Introduction:

Ever since the old days, when Bjorn Ironside and Hastein were "exploring" the Italian lands, we wanted to return, but until now we never managed to do so, because we focused more on the northern lands. But we were sending merchants and musicians to Italy regularly to follow the events there. And according to the latest information, this year is the right time for the Maistri Marpurgi to go pay Italy a visit. The local Vikings (maybe also descendants of Bjorn's expedition?) are organizing the Midgard Viking Festival in Viadana in southern Lombardy, and we plan to attend it and establish contacts with the local population. Maybe this is the beginning of a great southern alliance, you never know. But if we happen to see a monastery or cathedral nearby, we will probably take a souvenir. It's considered bad manners to return home empty handed and without souvenirs!

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ᚾᛅᚢᚦᛁᚾ ᚴᛁᚾᛁᚱ ᚾᛅᚴᛏᚱᛁ ᚴᚢᚾᚢ ᛅᚦ ᛋᛒᛁᚾᛅ

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Še od davnih časov, ko sta Bjorn Železnoboki in Hastein "raziskovala" italijanske konce, je veljalo da se moramo tja spet vrnit, vendar do zdaj nekako nikoli ni uspelo, ker smo se bolj osredotočili na severne dežele. Smo pa zato v Italijo večkrat poslali kakega trgovca ali muzikanta, da malo spremlja dogajanje. In po zadnjih podatkih je letos pravi čas, da gredo Maistri Marpurgi malo osvajat še Italijo. Tamkajšnji Vikingi (morda prav tako potomci Bjornove ekspedicije?) organizirajo v Viadani na jugu Lombardije Midgard Viking Festival in mi se ga nameravamo udeležit in vzpostaviti stike z lokalnim prebivalstvom. Morda pa je to začetek velike južne alianse, nikoli ne veš. Če bomo pa v bližini sli spotoma zasledili kak samostan ali katedralo, pa si bomo verjetno vzeli kak suvenirček. Brez spominkov in praznih rok se pa ja ne spodobi vračat domov!