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STAMFORD BRIDGE VIKINGby *vikingmyke

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This is my version. Not historically accurate by any means. Here is a snippet of the battle from wikipedia-
The Vikings were at an enormous disadvantage. Their army was divided in two; with some of their troops on the west side of the River Derwent and the bulk of their army on the east side. They were not expecting English intervention, and since it was an unseasonably warm day for late September, they left their armour behind at their ships. The English army arrived and annihilated the Vikings who fought a futile defence on the west side of the river. By the time the bulk of the English army had arrived, the Vikings on the west side were either slain or fleeing across the bridge. The English advance was then delayed by the need to pass through the choke-point presented by the bridge. A later folk story has it that a giant Norse axeman (possibly armed with a Dane Axe) blocked the narrow crossing, and single-handedly held up the entire Saxon army. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that this axeman cut down up to 40 Englishmen. He was only defeated when an English soldier floated under the bridge in a half-barrel and thrust his spear through the laths in the bridge, mortally wounding the axeman.

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~berlinflori Mar 6, 2013 New member

oki it would if I would take your pictures as any tattoo template?

*vikingmyke Mar 6, 2013 Professional General Artist

not sure what you mean. If you mean you want to use my pictures to make money from, then no. If it's just for personal use, then OK.

=Spellsword95 Jan 15, 2013 Student Digital Artist

Great work as always!

Epic illustration for a real story.

*vikingmyke Jan 16, 2013 Professional General Artist

thanx!

*blanket86 Jan 15, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

This is so beautiful! Great details!

*vikingmyke Jan 16, 2013 Professional General Artist

thanx blanket!

~Daniel-AV666 Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Viking level: FINAL BOSS.

Seriously, a bloody berserker cutting down Saxons left and right, stopped only by attacking his weak spot, being his awfully underarmored midleg.

History is very clear: You can NEVER have enough armor in Hallowed be the Part.

The piece is wonderful showing how imposing that lone warrior must have looked like and the havoc he must have caused.

I doubt any of the survivors who saw him slept ever again.

*vikingmyke Jan 15, 2013 Professional General Artist

Thanx Daniel. yeah, i bet the guy who speared him under the bridge thought he was a "real hero" too.

~Tommy-Da-FAM Jan 14, 2013

R U Kidding me??!! This is ridiculous!! Outstanding work ... but I've already told you ... I'm a fan ...

U get a chance ... check out some of my recent Tarzan drawings and tell me what you think ...

*vikingmyke Jan 15, 2013 Professional General Artist

OK. thanx Tommy!

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