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Laconism and Strategic Ambiguity

A military advantage.

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Jan 30, 2025
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Laconism is generally associated with Spartiates, one of the best warriors’ societies in the history of Miðgarðr (Earth). Laconism, however, was also a defining feature of the Norse, the Æsir, as well as Blendingar (Hybrids). Incidentally, also a leading cause of mistranslations and misunderstandings for modern “scholars” when part of Skáldskapr (The Ar…

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