The Middleman

Ah, but T, you need to do a bit more research yourself, actually... Viking was the name given to them WHILE THEY WERE RAIDING... the rest of the time, they were known by their nationalities. Most of them were called Northumbrians or Danes. 'Viking' does NOT refer to a culture. It is literally a synonym for 'pirate'. The same cultural stereotyping has occurred with pirates - most people immediately think of 'yarr!' and parrots and peg legs. Are all pirates like that? Of course not! But modern culture has made it so. If the stereotypical Caribbean pirates had raided Western Europe as well, THEY would have been called Vikings. A Viking is not a type of pirate. A pirate is not a type of Viking. They are the SAME THING. The words were simply used during different time periods. Saying one is a type of another is like saying 'box' is different from 'schachtel' (German for box) because they're different languages. Is a schachtel any different from a box? Of course not! This is the same principle.

Phes... we debated this for, what, three or four pages when you first joined... Bottom line: they're synonyms. Viking means sea raider. Pirate means sea raider. Viking came first. The end! No debate necessary. So really, the title should be... Pirates and Vikings are the same thing

Join!? Like I have to. :-D

They're Bricklink prices for complete sets.

$60 - Watto's Junkyard $58 - AAT $45 - UCS Naboo Starfighter Hope that helps.

I didn't say 'all', Phes, I said 'some'. And a lot of people are perfectly content with ordering the pieces they want off of Bricklink.

Because some people buy sets for the figs... if they came in packs, they wouldn't buy the (more expensive) sets.

They also drank beer. All of their alcohol was home-brewed, too. Plus, they used drinking horns - a major advantage of which was that you could NOT put them down until the contents were drained. ;)

American humor, I guess... ;)

What are you talking about Jay ???????? You should read the thread, Yoda! :-D

There is one moving spiral staircase in Dumbledore's office in Chamber of Secrets, but the rest are regular staircases. This is just LEGO's way of hooking kids to the line, another action feature. They've pretty much dropped it, though.

It's supposed to mimic the 'moving staircases' in Harry Potter.

Being a Viking is like drinking alcohol. You can't start out with a keg of rum. You have to build up a tolerance before you can be a REAL Viking. On the other hand, being a buccaneer is like drinking apple juice. Anyone can do it, but they'll still be fruity.

Thank you, Matt... case in point.

And one for languages. Updated, guys.

Yes, yes, but they're experienced. Who knows what might happen if an entire forum starts acting like Vikings!

I strongly disapprove of this rowdy behavior! >:(

Welcome aboard, Grievous! *satis*

I'm 15, so yeah... Wolf, don't say stuff like that again.

@ General Grievous: I ordered them off S@H, except for Durmstrang Ship (languages sent me that). @ Cutty: the pike is sand blue, but it also comes in dark gray and dark blay (Orient Expedition China/KK2: Ankoria). Also, I made a mistake when answering your previous question - there are THREE trans-green fire pieces. Sorry!

Locked because you already have another contest with no entries. If you have a problem with this, PM me. And don't insult the staff, especially the ones that can ban you.

The individual stairs spin apart. The whole staircase spins. If it allowed locking into place easily, I'd love it, but right now it sucks.

Most Harry Potter is generally considered castle. Wisely, in my opinion, they omitted the staircase from the new line - I never liked it.

The best bet for bleaching would be Lupin's light blay cloak.

Yes, two. :)