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February 22, 2006
Grillz
When I saw Nelly's Grillz I decided hip hop had finally jumped the shark. Then I wondered where I could get a grill of my own (though still stumped how I would work it into the rest of my wardrobe). Now I discover the Vikings, no slouches when it came to crass, beat the rest of us to mouth jewelry some time ago.
Viking raids gave Norsemen a reputation in medieval Europe as bloodthirsty marauders. Recent archaeological finds show they may also have been vain - caring as much for the brilliance of their teeth as the bite of their swords. A study of skeletal remains from 1,000-year-old burial sites in southern Sweden suggests some Norsemen used iron files to carve grooves into their teeth, probably to insert colourful decorations, anthropologist Caroline Arcini said.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 22, 2006 09:21 AM
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