He selected his toughest gear
Packed into his chest, some to wear
His chest upon his shoulder slung
Then down that hillside to the staithe he run
The ship was waiting
Slipping ropes
Soon departing
When with a nimble-footed leap
He was aboard and taken his seat
Amongst his former foe
A viking for to go
crispina kemp 
Well, I had to look staithe up- so there’s that.
Brilliant write. No proper Viking would refuse to board simple because his slated enemy was on board.
Loved it!
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Thank you. As a former Viking ‘hot spot’, we have lots of staithes
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Do tell! How exciting!
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We have high density of Viking placenames. Plus in one small area high concentration of DNA shared with former Viking settlement in Orkney. And Norwich is a Viking settlement although Saxons had dug a toehold there first. I love local history
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I love your local history too.
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The actual history, or that I know it? It intrigues me. I like to know as much as possible about where I live, and walk, and especially walk the camera
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What an intriguing story Crispina 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Thank you, Sadje. And with a potential ring of truth
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You’re most welcome
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🙂
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The way you impart it to me.
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When it’s what you love…
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Intriguing story, Crispina. Thanks for sharing the local history. I knew nothing about the Vikings.
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My pleasure. The Vikings helped to found a North Sea Empire in c10th
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🙏🏻💗
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