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<blockquote data-quote="Razur" data-source="post: 1597289" data-attributes="member: 6154"><p>"Pay through the nose"</p><p>Apparently this dates back to Viking days.</p><p>Well, the later Viking days when they eased back on the raiding, and just demanded payment in lieu of an attack.</p><p>Vikings would run a seax (knife) through the nostril of whoever was representing a town which didn't want to pay the demanded tribute.</p><p>Thus they paid, through the nose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Razur, post: 1597289, member: 6154"] "Pay through the nose" Apparently this dates back to Viking days. Well, the later Viking days when they eased back on the raiding, and just demanded payment in lieu of an attack. Vikings would run a seax (knife) through the nostril of whoever was representing a town which didn't want to pay the demanded tribute. Thus they paid, through the nose. [/QUOTE]
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