21st Century version:Technology that works.Ducklings (ducks in general really).Swords.The guilty pleasure of new purchases.Cooking, favourite personal recipes that you know so well that the process itself is almost an act of meditation.Listening to music while cooking, singing along and drinking the Cooking Beer*9th Century version:Looting.Pillaging.Sheep.A tad more looting.Laughing exulatantly while standing over the corpses of defeated enemies, while hearing the lamentation of their womenfolk*** Cooking Beer. The beer the cook drinks while making dinner.**Unfortunately, Ice Cream not being invented yet, we had to settle for radishing*** the womenfolk.*** It's like ravishing, only with more salad.