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There will, inevitably, be some errors in my texts. I can think of three types. 1. Spelling errors, typos, bad English. This is due to my somewhat imperfect ...
Haukur Thorgeirsson
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Nov 30, 2000
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How hard do you have to work to stay on track? I suppose it depends much on the person but I think it will be a lot of work even for the best. Learning a new ...
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Nov 30, 2000
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I would ask you to refrain from much discussion on matters pertaining to Old Norse culture. There are plenty of lists for that and we'll probably have enough...
Haukur Thorgeirsson
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Nov 30, 2000
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I had some time today and I might not have any tomorrow so I decided to start the course. Some of you might have trouble with Icelandic letters. You will have...
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Nov 30, 2000
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http://www.nott.ac.uk/~aezjj/homepage.html...
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Nov 30, 2000
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I'm sure you could get any books on their publications list sent to you if you live overseas. You could also try the Viking Society. Why not contact them and...
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Nov 30, 2000
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... ISBN 0 903521 45 8 <<<< If you don't mind having a used copy try http://www.abebooks.com/ ... Lord John Kane; AoA, OBB...
Shoshana and Rex Jemi...
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Nov 29, 2000
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... parts 2 and 3 can still be ordered from the Scandinavian Studies Dept. at reasonable prices. Part 2 is aslo fully glossed and a great introduction to ...
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Elizabeth wrote [["What do Europeans call someone who only speaks one language?" An American!]] ** Having lived in Germany for seven years, I know this joke....
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... Hi John, the author's name is Michael P. Barnes. Only vol. 1 (Grammar) has been released yet (ISBN 0-903521-45-8). Publisher is the Viking Societty for ...
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Nov 29, 2000
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... ISBN 0 903521 45 8 Or try the Viking Society for Historical Research: http://www.nott.ac.uk/~aezjj/homepage.html -- Arlie (Arlie Stephens...
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Nov 29, 2000
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Regarding recent ponderings on Old Norse resources available in English. I was just at the library looking at some of the Old Norse teaching material in...
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Nov 29, 2000
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Hi Everyone, This course will allow us to learn ON from a native speaker of a closely related modern language, and we will be learning some really important...
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Nov 29, 2000
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... declensions, and the page seems to reinforce the idea that we can plug the words into an English syntax. You have to know ON grammar and syntax . Once you...
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Nov 29, 2000
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... The page is very interesting, but I'm not sure that it would help learn to express yourself in ON. One of the things that I found was making learning ON ...
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Nov 29, 2000
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Haukur wrote [[.. I wonder if any of you have ideas on what kind of course you would prefer, technique, structure, speed etc.]] ** I am starting from the...
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Nov 29, 2000
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... aaaa, but Master Andrixos, a Byzantine of much influence and learning, saw potential in the two of us and is teaching us to draw sounds;) Halvgrim ...
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Nov 28, 2000
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Anthanarik wrote: "Also what is to be considered is that the ONLI site is Old Norse or Old Icelandic not Icelandic, so the two will differ." This course...
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Nov 28, 2000
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Anthanarik wrote: "Sounds like they are going to create their own dictionary. LOL. Sounds good to me, all the more resources the better for me. Regarding the ...
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Nov 28, 2000
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Also what is to be considered is that the ONLI site is Old Norse or Old Icelandic not Icelandic, so the two will differ. The Vigfusson dictionary is out of...
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Sounds like they are going to create their own dictionary. LOL. Sounds good to me, all the more resources the better for me. Regarding the dictionary at ONLI,...
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Gunnora wrote ... us ... never ... Just like the old joke..."What do Europeans call someone who only speaks one language?" An American! This is certainly true...
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... Uhm... :) SCA then? ... An 11th century Northman probably wouldn\'t be literate, except perhaps with runes. Regards, Haukur...
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... My experience in teaching Latin to Americans tells me that most of us here in the US don't have a clue about grammar -- most people have a hard time...
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Nov 27, 2000
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I did a search at http://www.abebooks.com/ and found the following: E.V. Gordon's book is available from one bookseller for $35.00 (US), one for $25, one for...
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Nov 27, 2000
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There are a host of excellent books (grammars, dictionaries and readers) available to those who already know a Scandinavian language. One of the best I've...
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Nov 27, 2000
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On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 01:38:18PM +0000, Haukur Thorgeirsson wrote: Hi Folks, ... Of course I don't mind. Glad you saved it, in fact; this way I didn't need ...
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Nov 27, 2000
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... I still aim to start on the 1st of December. No sources beyond those that I give will be _required_. As to what other sources are _available_ I quote a...
Haukur Thorgeirsson
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Nov 27, 2000
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... English speaking world . As the years progress it will get nothing but more comphrensive and useful for English speaking people, who thus far, have no Old...
Óskar Guðlaugsson
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Nov 27, 2000
11:32 am
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I looked at the website. I applaud all efforts to help people learning Old Norse but I fear this site contains too many errors to be useful. Regards, Haukur ...
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Nov 26, 2000
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