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**Ensis Ferrae**

LordofHats wrote:
My entire point here though is what those words mean way back then means little to us now unless we're trying to interpret primary source material.

Ahh, gotcha... See, as a history guy, this is what I spend quite a bit of time doing anyhow.

**Frazzled**

Breotan wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
I should note, I favor more Saxon/Viking violencing.
I'm a little rusty on my old English history. Did the Saxons ever win any battles against the Norse?

Alfred the Great liked to put the smackdown on the fur jockstrap brigade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great