As another piece of our cultural history, and given the timeliness (and timelessness) of this hero, I've started a series of Beowulf readings.
After all, according to Wired magazine, this is the year of the Viking:
Why this sudden interest in the savage tribes who roamed across what became the UK and Scandinavia? Maybe because they combine the best of zombies, ninjas, and robots. Their cool ships and armor are sort of the Dark Ages equivalent of high tech, their fighting skillz are fully ninja, and of course they shamble along in rags with chopped-off limbs just like zombies do. Really, you just can't go wrong with Vikings.
And, Valhalla knows, we could all use a real hero these days.
