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The gods bless you with a fair wind to guide your ship . Add 3 to your score .
Worms give you a tummy ache . Miss your next throw .
You are recognised in a sumbl banquet for bravery in battle . Add 10 .
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Death by witchcraft . Valhalla awaits ! |
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Get kicked by a horse . Didn ’ t anyone ever tell you never to stand near the back end ? Lose 1 from your score .
Discover Iceland , add 10 .
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Dodgy knees . Your arthritis is playing up again . Lose 4 .
Poo the biggest poo that was ever pooed . Add 10 .
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You conquer the west of England but lose King Alfred in the marshes . Add 40 . Lose 25 . |
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Your ship gets blown off course . Lose 1 .
Participate in a blót ( sacrificial ceremony ) to Odin and Thor . Add 5 to your score .
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Fleas infest your camp . Lose 2 from your score while you scratch .
What ’ s that AWFUL smell ? It ’ s scurvy . Lose 1 .
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Blackmail a noble family for loads of gold . Add 5 .
Death by stupidity . Valhalla awaits !
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Death by pestilence . Valhalla awaits ! |
Death in battle .
Valhalla awaits !
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Dodge an axe to the face . Add 5 . |
Sporting killer braids today . You ’ re ready to slay . Add 3 to your score .
Loki plays a mean trick on you . Lose 8 .
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Avenge the death of Ragnar Lothbrok . Add 10 . |
Give yourself arm ache from shooting arrows . Lose 2 .
Find land with fertile soils and good pasture . Add 5 .
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Death by drowning . Valhalla awaits ! |
A seiðr predicts your future . Looking good ! Add 4 .
Trade some furs for silk and spices . Add 5 .
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Someone has written a Saga about you . Add 18 . |
Words : Freya Hardy . Illustration : Jacopo Riccardi and Kevin Ward |
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