tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post166099920939796848..comments2024-03-25T20:43:33.067+00:00Comments on A Clerk of Oxford: The Battle of Stamford BridgeClerk of Oxfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-58091287478819538182014-10-03T12:57:56.271+01:002014-10-03T12:57:56.271+01:00I could definitely see that! It's quite funny ...I could definitely see that! It's quite funny how close the parallels are between movie Thor/Loki and this saga's version of Harald/Tostig - it just shows how effective that pattern is for characterising pairs of brothers, I suppose!Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-22970537894775451952014-09-30T12:50:04.626+01:002014-09-30T12:50:04.626+01:00I do like 'six feet of English ground'! I&...I do like 'six feet of English ground'! I've only read the story of Stamford Bridge in the Penguin Classic 'King Harald's Saga', so it was pleasant to get another perspective.<br /><br />I think imagining characters as Thor and Loki is perfectly acceptable. When I imagine Wagner's Ring Cycle, they are all the characters from the Thor films.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-71347852468217497312014-09-29T21:30:20.811+01:002014-09-29T21:30:20.811+01:00Yes, I love that part too - and the idea (however ...Yes, I love that part too - and the idea (however implausible!) of William the Conqueror making sure to burn Ivar's bones!Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-4042625870776340502014-09-29T17:57:07.006+01:002014-09-29T17:57:07.006+01:00Thanks for this. It's a wonderful scene. I do ...Thanks for this. It's a wonderful scene. I do love the reference to the bones of Ivar the Boneless!Thor Ewinghttp://thorewing.netnoreply@blogger.com