Sister Rain’s Note:
While in Washington state, I researched, as I always do, Roadside Attractions that I could torment . . . I mean, SHOW . . . my husband. That is how I found a 12-foot Viking in Paulsbo, Washington. I would not learn until I traveled down the main street that the town is called “Little Norway,” making the reason for the Viking clear.
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Arriving at the entrance to Paulsbo, Washington the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a 12-foot tall steel and cement Viking called Norseman greeted me.
Unveiled in 2012, the Viking weighs almost 6,000 pounds and stands on a foundation engraved with the Norwegian words “Velkommen til Poulsbo,” which translates to “Welcome to Poulsbo.” He wears a thick beard, leather belt, a chainmail coat, a cape, a helmet with horns and holds an impressive sword.
Norseman’s artist, Mark Gale of Tacoma, acknowledges that Vikings did not have helmets with horns. This I did not know. Vikings also did not wear garland draped around their necks .nor a Santa hat atop their heads. But it felt to me that this Viking was not just welcoming me to the town of Paulsbo, but the holiday season as well.
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