“A wise man, once he is past fifty, does not befuddle his senses with strong drink, nor make violent love in the cool spring night, nor dance on his hands.” Wisdom Book:The Long Ships Source: The Long Ships
“...Orm always afterwards used to say that, after good luck, strength, and skill at arms, nothing was so useful to a man who found himself among foreigners as the ability to learn a language.” VikingsLanguage LearningMultilingualism Book:The Long Ships Source: The Long Ships