Thread: Pipe of the Day

That's alright Tom. 'Some' years ago, some Romans killed a few decent, clean living Celts over in Britian. So you can rest assured that this descendant forgives your Germanic friends...

No pipe photo's. I haven't tried anything out of the ordinary of late. All others submissions viewed with great pleasure on my part just the same.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

That's alright Tom. 'Some' years ago, some Romans killed a few decent, clean living Celts over in Britian. So you can rest assured that this descendant forgives your Germanic friends...

No pipe photo's. I haven't tried anything out of the ordinary of late. All others submissions viewed with great pleasure on my part just the same.


Mick

It seems we both know a lot facts about European history, Mick!

eTom... No pipe pictures latley?

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

eTom... No pipe pictures latley?

give me some days, had a lot to do, but don't quit smoking....

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My wife told me I should not longer lounge around and so I took some pics...

Originally Posted by eTom

I don't like events like the Oktoberfest...we were in the Teutoburg Forest, where "some" years ago Germanic tribes killed some Romans... it was 9 A.D.

Beautiful pics.
But have to disagree about Oktoberfests. Very popular here too. Septemberfest, Novemberfests, you name it. No pics from me because this is a gentleman site

Originally Posted by eTom

It seems we both know a lot facts about European history, Mick!

This faraway Australian knows he has roots here.

Almost every person in the world knows about crusades to middle east and Holy Land, but not many outside Scandinavia know that 2 crusades were also sent here. First was AD 1155 and it was made just into the area i live. Second crusade was between 1238-1249. Both crusades ended very poorly (for those crusaders).
We still have a St. Henrik's Day to remember the bishop Henrik of England who was the leader of the 1st. In our folklore and tradition the name of that day is 'decapitating bishop'

Back to topic. Just an after work pipe. Presbyterian from Oldenkott.



and just a lucky pic from my front door. Landing talitintti (=great tit in English???)

Originally Posted by MickR

Too many people there for my liking, but I'd gladly take another few months of holiday there and have a smoke and a drink with ya if I could afford it...I did enjoy the cheap prices of tobacco and alchohol when I was in the US I admit. And I really regret not buying a beautiful Meerschum I saw in a pipe shop I passed in Chicago I think it was. That's life though, and I know I'll get back there one day. Just not in the near future.


Mick

well there's your problem, Chicago is one step from Lenin's skivvies. Y'all need to come out to the countryside some time. All kidding aside Australia looks like a beautiful place, that would be amazing to visit.

Originally Posted by Sailor

This faraway Australian knows he has roots here.

Almost every person in the world knows about crusades to middle east and Holy Land, but not many outside Scandinavia know that 2 crusades were also sent here. First was AD 1155 and it was made just into the area i live. Second crusade was between 1238-1249. Both crusades ended very poorly (for those crusaders).
We still have a St. Henrik's Day to remember the bishop Henrik of England who was the leader of the 1st. In our folklore and tradition the name of that day is 'decapitating bishop'

More people than you know do. Wasn't it this crusade that lead to the fairly recent phenomenon of burning medieval churches by Metal bands wanting to return Scandinavia to its pagan roots? I had A professor last year that wrote one of his thesis on the forceful spread and adoption of Christianity throughout northern Europe.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Beautiful pics.
But have to disagree about Oktoberfests. Very popular here too. Septemberfest, Novemberfests, you name it. No pics from me because this is a gentleman site



This faraway Australian knows he has roots here.

Almost every person in the world knows about crusades to middle east and Holy Land, but not many outside Scandinavia know that 2 crusades were also sent here. First was AD 1155 and it was made just into the area i live. Second crusade was between 1238-1249. Both crusades ended very poorly (for those crusaders).
We still have a St. Henrik's Day to remember the bishop Henrik of England who was the leader of the 1st. In our folklore and tradition the name of that day is 'decapitating bishop'

Back to topic. Just an after work pipe. Presbyterian from Oldenkott.



and just a lucky pic from my front door. Landing talitintti (=great tit in English???)

Nice little pipe there "T" like it.....I remember that bird house...although last time I saw it in a photo,it had a little more paint...Happy Oct,Nov,Dec..fest ha ha ! Someday I really hope I can get to Finland to share in a backyard pipe with ya !

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Nice little pipe there "T" like it.....I remember that bird house...although last time I saw it in a photo,it had a little more paint...Happy Oct,Nov,Dec..fest ha ha ! Someday I really hope I can get to Finland to share in a backyard pipe with ya !

As a matter of fact... I think that bird house had a home invader...

Originally Posted by Devilpup

More people than you know do. Wasn't it this crusade that lead to the fairly recent phenomenon of burning medieval churches by Metal bands wanting to return Scandinavia to its pagan roots? I had A professor last year that wrote one of his thesis on the forceful spread and adoption of Christianity throughout northern Europe.

I'm so too yesterday to know much about modern metal bands; churches made of stone and the values they represent do not burn that easy, luckily. 'Returning to paganic roots' is maybe exaggeration. Folks are just trying to understand their roots and the values those people of the old did swear. I'm not so familiar with those people but afaik, it has nothing to do with religions by itself nor has any conflict with Christianity (or any modern religion). Rather just the way to see things.
Those metal folks carrying the 'hammer of Thor' (that was 'ukonvasara' here) in their necklace might think it is about some exciting cool old religion but actually that is a symbol of justice and fairness. Not some ancient god.
Wifey carries mother bear necklace. Is is an ancient symbol representing 'good home'. Or that's what i'm heard; not so much my piece of cake.

Christianity, in general came with various methods up here. Modern researches say that it came to my area (SW Finland) by trade and immigration from Sweden and southern parts of the Baltic Sea (modern Estonia, Poland, Germany and Netherlands; most people (incl. me) has their roots still in that direction). Poor crusades only show that spreading the word with sword was never a successful method here.
'Method: sword' was more succesfull in eastern Finland (by the Novgoridian Orthodox kingdom, founded by Vikings) and at the Baltic State countries (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia) by the Teutonic Knights.
As a memorial of those days we still have so many castles around Northern Europe. The castle of my town is from 1200 or so and very close to where i live is another, only ruins today as it was destroyed about 1500 AD.
Have to take pics some day.

edit: OK folks. I know that i should have painted that bird feeder this summer. You aren't the first to remind me of that. Actually wifey has kept on saying it for the last few years. Feeding these little dudes is sort of her thing.