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Some sketches of the Viking couple again.
About the bottom picture: Vikings were oddly enough the cleanest people in Europe at the time. Not only did they wash their entire bodies once a week, they washed their hands and faces every day, which other Europeans thought was incredibly strange. The Vikings had been to the Middle East and had learned cleanness from the people there, though the Middle Easterners still thought they were a tad too dirty. XD

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Mood: Peaceful ~MischaMoonlight 1 day ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is adorable, and actually Ireland was known for the same cleanliness, after the man had finished his work for the day, he would have a bath before dinner; and his wife or children would comb his hair. Then the wife and children would bathe, and having immaculate hair was seen as someone who was doing well, they also had to wash their hands before eating also.
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~BugeishaKyasarin Apr 29, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I really like the lady Viking's dress. I've never seen something like that from any of the medieval costume sites I visit. They have Saxon dresses but they are so bland. If I'm gonna be a Viking I want to be a lady in a powerful position, which means fancier outfit!
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~Moonstar37 Mar 29, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
.............What does the soap reference mean!?!? I never know why soap is so important in bathtub scenes *confused*
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For couples, it is an intimate moment between them to wash each other.
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~Moonstar37 Apr 3, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
........ That is way simpler than it lets on.
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they can elaborate that statement themselves. I'm not going to do it.
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~We-All-Have-Rabies Jan 6, 2013  Student Artist
I Love It.
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Mood: Humor ~SkyMantisX Jan 2, 2013  Student General Artist
ha funny and cute!
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~Chibimita Dec 9, 2012  Student General Artist
Thats true. :-3 I read in my schoolbook, a chapter which were written from an Arab (?). He saw how the all the vikings sat by a long table, with a bowl of water. The first viking washed his head and hands, and spitted into the bowl, then the bowl were sent over to the next viking.

Its also said that when first arrived in the middle east, they would wait for the days for the wind to come, so they entre the habours in a awesome way with their full sails blow up. Showoffing.
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