[Thunar-dev] Here's a idea for the about dialog

[Jeff Franks]

Jannis Pohlmann wrote:

>Jeff Franks schrieb:
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>>Jannis Pohlmann wrote:
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>>>BTW, did you know vikings didn't wear helmets with horns? If you ever
>>>imagined a sword clashing with a helmet with horns applied you might
>>>have noticed that this would have been very unexpedient for the one
>>>wearing the helmet. But of course, some existed for cultural rites.
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>>>Just thought this might be interesting for people who care about history
>>>and stuff. Hehe.
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>>Well, that's not exactly true. Viking warriors never wore horned helmuts 
>>in battle but horned helmets did exist. They were only used in religious 
>>ceremonies. Over time horned helmets have come to represent the image of 
>>a savage, brutal Viking. An image that continues to persist today.
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>Hehe, did I say anything else ("some existed for cultural rites")?
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>Well, the stereotype of the savage, brutal Viking is also very
>misleading and one-sided. But since we're not in a history course here
>using it should be ok, hehe.
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Sorry about that. I did read the email, I don't know why I didn't see that?

Jeff.