last one looks like a poppy flower from above...so would think this was used to smoke opium
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Did the vikings smoke weed?
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last one looks like a poppy flower from above...so would think this was used to smoke opium
thedudefresco
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Interesting thing about substances is that, depending on the context within which the substance is imbibed, the effects can change.
Gone are the days when one's first "toke" or try of a substance was during a coming of age ceremony or pre-battle lol.
Far too common are the days of sipping ayuhuasca on the couch with sloppy roommates watching netflix.
Gone are the days when one's first "toke" or try of a substance was during a coming of age ceremony or pre-battle lol.
Far too common are the days of sipping ayuhuasca on the couch with sloppy roommates watching netflix.
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i've never run across anything about them and weed, but i have read that they were into mushrooms. i'd bet that if there was anything usable around, they used it. as much as they traveled, you know they ran into it...
article in todays Newsweek headline is "Did Ancient Vikings smoke pot in North America?" and says "probably." the researchers said that the Vikings traded up & down the eastern seaboard & went up river systems trading with native Americans for butternut squash, wild grapes, and probably cannabis as well...just found this.
Blue Rhino
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I have no idea how someone can smoke some weed and then want to engage in mortal combat.Historical Use
Historical Use
Hi Green Wolf,
I have researched this very question for a historical novel and the Chinese warriors used it around 5000 years ago. The Shahansha's mighty Persian army consumed it before battle, as did the Celts, the Turks, Carthaginians etc. In fact it is hard to conceive that any ancient race would have been ignorant of the medicinal properties of our wonderful Mary Jane.
Peace and happy growing!
regards,
Iffy
Taima-da
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The Zulu.
TheUnknownGrowe
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And the Google gods say….
Were the Vikings Smoking Pot While Exploring Newfoundland? Live science
Did Ancient Vikings Smoke Pot in North America? - Newsweek
Norwegian Vikings Cultivated Cannabis | Ancient Origins
Blue Rhino
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Oh, I'm not denying or doubting that there were/are people who do. I just don't know how. The LAST thing I'm looking for after I get high is confrontation, let alone a potentially mortal one. It's a buzz killer.
Montuno
...como el Son...
...Because maybe your experience with the herb is not "high", but "stoned"...
The physical as well as mental effects of many sativas, be they "caffeine-exciting", "euphoric", or even certain "introspective" effects, can be helpful in combat situations, even taking into account the negative effect of smoking anything on physical performance.
Montuno
...como el Son...
...For example, in the case of the history of my country (although I am sure that Paraguayans, Argentinians and Uruguayans will know this better than I do, and will be able to correct me if I am wrong) it is legend that when the allied Guranian Indian troops descended the Paraná in their big boats to help the colonial troops repel English invasions of the coastal towns of the Rio de la Plata Bay, armed to the teeth and singing songs as beautiful as they are wildly threatening (according to English chronicles), they were under the effects of marijuana.
I don't know how much of the legend is true...
El Unico Frijol
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The Hashashin used the substance to prepare the mind for the mission.
Lebanizer
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That story is a myth and has been debunked by many authors.
Frosty Bottoms
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Even though there is no scientific evidence does not mean it didn't happen. There is zero scientific evidence that I have smoke countless joints in high school too. I get that they would not have gone to the store to buy papers, but leaves could be used instead.
nono_fr
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here they find cannabis dated 2459-2203 BCE in Netherlands, so I think it is used from long times ago ... 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_medical_cannabis#Ancient_Netherlands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_medical_cannabis#Ancient_Netherlands
Montuno
...como el Son...
Here the legend came in Islamic times, but it said that the consumption of hashish was both as a "hook" to recruit members and as a reward for their actions.
Nannymouse
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'Smoking' was done long before most people had knowledge of pipes. Censers were used, (but i think that the ancients probably just tossed weeds onto a fire and realized that some firewood was 'better' than others. ) Some censers were big, some where handheld.
Reading the bible...i can see why the words 'censor' and 'censer' seem so close! Seemed to be an ongoing disagreement over use of 'incense'.
When the pyramids were being built, there was a need for labor, so people came from all over to work. Those various peoples brought their religions and customs with them. The use of censers was one custom that 'came in' (possibly already there). But, when the various tribes left Egypt, there were many disagreements.
The vikings, no doubt came across tokers, during their journeys...if they didn't know about it earlier.
You can bet that as soon as humans discovered Cannabis, they found it valuable and traded it.
About 'seeds'. Probably the 'seed head' (bud) was what was just called 'seed'. I might add, that if Cannabis seed is not cleaned, it contains good thc on the hull. I recall cleaning seed with my handy old flour sifter, collecting the powder left from the seed. Wu Wee!!!!!
Reading the bible...i can see why the words 'censor' and 'censer' seem so close! Seemed to be an ongoing disagreement over use of 'incense'.
When the pyramids were being built, there was a need for labor, so people came from all over to work. Those various peoples brought their religions and customs with them. The use of censers was one custom that 'came in' (possibly already there). But, when the various tribes left Egypt, there were many disagreements.
The vikings, no doubt came across tokers, during their journeys...if they didn't know about it earlier.
You can bet that as soon as humans discovered Cannabis, they found it valuable and traded it.
About 'seeds'. Probably the 'seed head' (bud) was what was just called 'seed'. I might add, that if Cannabis seed is not cleaned, it contains good thc on the hull. I recall cleaning seed with my handy old flour sifter, collecting the powder left from the seed. Wu Wee!!!!!
St. Phatty
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If they had access to it, definitely they smoked it and perhaps used Edibles.
There were not a lot of options for Pain Management in those days.
But where, in their normal travels, would they come to Cannabis growing regions ?
The Hindu Kush mountains are a long way from Norway.
I would think that once they found out about Cannabis, if they couldn't get it semi-locally like in Spain, they sent out employees specifically to get them Opium poppies and Cannabis.
Not like they had much choice. Removing teeth with zero anaesthesia is not fun.
Even with alcohol.
There were not a lot of options for Pain Management in those days.
But where, in their normal travels, would they come to Cannabis growing regions ?
The Hindu Kush mountains are a long way from Norway.
I would think that once they found out about Cannabis, if they couldn't get it semi-locally like in Spain, they sent out employees specifically to get them Opium poppies and Cannabis.
Not like they had much choice. Removing teeth with zero anaesthesia is not fun.
Even with alcohol.
goingrey
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Hemp may have been grown in Norway in pre-historic times. Pollen samples suggest hemp growing in the vicinity of the Oslo fjord in the Roman Iron Age, around the beginning of the Christian era.
All this is, however, uncertain. The first certain proof of hemp in Norway is from the Viking age. Woven textiles of hemp were placed in graves in Southwestern Norway around the year 1000.
The History of Hemp in Norway
vindheim.net
