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Góðan daginn Auðun – 6 Translation follows: Hann ferr nú síðan suðr með landi ok í Vík austr He travels now afterwards south along (the) land and...
AThompson
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Dec 1, 2004
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4656
Hello all, I wonder if anyone can tell me why Auun "goes plural" here? In Old Norse, as in English, I think it's normal for a king to talk of himself as...
llama_nom
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Dec 1, 2004
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Sael, llama_nom obviously I'm not so well advanced in my studies, of this fascinating subject, I missed this, but thankfully you have pointed it out, and I...
Patricia
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Dec 1, 2004
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... fascinating subject, I missed this, but thankfully you have pointed it out, and I guess that it is perhaps the humour of the writer, making us to smile,...
llama_nom
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Dec 2, 2004
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I have taken the opportunity of attempting a reply to your e.mail privately I hope this is acceptable to you, please mention it if that is not so Patricia ......
Patricia
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Dec 3, 2004
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Sl Grace! And sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You seem to have got to grips well with this section as well, only a few bits where I can help ...
Sarah Bowen
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Dec 5, 2004
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Sæll Alan, Almost word-perfect :-) Only one little thing... in this context "síðan suðr" means further south (which makes more sense ´cos there´s a...
Sarah Bowen
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Dec 5, 2004
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Enter Evil Aki to throw a spanner in the works!! ki lzk selja mundu honum vistir, ef hann vildi. Auun kvezk ekki til hafa fyrir at gefa; "en ek vilda...
Sarah Bowen
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Sl Patricia! Thanks for the colours - that makes it easier for me with the cutting and pasting! Youre really getting the hang of this nicely, only one or...
Sarah Bowen
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Dec 5, 2004
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Sarah, et al. I'm likely to be behind for awhile. Holiday time busy-ness and I'm working two jobs until after Christmas. Carry on, though... Laurel ... From:...
Laurel Bradshaw
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Dec 5, 2004
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... From: Fernando Guerrero To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [norse_course] Re: engu jtum vr ru en...
Fernando Guerrero
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Dec 5, 2004
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I really hate to ask this but I was sent this link and have been trying to find out where it originated from and what the sung language is. I asked an...
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Dec 6, 2004
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Is it my imagination or is this text a bit easier than Hrafnkel? ki lzk selja mundu honum vistir, ef hann vildi. Auun kvezk ekki til ki would cause to...
Fred and Grace Hatton
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Dec 7, 2004
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Oops one little mistake that link isnt the lyrics to the song but the poem from which the song derives. ... __________________________________________________ ...
Jarrod Clark
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Dec 7, 2004
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This is in fact a Faroese song called Regin's Ballad here is a link to the lyrics ...
Jarrod Clark
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Dec 7, 2004
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Hi Thora/rune/Tara, Faroese: it's the Ballad of Regin the Smith, based on the Volsung legend. This video sparked the suitably enthusiastic recent thread...
llama_nom
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Dec 7, 2004
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... apparently here it is "by land" or "over land". If someone can give me a convincing argument that this is incorrect, please do and Ill discuss it with...
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Dec 7, 2004
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These are interesting observations, I'll have to print out and add to my small collection. http://etext.old.no This is a good link to some Old Norse texts,...
Patricia
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Dec 7, 2004
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Góðan daginn Sarah – thanks for pointing out about “Danmerkr” We have Gordon but somehow we overlooked the explanation L On the question of why Auðun...
AThompson
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Dec 7, 2004
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Great! Many thanks for this. I shall discuss this with him and let you know! Sometimes I reckon I learn more from being in this group than attending...
Sarah Bowen
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Dec 7, 2004
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I came across the name Sam given for a pet dog in Njals Saga. I am curious whether anyone knows of any other names for pets that were used in Old Norse...
Melissa Sheppard
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Dec 7, 2004
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Dear Fernando, Interesting. Do the continental king's mirrors share this explanation? I wonder if the reason given in Konungs skuggsi could be a...
llama_nom
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Dec 7, 2004
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... vér øðru en þessu er vér høfum áðr ætlat,’ my assumption when reading it was that the expression must have been a proverb, or well-known saying,...
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Dec 7, 2004
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Hello, I just barely joined yahoo a few days ago, wanting to get to this course, and I am very excited... But I have a question: Do any of you know of any...
riddlemaster99
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Dec 8, 2004
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Hello there, Riddlemaster, In a word, http://www.arild-hauge.com/eindex.htm That's probably a good place to start. ... sites ... Briefly, there were no accents...
llama_nom
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Dec 8, 2004
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hi there, one of the few really good and reliable internet sites about runes is here: http://www.arild-hauge.com/eindex.htm apart from that i would always...
mona striewe
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Dec 8, 2004
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... let you know! Sometimes I reckon I learn more from being in this group than attending lectures - oooops, did I really say that :-) Hi Sarah, Careful...
llama_nom
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Dec 8, 2004
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http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/Names.htm Names of All sorts, you have to dig around and use the links but I rather like it, someone seems to have done a bit...
Patricia
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Dec 8, 2004
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I remember reading the saga of Hkon Hkonsson last year. It said in the preface that it was the first royal saga where the king is adressed in the plural....
Terje Ellefsen
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I agree Sarah, Aki is a greedy pig Áki lézk selja mundu honum vistir ef hann vildi Aki would sell (/) to him provisions if he wished it Aki offered to sell...
Patricia
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