)

	Beowulf Summary
		In the excerpt that follows, Clark discusses the world of Beowulf as it is presented by the poem's narrator.
		Clark explains that the society of the Danes is first shown to be a prosperous and successful one, until Grendel's attacks, after which it becomes paralyzed for twelve years.
		This is a free excerpt of the Critical Essay #2 section.
	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-beowulf/essay2.html (92 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		and activities related to the all volunteer motion picture project âBeowulf: Prince of the Geats.andquot; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Send mail to webmaster@princeofthegeats.com with questions or comments...
		In a battle near Ravenswood, the Swedish king Ongentheow kills Hathcyn, and the Geatish warrior Eofor kills Ongentheow.
		(VI, XXVI, XXXI, XXXIII, XXXIIII, XXXV, XXXXI) Herebeald : Geatish* prince, eldest son of *HreÃ°el.
	geats.iqexpand.com (1347 words)

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