How Danish! "Basically, it's about possessing something or doing something that ordinary people cannot. It puts you above them when you are in a position to say 'I can drink wine and you can only drink beer." "It was the cream of society. We do not know whether Gorm the Old [the first historically recognized ruler of Denmark] dwelled there, but there was definitely someone with great power". STOP! back up...'Gorm the Old'?! I feel betrayed! Why have I not been told of this 'Gorm the Old'? Why have I not been regaled with his sagas whilest feasting and imbibing together in the great halls of Copenhagen and Odense? By the way, they're making a leap from grapes to wine. There's evidence of grapevines and grapes, but not wine.
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The Grapes of Wrath: Danish Scientists Discover Secret Saga of Viking Vineyards
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Danish Scientists Discover Secret Saga of Viking VineyardsDenmark's oldest grapes from the early Iron Age and the Viking Age were grown locally at Tissø in Zealand , which allowed the hearty...
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