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Viking Song

A poem included in the â€˜Poems and Rhymesâ€™ section on page 4 of the Adelaide newspaper â€˜The Registerâ€™ on August 31, 1918. The poem evokes the Norse gods Odin and Thor in its imagery of shipbuilding, specifically modern steel ships being built…

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â€˜The Vikingâ€™ poem

A poem by J.A. Fort published in the UK magazine The Spectator and reprinted on page 5 of the Adelaide newspaper The Register on September 25, 1926. The poem describes the attraction of going on a Viking raid by ship, including the knowledge that if…

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