Steven, Very interesting about Viking artifacts. You are almost certainly right that loot was buried and never retrieved. The question is how much, where, and what kind of loot. It does make the purchase of a metal detector a good investment, I would think. That would be a good step towards answering an even more important question, how to find it. But just a thought about canons. Your inference that a canon ball implies canon is pretty unassailable. However, your suggestion that the canon might be brass (or bronze - close cousins) rather than iron for transporting purposes is flawed. First of all, brass weighs 534 pounds per cubit foot, while iron (surprisingly) weighs only 450 pounds per cubit foot, thus is actually lighter. Further, iron, being stronger, can be cast thinner for equal strength, making iron canons most likely a good deal lighter than brass or bronze ones. Unfortunately, iron corrodes rather badly , especially in sea water, and though it does throw up a hard coating, there is likely to be less of an iron canon lying on the bottom than a brass one. Anyway, good luck with the metal detector. After digging up dozens of bottle caps, and then getting all excited when it goes berserk, only to find some aluminium foil, you will certainly begin to discern significant readings from trivial ones, and who knows, you might just find the big one. Keep us posted. Tuck On Jul 24, 2009, at 10:53 AM, stephen davie wrote: > I was reading today on the www, that a father and son team , in July > of 2007, unearthed a viking horde in England which was claimed to be > worth a million pounds by some erudite evaluator. My propensity for > speculation and romance kicks in again, as I recall the fascinating > books of viking lore of the Orkneys, and I can't help but think that > some day, some eager body in Orkney is going to unearth, perhaps by > accident, an accumulation of sivler coins and jewelry, carefully > concealed in the arms and safe keep of mother earth, by the viking > who left by the sea on yet another summer raid perhaps, which fellow > due to some dramatic and fatal event, never was to return to Orkney > to unearth and retreave his stash of previously plundered and horded > possessions. > > Surely I am not the sole keeper of this plausible dream. Indeed, on > behalf of all the vikings who lived on Orkney...."Where is the > "stuff" our forbears lusted after for all those centuries, when we > raided the shores of Scotland, England and Ireland? > > Two years ago I acquired an underwater metal detector which is > discriminatory by type of metal. It has not been out of the case, but > this summer we are going to take it to our near north, to examine an > old wreck which a very senior citizen visited in the 1930's, and from > which he just received a cannon ball. The conjecture is that the boat > would not have carried cannon balls, without a cannon. We assume the > cannon will be brass, as the portage factor made slugging iron > cannons across portages practically impossible. > > I maintain that Vikings would not embark on viking expeditions, > without returning with the components of typical hordes. Based on the > population, and the numerous excursions outlined in the sagas alone, > there is logic to the view, which will be solidified the day someone > trips over such a discovery. Obviously it is likely that many buried > treasures there are in the "abeyence" file as to the required > reporting to the government. > > Which begs the question....how many in Orkney have metal detectors? I > suppose in light of the covetous albeit appropriate claims by > historical authorities in Scotland to any artifiacts exhumed, that > people are disinclined to bother, to some extent. When Mel Fisher > discovered the Atocha, the sabres rattled over rights and ownership > issues, for many years in many courts. When my friend Tracy Bowden > exhumed th esilver banks wreck, concepcion (1642) he entertained > armed security from the Dominican Republic on his boat for a decade, > ensuring that their 50% made it to the museum in Porta Plata. > > In particular, it seems that Vikings were bead lovers, and one would > think that in burial areas and amaongst old ruins, the beads which > are durable, would surface on a somewhat regular basis. You might > google viking beads, or Dr. Dan Carlsson, who is the acknowledged > expert on the subject. I wrote to him once, and he is a very > interesting and obviouosly expert historian. IN researching for the > book project, I discovered that authors in Scotland interested in > Orkney, would travel to Norway to fill in the blanks where Scottish > notes were thin in some centuries. > > The absence of viking possessions in Orkney is redolent of an ongoing > mystery, considering that their culture flourished for centuries in > Orkney, and the object of their lusty voyages, was in large part, > material valuables which would have returned to Orkney and been > deposited in their private earthy banks. > > Looking forward to my trip over to Orkney and Norway in September. > > Cheers all....stephen > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Thanks, Sian. One of the things I enjoy most about Orkney is the archaeology, and this is a short walk from the house we usually rent. The others are the bird life, art, crafts, Orcadians themselves, the beautiful scenery that changes within seconds as the light changes, and the food. This year I'm going for only a week, not our usual long stay, so I'll be car-free and living in Stromness. I'm renting South Flat near the ferry - in case anyone on this link is interested in dropping by for a cup of tea. Janice Langland (P.S. Tuck will not be with me this time. He'll be in England, singing in cathedrals while I'm in Orkney with my friend Lynda.) On Jul 24, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Sian Thomas wrote: > The Ness of Brodgar is currently undergoing more excavation by a > team of > archaeologists. There's a daily blog posted by members of the team > via > Sigurd's web site if anyone is interested in keeping up with what is > going on there : http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/ > > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

I was reading today on the www, that a father and son team , in July of 2007, unearthed a viking horde in England which was claimed to be worth a million pounds by some erudite evaluator. My propensity for speculation and romance kicks in again, as I recall the fascinating books of viking lore of the Orkneys, and I can't help but think that some day, some eager body in Orkney is going to unearth, perhaps by accident, an accumulation of sivler coins and jewelry, carefully concealed in the arms and safe keep of mother earth, by the viking who left by the sea on yet another summer raid perhaps, which fellow due to some dramatic and fatal event, never was to return to Orkney to unearth and retreave his stash of previously plundered and horded possessions. Surely I am not the sole keeper of this plausible dream. Indeed, on behalf of all the vikings who lived on Orkney...."Where is the "stuff" our forbears lusted after for all those centuries, when we raided the shores of Scotland, England and Ireland? Two years ago I acquired an underwater metal detector which is discriminatory by type of metal. It has not been out of the case, but this summer we are going to take it to our near north, to examine an old wreck which a very senior citizen visited in the 1930's, and from which he just received a cannon ball. The conjecture is that the boat would not have carried cannon balls, without a cannon. We assume the cannon will be brass, as the portage factor made slugging iron cannons across portages practically impossible. I maintain that Vikings would not embark on viking expeditions, without returning with the components of typical hordes. Based on the population, and the numerous excursions outlined in the sagas alone, there is logic to the view, which will be solidified the day someone trips over such a discovery. Obviously it is likely that many buried treasures there are in the "abeyence" file as to the required reporting to the government. Which begs the question....how many in Orkney have metal detectors? I suppose in light of the covetous albeit appropriate claims by historical authorities in Scotland to any artifiacts exhumed, that people are disinclined to bother, to some extent. When Mel Fisher discovered the Atocha, the sabres rattled over rights and ownership issues, for many years in many courts. When my friend Tracy Bowden exhumed th esilver banks wreck, concepcion (1642) he entertained armed security from the Dominican Republic on his boat for a decade, ensuring that their 50% made it to the museum in Porta Plata. In particular, it seems that Vikings were bead lovers, and one would think that in burial areas and amaongst old ruins, the beads which are durable, would surface on a somewhat regular basis. You might google viking beads, or Dr. Dan Carlsson, who is the acknowledged expert on the subject. I wrote to him once, and he is a very interesting and obviouosly expert historian. IN researching for the book project, I discovered that authors in Scotland interested in Orkney, would travel to Norway to fill in the blanks where Scottish notes were thin in some centuries. The absence of viking possessions in Orkney is redolent of an ongoing mystery, considering that their culture flourished for centuries in Orkney, and the object of their lusty voyages, was in large part, material valuables which would have returned to Orkney and been deposited in their private earthy banks. Looking forward to my trip over to Orkney and Norway in September. Cheers all....stephen

GGrrrrrr....Norse!!!! Viking is not a real word...and if it was it was a verb...not a noun!!! Down With Viking!!! Up with Norse!!! R the Picky > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > From: stephen.davie@sympatico.ca > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:53:06 -0400 > Subject: [ORCADIA] Orkney Viking Hordes > > I was reading today on the www, that a father and son team , in July > of 2007, unearthed a viking horde in England which was claimed to be > worth a million pounds by some erudite evaluator. My propensity for > speculation and romance kicks in again, as I recall the fascinating > books of viking lore of the Orkneys, and I can't help but think that > some day, some eager body in Orkney is going to unearth, perhaps by > accident, an accumulation of sivler coins and jewelry, carefully > concealed in the arms and safe keep of mother earth, by the viking > who left by the sea on yet another summer raid perhaps, which fellow > due to some dramatic and fatal event, never was to return to Orkney > to unearth and retreave his stash of previously plundered and horded > possessions. > > Surely I am not the sole keeper of this plausible dream. Indeed, on > behalf of all the vikings who lived on Orkney...."Where is the > "stuff" our forbears lusted after for all those centuries, when we > raided the shores of Scotland, England and Ireland? > > Two years ago I acquired an underwater metal detector which is > discriminatory by type of metal. It has not been out of the case, but > this summer we are going to take it to our near north, to examine an > old wreck which a very senior citizen visited in the 1930's, and from > which he just received a cannon ball. The conjecture is that the boat > would not have carried cannon balls, without a cannon. We assume the > cannon will be brass, as the portage factor made slugging iron > cannons across portages practically impossible. > > I maintain that Vikings would not embark on viking expeditions, > without returning with the components of typical hordes. Based on the > population, and the numerous excursions outlined in the sagas alone, > there is logic to the view, which will be solidified the day someone > trips over such a discovery. Obviously it is likely that many buried > treasures there are in the "abeyence" file as to the required > reporting to the government. > > Which begs the question....how many in Orkney have metal detectors? I > suppose in light of the covetous albeit appropriate claims by > historical authorities in Scotland to any artifiacts exhumed, that > people are disinclined to bother, to some extent. When Mel Fisher > discovered the Atocha, the sabres rattled over rights and ownership > issues, for many years in many courts. When my friend Tracy Bowden > exhumed th esilver banks wreck, concepcion (1642) he entertained > armed security from the Dominican Republic on his boat for a decade, > ensuring that their 50% made it to the museum in Porta Plata. > > In particular, it seems that Vikings were bead lovers, and one would > think that in burial areas and amaongst old ruins, the beads which > are durable, would surface on a somewhat regular basis. You might > google viking beads, or Dr. Dan Carlsson, who is the acknowledged > expert on the subject. I wrote to him once, and he is a very > interesting and obviouosly expert historian. IN researching for the > book project, I discovered that authors in Scotland interested in > Orkney, would travel to Norway to fill in the blanks where Scottish > notes were thin in some centuries. > > The absence of viking possessions in Orkney is redolent of an ongoing > mystery, considering that their culture flourished for centuries in > Orkney, and the object of their lusty voyages, was in large part, > material valuables which would have returned to Orkney and been > deposited in their private earthy banks. > > Looking forward to my trip over to Orkney and Norway in September. > > Cheers all....stephen > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Yes, I have Evelyn. Over the last few years the number of Orkney-related sites has grown. I find keeping up with far flung family, friends, interest groups, and causes through facebook quite enjoyable. Nan On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 3:00 AM, <orcadia-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Facebook (Evelyn Hlabse) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:57:54 -0400 > From: Evelyn Hlabse <esh1965@att.net> > Subject: [ORCADIA] Facebook > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <0A88C359-6BFA-434A-AC86-5049D494FFED@att.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > Have any of you checked out Facebook? There are a lot of Orkney sites > there. > > > Evelyn S. Hlabse > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of ORCADIA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 45 > ************************************** > -- Nan Fowler Adult Education Program Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy River's Crossing, 4th Floor 850 College Station Road University of Georgia Athens, GA USA 30602

Have any of you checked out Facebook? There are a lot of Orkney sites there. Evelyn S. Hlabse

Those are funny cartoons, even if the drawing is a rip-off of Calvin and Hobbs. Tuck On Jun 28, 2009, at 12:22 PM, Anne Slater wrote: > Love it! > I went to this one http://www.giddy-limit.com/Year4Archive/no.199.html > which reminded me of the day (about 35 years ago) when I was walking > down > the main street in Chinon (then a very small town, & probably still > is) in > the Loire Valley. > Coming toward my husband and me, about 2 blocks away, were 3 people > walking > side by side by side.. > I said: Germans. > He said: Don;t be silly > I said: Just wait. Listen. > > They were. > Completely different body types (I'm *not* saying Wagnerian at all) > and > clothing style than the French people we'd been living among for the > past 8 > months > Anne near Philadelphia > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Norman Tulloch > <norman@nwtulloch.vispa.com>wrote: > >> Alex Leonard's cartoon strip "The Giddy Limit" has been appearing in >> "The Orcadian" since September 2005, and it's now available online: >> >> http://www.giddy-limit.com/index.html >> >> See the Archive link for all the past strips: >> >> http://www.giddy-limit.com/thegiddylimitarc.html >> >> Well, they make me smile! >> >> Norman T. >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Love it! I went to this one http://www.giddy-limit.com/Year4Archive/no.199.html which reminded me of the day (about 35 years ago) when I was walking down the main street in Chinon (then a very small town, & probably still is) in the Loire Valley. Coming toward my husband and me, about 2 blocks away, were 3 people walking side by side by side.. I said: Germans. He said: Don;t be silly I said: Just wait. Listen. They were. Completely different body types (I'm *not* saying Wagnerian at all) and clothing style than the French people we'd been living among for the past 8 months Anne near Philadelphia On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Norman Tulloch <norman@nwtulloch.vispa.com>wrote: > Alex Leonard's cartoon strip "The Giddy Limit" has been appearing in > "The Orcadian" since September 2005, and it's now available online: > > http://www.giddy-limit.com/index.html > > See the Archive link for all the past strips: > > http://www.giddy-limit.com/thegiddylimitarc.html > > Well, they make me smile! > > Norman T. > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Alex Leonard's cartoon strip "The Giddy Limit" has been appearing in "The Orcadian" since September 2005, and it's now available online: http://www.giddy-limit.com/index.html See the Archive link for all the past strips: http://www.giddy-limit.com/thegiddylimitarc.html Well, they make me smile! Norman T.

That was a lot of fun. Thanks for sending it to us. Janice On Jun 28, 2009, at 5:10 AM, Norman Tulloch wrote: > Alex Leonard's cartoon strip "The Giddy Limit" has been appearing in > "The Orcadian" since September 2005, and it's now available online: > > http://www.giddy-limit.com/index.html > > See the Archive link for all the past strips: > > http://www.giddy-limit.com/thegiddylimitarc.html > > Well, they make me smile! > > Norman T. > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

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Wrong Tuck.and Gotcha! A guinea was three pounds, between 1200 and 1350 grams at maturity. The female guinea pig weighed considerably less. As they are strict vegetarians, their weight was relatively easy to control and weighing them regularly was considered to be a good way to check their overall health. Guineas lived a relatively long life for a caged up wee thing. The guinea you are talking about was never popular or indeed healthy in this country, and wasn't traded much! haha...have a great day! Stephen i Canada On Jun 1, 2009, at 1:10 AM, Tuck wrote: > No, a guinea was one pound and one shiling, or 105% of a pound. > Tuck > > On May 31, 2009, at 10:37 PM, stephen davie wrote: > >> Yes, while the last time I checked, or dealt with guineas and >> poounds, the guinea was about three pounds. >> It is still about the same in Canada. >> Stephen >> >> >> >> On May 28, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Tuck wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> I knew about guineas when living in England, but really learned >>> about >>> them when I made a sculpture and a fellow wanted to buy it.He asked >>> how much, and I said "forty." He said fine, got out a check book, >>> and >>> then asked "is that pounds or guineas?" Thinking quickly I replied >>> guineas, and made two pounds which I wouldn't have had otherwise. >>> >>> But I was never quite clear where the dividing line between pound >>> objects and guinea objects lay, exactly. >>> >>> >>> Tuck >>> On May 28, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Mike Clouston wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting page here >>>> http://copywriting.typepad.co.uk/copywriting/2008/08/that-will- >>>> be-25.html >>>> >>>> When I came out of the Royal Navy in 1966 my very first job was >>>> as a >>>> driver/salesman for an electrical and white goods retailer. They >>>> had a >>>> habit of pricing everything in guineas e.g. a TV set priced at 49½ >>>> guineas. Customers might have been fooled into thinking it cost >>>> lest >>>> than 50 GBP when in fact it cost 51 pounds 19 shillings and 6 >>>> pence. >>>> Those were the days :-) >>>> -- >>>> Kind regards >>>> Mike Clouston >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >>>> request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

No, a guinea was one pound and one shiling, or 105% of a pound. Tuck On May 31, 2009, at 10:37 PM, stephen davie wrote: > Yes, while the last time I checked, or dealt with guineas and > poounds, the guinea was about three pounds. > It is still about the same in Canada. > Stephen > > > > On May 28, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Tuck wrote: > >> All, >> >> I knew about guineas when living in England, but really learned about >> them when I made a sculpture and a fellow wanted to buy it.He asked >> how much, and I said "forty." He said fine, got out a check book, and >> then asked "is that pounds or guineas?" Thinking quickly I replied >> guineas, and made two pounds which I wouldn't have had otherwise. >> >> But I was never quite clear where the dividing line between pound >> objects and guinea objects lay, exactly. >> >> >> Tuck >> On May 28, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Mike Clouston wrote: >> >>> Interesting page here >>> http://copywriting.typepad.co.uk/copywriting/2008/08/that-will- >>> be-25.html >>> >>> When I came out of the Royal Navy in 1966 my very first job was as a >>> driver/salesman for an electrical and white goods retailer. They >>> had a >>> habit of pricing everything in guineas e.g. a TV set priced at 49½ >>> guineas. Customers might have been fooled into thinking it cost lest >>> than 50 GBP when in fact it cost 51 pounds 19 shillings and 6 pence. >>> Those were the days :-) >>> -- >>> Kind regards >>> Mike Clouston >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >>> request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Yes, while the last time I checked, or dealt with guineas and poounds, the guinea was about three pounds. It is still about the same in Canada. Stephen On May 28, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Tuck wrote: > All, > > I knew about guineas when living in England, but really learned about > them when I made a sculpture and a fellow wanted to buy it.He asked > how much, and I said "forty." He said fine, got out a check book, and > then asked "is that pounds or guineas?" Thinking quickly I replied > guineas, and made two pounds which I wouldn't have had otherwise. > > But I was never quite clear where the dividing line between pound > objects and guinea objects lay, exactly. > > > Tuck > On May 28, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Mike Clouston wrote: > >> Interesting page here >> http://copywriting.typepad.co.uk/copywriting/2008/08/that-will- >> be-25.html >> >> When I came out of the Royal Navy in 1966 my very first job was as a >> driver/salesman for an electrical and white goods retailer. They >> had a >> habit of pricing everything in guineas e.g. a TV set priced at 49½ >> guineas. Customers might have been fooled into thinking it cost lest >> than 50 GBP when in fact it cost 51 pounds 19 shillings and 6 pence. >> Those were the days :-) >> -- >> Kind regards >> Mike Clouston >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >