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Indawo yokucima ukoma ikhazimula ukufudumala okujulile, indawo lapho amatshe nezingodo kuphefumula khona izindaba zobusuku obungenakubalwa bokuhlangana, ukuhleka, nezifungo ezinenhliziyo ejulile. Amapulangwe asindayo anwebeka phezulu, okusanhlamvu kwawo kwaba mnyama ngenxa yokuguga nentuthu, kuyilapho izindonga zamatshe ezibaziweyo zigone ihholo ngogobolondo oluyisivikelo, zilivikele emakhazeni ahlabayo asemhlabeni ongaphesheya. Ngaphambili, indawo okugxilwe kuyo kulo mbuthano womphakathi iyakhanya: umugqa wamathangi okhuni aqoshwe ngokuyinkimbinkimbi, indawo yawo ehlotshiswe ngefindo elilukiweyo elikhuluma kokubili ubuciko nokuziqhenya ngamasiko. Umkhumbi ngamunye ugcwele i-ale enegwebu, uketshezi lwenhlaka ngaphansi kokubamba ukukhanya okufiphele, amabhamuza awo amancane akhuphukela kancane endaweni enokhilimu. Lezi akuzona nje izinkomishi kodwa izimpawu zokuzibonakalisa, ezakhiwe ngenhlonipho futhi zisetshenziswa ngenhlonipho elinganayo ekuphuzeni ndawonye.

Ngemuva kwabo, lesi sigameko siyakhula sibe yimbuthano yamadoda okukhona kwawo kuhlanganisa umoya wenkathi. Amaqhawe amane angamaViking ahlezi eduze, izigqoko zawo ezisindayo zoboya novolo zibekwe emahlombe awo, ziwavikela emifantwini yehholo elidala. Ubuso babo obuguquguqukayo bukhanyiswa ukucwayiza okufudumele komlilo eziko, ukukhanya kwawo okudansa okubamba izintshebe zawo ezihlukene, izinzipho zawo ezidwetshiwe, nobukhulu bamehlo azo njengoba ekhuluma ngezwi elithulile kodwa elinamandla. Izandla zabo zihlezi ziqinile phezu kwetafula noma amathangi embeleko, ukunyakaza kwamabomu nokungajahile. Ingxoxo ayiyona into encane; ithwala isisindo sokuphila kwabo, mhlawumbe ilandisa ngezimpi ezalwiwa, uhambo olunqamula ulwandle olunesivunguvungu, noma izinhlelo zemizamo yesikhathi esizayo. Igama ngalinye ligcizelelwa isibopho esingashiwongo phakathi kwabo, esiqiniswa ubunzima okwabelwana ngaso futhi sivalwe ngobusuku obungenakubalwa obufana nalobu.

Ngemuva, ithaveni iveza okuningi ngesimilo sayo. Imiphongolo ye-oki eqinile inqwabelene ezindongeni zamatshe, izinhlangothi zayo ezigobile zikhanya kancane ekukhanyeni okufiphele, ngayinye igcwele i-ale eyigugu, umphumela wokuphisa ngokucophelela nokubekezela. Phakathi kwawo, amashalofu athwala insada yomsebenzi wokwenza utshwala: amakhambi omisiwe, amaqoqo amahops, nezinye izithako eziqoqwe emasimini nasemahlathini. Lawa angamathuluzi obuciko bophisi, izithako eziguqulwa ngolwazi oludluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Ukuba khona kwabo kugcizelela ukuthi leli hholo aliyona nje indawo yokuphuza, kodwa futhi liyindawo yokuhlonipha ubuciko obusekela kokubili umzimba nomoya.

Ukukhanya, okuthambile futhi okuguquguqukayo, kubonakala kugeleza ngokuphelele emithonjeni yemvelo—umlilo oseziko elikhulu lamatshe kanye nokulokoza kwesibani sethoshi esikhipha imibala ye-amber okhunini olumahhadla noboya. Izithunzi ziwela phansi, zenze amaphakethe emfihlakalo, kodwa ukukhanya kuhlale kuthola indlela eya ebusweni bamadoda namathangi aphambi kwawo, kugcizelela ukubaluleka kobudlelwane nokuphuza. Iphalethi lilonke lesigcawu, elicebile ngokunsundu, okusagolide, nokuluhlaza okuthulisiwe, libonisa umhlaba osekelwe emhlabeni, lapho ubulula nobuqiniso kwaziswa ngaphezu kwakho konke.

Lokhu kungaphezu kwendawo yokucima ukoma. Kungumfanekiso wenkathi lapho umphakathi wawusinda khona, lapho ukubuthana eduze komlilo nabangane abathenjwayo nokwabelana nge-ale ephuzwe ezweni lakho kwakuyisenzo sobunye nokuqhubeka. I-tankard ngayinye eqoshiwe, i-sp of frothy ale, igama ngalinye elishintshiwe etafuleni liyingxenye yesiko elidala njengamaViking ngokwawo: ukuqinisekiswa kwezibopho, ukuhlonishwa kwesiko, kanye nokugujwa kwempilo ezweni elinonya nelihle.

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