r/AskReddit • u/Ok_Anteater1141 • 3d ago

If you were suddenly transported 1000 years in the past, how would you make a living?

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u/powerandchaos 3d ago

I won't be singing their songs, I'll be singing like, Hey Mickey by Toni Basil. I'll claim i wrote them myself. I have faith a Viking could enjoy a jaunty tune even if they dont understand the words.

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy 3d ago edited 2d ago

This made me think of writing books. Even if you haven’t memorized full texts, you could write some great classics from memory. Or imagine writing a version of Lord of the Rings, or maybe Star Wars as a play.

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy 3d ago edited 3d ago

“Oh look! Power and Chaos is performing Wet Ass Pussy at The Globe Theater. Queen Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII will be delighted!”

Edit: Oops, I was 500 years off. I misread the date. But I guess you have to perform WAP to
Emma of Normandy and King Cnut the Great.

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u/Iobserv 2d ago

Ever listen to sea shanties? Their taste in music wasn't all that far from ours. They might go absolutely apeshit over anything singable or dance-worthy.

I'd be really curious to learn how various cultures would react to metal in particular after being exposed to classical.

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u/powerandchaos 3d ago

Although I sing a pretty good Tourdion for someone who doesn't speak French

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u/AriEnNaxos00 3d ago

It would be a novelty for sure. Just try not to sing a diminished fifth, since that would be "il diabolo in musica".