Skills

"Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills"

[Napoleon Dynamite]

[Replica Lewis Chessmen]

Kali [Kolsson] grew up showing great promise. Kali was of average height, well-proportioned and strong-limbed, and had light chestnut hair. He was very popular and a man of more than average ability. He made this verse:

At nine skills I challenge -

a champion at chess:

runes I rarely spoil,

I read books and write:

I'm skilled at skiing

and shooting and sculling

and more! - I've mastered

music and verse.

[Orkneyinga Saga, 58. Kali Kolsson]

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For the famous Lewis Chessmen, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen

For the most quircky, Napoleon Dynamite, see:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/

For Viking tales of the Orkneyinga Saga, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkneyinga_saga

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[Orkney]