Which Boxer would make a good VIKING - Page 5

McGoorty

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Originally Posted by Pastrano

I always thought Edgetho was a cool name, lol. Father of Beowulf.

There's a name I'm not too faniliar with, here's a few more classics like AEthelbald, Egbert (still a classic), Thorkell the Tall, Alfwierd (weird?), Archibald (still used), Baldwine (Bald-Weener,.. how good is that ?), Ecgbeard, Hwaetmund & Coenwulf ( lot's of Wulfs ),..... I know Thorkell was a Dane,..... but he Served Edward and how is it possible to go past such an awesome name,...... The Saxon names can be difficult to say, you would probably do better with them than I, but all vowels and consonants must sound even a g on the end. English changed it's pronounciation towards French after the conquest.

Pastrano

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Originally Posted by McGoorty

There's a name I'm not too faniliar with, here's a few more classics like AEthelbald, Egbert (still a classic), Thorkell the Tall, Alfwierd (weird?), Archibald (still used), Baldwine (Bald-Weener,.. how good is that ?), Ecgbeard, Hwaetmund & Coenwulf ( lot's of Wulfs ),..... I know Thorkell was a Dane,..... but he Served Edward and how is it possible to go past such an awesome name,...... The Saxon names can be difficult to say, you would probably do better with them than I, but all vowels and consonants must sound even a g on the end. English changed it's pronounciation towards French after the conquest.

Thorkel or Torkel is also used as a name here, today. My cousin's friend is named Torkel. Not much of a name if you ask me, rofl.

McGoorty

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Originally Posted by Pastrano

Thorkel or Torkel is also used as a name here, today. My cousin's friend is named Torkel. Not much of a name if you ask me, rofl.

I don't Know about that, I think your cousins name is cool,.... is he tall ???...... anyway I was going to ask you what the name means but then I noticed THOR in the name,............. ....... NOW THAT'S COOL,..... Your cousins got a movie named about him !!!,....... Old Thorkell The Tall was a very great warrior, and started out I think with Sven Forkbeard, and then for some reason they had a falling out. Thorkell worked for AEthelred the Unread, a more weak and despicable King is hard to imagine,..... and I think but am not quite sure that the Massacre of the Danes in the Danelaw made Thorkell go over to the Godwinssons,..... at least I hope so,.... I'd hate to think he had anything to do with that Massacre that caused the downfall of Anglo Saxon England later on (It set irreversible events in action).......... Would Thorkell help in a cowardly peacetime atrocity of his own people ?????...... hard to imagine. Thorkel lived to a very advanced age and I think he's a legend because he followed his conscience, he usually fought for the right causes,..... He is a central figure in English history....... I'm enjoying this discussion.

McGoorty

There should still be Vikings,,, especially in boxing BUMP

TBear

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Originally Posted by poet682006

Tex Cobb :hypnotised9:

That was my first thought.

'I got to get into these threads quicker.

Rockin'

yeah, immediately tex cobb popped in my mind. anybody ever meet arthel "bam" lawhorne? he would have been a perfect viking with the way that he strolled around the gym in his highly vocal rants.

TBear

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Originally Posted by Rockin'

yeah, immediately tex cobb popped in my mind. anybody ever meet arthel "bam" lawhorne? he would have been a perfect viking with the way that he strolled around the gym in his highly vocal rants.

I never met him, but I remember him fighting. Especially his jumping up from light heavy and upsetting James Tillis. So he was a character out of the ring too?

nomadman · 08:07 PM

I'd say Kostya Tszyu would make a good Viking (not one of those crazy nutter types). He's calm, intelligent, kicks ass when he has to, and dependable when the chips are down. And he's used to travelling.

nomadman

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Originally Posted by McGoorty

He'd make a better Ghenghis Khan than John Wayne did,..... lol.. Did you see that movie ?? ..... it was lol.

"Dance for meee Tartar Wo-man, dance forrr Temujin!"

Christ Almighty...

nomadman

I can imagine Carl Froch and Tomasz Adamek making good Vikings. They're both brave as hell and would fight anyone, but keep their cool outside the ring. Froch would look badass in Viking gear.

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