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I was reading through some of the old posts, and i saw a bit about Nynorsk, and i dont remember who said it, but they said somthing like...nynorsk is the closest to old norse [Im not trying to be a jerk, just clearing it up ] but in actuality, Nynorsk is only spoken by about 10% of norway, and it is actually based on the regional dialects of norway, with some things changed to make it sound and or look older than it is, but in actuality...Bokmal is probably closer

[ Note: Nynorsk is a collection of dialects, and is a broader catagory than it may seem (much like German Plattdeutsch, of which english is mostly based)

ok so, other than that, below is a list of the old Norse gods, by Eddas.

Gylfaginning [ Old Norse: The Tricking of Gylfi ] is the first part of the prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson's

Skáldskaparmál [ Old Norse: Language of Poetry ] is the second part

At 4/14/09 12:14 AM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote:

At 4/13/09 10:31 PM, Leidolfr wrote: and thats all i got [Or all i wanted to type atleast.]

Yeah...I'm surprised carpal tunnel hasn't set in yet. Seriously though, interesting stuff, and you sure have a ton of it. As of now, I am in favor of your promotion.

I know as Jarl I should be able to make this decision, but I think that it would be advisable for an opinion from my Stambo or Thul.

Hey thanks. as for ranks, im not in a hurry or anything, and maybe it'd be usefull to add some of the new ranking systems into it (if that is indeed what we are doing) before promotion....or if not, temporary promotion, doesnt really matter

At 4/13/09 11:29 PM, Someone1989 wrote: oh you wanna make up stories?! fine!

She could only take 30 seconds of my pounding meat stick before losing consciousness, I then put a quarter on her butt-cheeks and used her toothbrush to wipe myself. She's calle dmy atleast four times today, I guarantee it!

thats an awesome story, dunno if its made up or not though

I had Gibson acoustic guitar from like the 50's, 60's, back when gibson was still gibson..and yeah, sound quality and playability you wouldnt beleive, really sturdy guitar too, probably why it made it so long

when you die, youre dead. if youre awake its probably alot like drowning, youll probably hear stuff and have alot of perception problems due to lack of oxygen...and when ya die you can probably see for like, 30 seconds before your brain stops processing it..and eventually, its just nothing, a'yup

Really impressive stuff. ever heard of a guy named matt robles? hes some small time artist, but your stuff really reminds me of his [not like its ripped off or anything, just simular) anyways yeah, good stuff

i do stuff like that all the time, ive painted up my lock, my battery Casing, my rear deck light, and, my wallet

So, I never Relized VD was from Sweden, mainly because I dont pay attention, and since I may have, I say, MAY have said Swedish sounds goofy to me [Comparativly to other Norse Languages, not just in general] and since I made a Iceland post, and Im also part Swedish [Though mostly German] I decided Id make a Sweden post.

Konungariket Sverige [ För Sverige i tiden ]

-Swedens History, or rather Pre-History began in the Allerød warm period
c. 12,000 BC. Its first inhabitants were nomadic hunters [Reindeer Hunters, Fishers, Gatherers] and the earliest known settlement is at Segebro, near Malmö.

-then, round 4,000 B.C or so, a new group, the *Funnelbeaker Culture (TRB) started coming in waves, and with them they brought Farming and raising livestock [Instead of being nomadic hunters exclusively] Polished Flint Axes, and Monumental Burial.

[*"The Funnelbeaker culture, short TRB from (German) Trichterbecherkultur (ca 4000 BC-2700 BC) is the principal north central European megalithic culture of late Neolithic Europe".-Taken from Wikipedia.org]

-Pre-History ends 800 ce, when the Viking age begins

-Viking age ends round 1050, during the christianization of sweden [1050-1350] Bubonic Plague has also begun

- consolidation of Sweden, 11-12 century, sweden now consisted of self governing provinces(more or less) and during this time, The big fight over sweden was between the House of Sverker in the Östergötland province, and the House of Eric in the Västergötland province.

-1319 shows the first union between Norway and sweden, when the 3 year old Magnus, son of swedish royal duke Eric and the Norwegian Princess Ingeborg Inherited the throne from Haakon the 5th, his Grandfather.

- 1611-1718 Marks Swedens Emergence into great power, and also ends my post.

- 1937 sweden Founds Saab, and the germans are still laughing about it (lol)

and thats all i got [Or all i wanted to type atleast.]

At 4/13/09 08:07 AM, vdviking wrote: A few thoughts on your titles.
Odalbondi, just mean farmer, so that would be the rest of Newgrounds. Not a NGVA title.
Dreng is more or less the same as Svein, as I see it
Oegn could be used for someone who becomes really senior in the NGVA
Merkismathr (or Merkismann) is the same as Stambo, we could change it as Merkismann is perhaps easier to pronounce for non-Scandinavians
Stallari (I like that one, and should have included it myself had I not forgotten all about it) could be used for the senior Stambo
Hirdman is the medieval name for Huskarl, I rather use House Carl as the term Carl was also used in for example the British isles, by the natives (and it would probably be difficult the have Gestir in a forum)
Rigsjarl, I think we will have to wait with to implement until we manage to form Viking Armies on forums all around the Internet that need a common leader

Good finds though, and we can have an informal vote to see what the members say about it.

Yeah, I put every title they had on the particular site i found, i wasnt expecting all of them to be used, of course. but in the cse of Dreng, it would be Svein and then dreng, I think that would be more accurate, because a svein is just a trainee, but a Dreng is like, a new warrior, past the Phase of Cadet , but ultimately, there isnt alot of difference, atleast not as far as we are concerned with it

sorry again for all the posing, these are the last three ranks that wouldnt fit

What is a Gestir/Hiromann?

In the eleventh century the Norse kings probably had an immediate retinue of about ninety men, excluding menial servants and hangers on. These were divided into the hirðmenn (household men or hearthmen, i.e.; men who were privileged to be sharing his hearth or quarters) and a lower class called gestir literally guests, whose pay was half that of the hirðmenn. The gestir had their own leader, assembly and quarters. They acted as a kind of police force, doing errands for the king, executing his justice and collecting his taxes. They were not a popular group, and a later explanation of their name is that they were 'unwelcome guests' in many a house! (4)

What is a Hiromenn?

The hirðmenn were hand-picked and well rewarded. To be chosen was a great honor and meant acceptance not only by the other members, but by the king. A hirðman paid homage to the king and swore loyalty to him and the other hirðmenn. In Norway the hirðmenn maintained a hospice for their old and infirm members (a sort of early 'benevolent fund'!). These men were knit together by the personal bond they each had with their king or chieftain. (4)

What is a RigsJarl?

Quite simply put, you have reached the top of the aristocracy. The RigsJarl or Kon was the King in Viking times. One of the greatest and last of the Viking King was Cnut (Kahnoot), a viking warrior who became king of England, Denmark and Norway. For the English people, King Cnut's reign from 1017 to 1035 was much like the month of March, "in like a lion and out like a lamb". Crowned in the turmoil of war and conquest, Cnut quickly established an era of peace and prosperity. England became so secure that Cnut could frequently leave the country to settle affairs elsewhere in his empire. It was especially important to a people weary from thirty years of war that all of the fighting during his reign was on foreign soil. By the time of his death in 1035, Cnut was recognized as an equal by the Holy Roman Emperor and had negotiated with the Pope as a Christian monarch. Cnut was still young when he became king of England, but he had either been well trained in statesmanship, or more likely, he listened to the advice of his more experienced counselors. Cnut was a Christian when he became king, but he retained the mentality of a Viking. He openly acknowledged Elgifu of Northhampton as his consort and treated her as his northern queen. In other areas, Cnut cooperated fully with the English church which in turn granted him a legitimacy that would otherwise have been hard to win. This enabled him to gain the support of the Pope and the Emperor when he went on a pilgrimage to Rome in 1027 where he also attended the Emperor Conrad's coronation. While in Rome Cnut sent a letter back to England reporting that he had negotiated a reduction in the fee paid by the English Archbishops to receive their pallium from the Pope and also arranged a reduction in the fees and tolls paid by English pilgrims and merchants on the road to Rome. (7)

and this is a list of some viking rankings, if we ever want to expand and have more ranks

What is a Leysingi or Freedman?

Lowest in the social order were the thralls (male-thrall; female-ambatt) or slaves. Whilst the main sources for slaves were war, piracy and trade, their numbers also included those born into slavery and various criminals. A man who failed to discharge his debts could become the slave of his creditor until he redeemed his debt. Although unable to hold land a thrall could have possessions, money and time to do work for himself. Slaves were permitted to do business at public markets and to make private transactions if the value involved was less than one ortug (1/3 ounce of silver, 20 pence). In favorable circumstances he might hope to purchase, earn or be rewarded with his freedom. Marriage was permitted but the children would also be slaves. Ill treatment of thralls was regarded as an undesirable quality and most masters appear to have treated their slaves quite well. A slave was not allowed to bear arms except in the case of fighting off invaders; and the slave who killed such an enemy was to be rewarded with his freedom.

As the Viking Age wore on, and the influence of Christianity grew stronger, slavery became less common, especially with slaves of the same nationality or religion. Once released the leysingi (freedman) was still not entirely free; he was still dependant on his former owner and family for a number of generations and could not institute legal proceedings against him. He needed a patron to protect his new found freedom and often looked to his former master to champion him. He could however gain full freedom by buying it with a larger payment than would otherwise be required. (3)

What is an Odalbondi?

Above the freedman were the bondi the truly free land holding farmers. This class was made up of impoverished peasants to men of wealth and local authority. Whilst they could be sailors, hunters, traders or raiders they were still fundamentally farmers, even if absence and large holdings meant they required the labor of other men - both free and thrall. Although in theory a bondi had a farm of his own, in practice most young men had to live with their parents, or farm the lands of a large landholder. Such men still retained their status. One stage above the bondi were those landowners with hereditary rights to their land. In Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles these were known as odalsbondi, in Norway as hauldr, and in England as holdas. Odal rights were fiercely maintained as they distinguished a family claim, and could not be usurped by jarls or even the crown (in Scotland odal rights survived into the eighteenth century!). (3)

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What is a Dreng?

Chances are if you were a landowner (bondi or Odalbondi) in Viking times you were the men who tilled land and raised stock, bore witness and produced verdicts, said aye or no on matters of public concern at the public meeting or Thing pronounced "tin" (including matters as important as the election of a king or a change of religion), attended religious and lay ceremonies, made and bore weapons, manned ships, served in levies, were conscious of their dues and worth, and so impressed these upon others that as a free peasantry you stood in a class of their own in Europe. You might find yourself on a Viking ship as a warrior and sailor, one of the facets of Viking history most well known. There was very little formal structure by way of military rank in Viking armies. (3) As a rule the term Dreng is applied to a young warrior.

What is an Oegn?

Quite simply, an Oegn is a mature warrior. Viking society, during the time that they had occupied and settled what is now most of England and Scotland between 800 and 1100 A.D., had a surprisingly organized and equitable set of laws. For a people who were so careless of the rights of the folk they fought against, the Vikings were surprisingly organized and careful of their rights at home. There was a strict system of law, enforced by the people that lived under it. Regular meetings - called Things or Althings - were held at which the Law was read aloud. At these meetings, cases were judged and punishments imposed by a council of important men who were changed from time to time. Every free man or woman had the right to speak at an Althing, and women were generally held to be the equal of men under the law. Women retained their rights to manage their own money and property after marriage and could obtain a divorce with the same ease - or difficulty - as a man. Women only became second-class citizens after the imposition of Norman Law that was to follow after the Vikings were pushed out of England! (5)

What is a Merkismathr?

One of the only two specifically military posts referred to at the time was the Merkismathr or Standard Bearer. The Standard being the flag of the king. This was an honored position since many Viking standards were said to have magical properties. Some also were thought to have mystical powers and that they brought the favor of Odin (the master of all the Norse Gods) and to any army carrying them. A famous example is the Reafan (Raven) Standard.

If your were to be the Merkismathr, you most likely were amoung a class of individuals known also as karls or wealthy noblemen. In our society you would be quite wealthy and a member of the upper class.

What is a Stallari?

A Stallari was the King's deputy in the field, a commander. If you were not a Bondi or Karl and were not in the levy (army) as a duty to your village, you most likely were member of the Huscarl or a paid professional soldier also known as the lithsmen. In Old Norse, the term Huscarl is just a word meaning a household servant - house-karl - and could be applied to anyone who served a lord in his household. As the Vikings settled England it took on a meaning nearer to the later medieval idea of 'Household Troops', the highly trained soldier who served a particular lord and his family or household. Huscarls were paid troops with their own rules of justice and discipline, answerable directly to the King (or later some of the more powerful Earls who had their own Huscarls). Most of the Huscarls lived at the King's court and served him directly. (6)

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What is a Landsmenn?

The upper levels of Viking society were comprised of the various forms of aristocracy and the kings. The lowest rank of rulers were the landsmenn (roughly equivalent to the later medieval 'baron'), known as styraesmen in Denmark. Originally the individual ship commanders, the later qualification for this rank was the ability to field and maintain forty armed men in the levy. The position was not hereditary and was gained through an oath of loyalty to the king, on whose behalf they held their authority. (4)

These were the days before the castle, and upper or lower class did not have the stark differences we see today. The Vikings ate a wide range of foodstuffs, but there are no real surprises. Beef, mutton, pork and venison were common meats, and communities close to the coast could expect to widen their diets with fish and shellfish. A heavy bread made from barley flour was common, but there is evidence that at least some people had wheaten bread available to them. It was often the custom to eat gruel - a porridge augmented by scraps of meat as a morning meal. Boiled meat was much more common than roasted, something which was normally only eaten during ceremonies. Boiled sausages known as 'cauldron snakes', were a special delicacy. Other sought after foodstuffs were sun-dried cod, ling and pork that had been preserved in whey, then boiled to rags in its juice. Yuk! It is reasonable to assume that rich folk ate better than poor, but their range of foodstuffs would not have been very different. (5)

[Taken from http://users.ameritech.net/tmiller/Rankd escriptions.htm]

At 4/13/09 06:32 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/13/09 06:28 AM, TiberiumCrystalKutu wrote: Hi untiberiumed mortals (this is good for you) l want to join you as a fellow comrade.
PLEASE

Oh hello, you may join this army.
For now you are a Svein.

Oh and guys, he is a friend of mine (IRL) so treat him well.

Heh we sure will. I was wondering [not that im pushing, or really care] how long does it take to go from a ranking of svein, and if and when that happens what happens to everyone else? do we double up titles, like we do with sveins, or does everyone go up a rank? that wouldnt work i suppose, anyways, yeah random questions for everyone, try not to enjoy em too much

About Vinland [America]

- Was Discovered by Leif Eiriksson [ Not ericsson, Pronounced Life-Eye-Rik-Son, not Leaf-eric-son]

-Leif was the son of Eiríkr rauði (Eric the red)

-About Eiríkr rauði:[Taken from Wikipedia.org]

"Erik the Red's parents had to flee Norway because of "some killings" as The Saga of Erik the Red recounts. The family settled in western Iceland. The Icelanders later sentenced Erik to a three-year exile for several murders around the year 982. According to The Saga of Erik the Red, his neighbour Thorgest borrowed a shovel and when it did not come back to Erik, he sought an explanation. When Thorgest refused to return it, Erik stole the shovel back. In the ensuing chase, he killed Thorgest. A second crime laid at Erik's door occurred when he insisted upon revenge for the deaths of his slaves who had "accidentally started a landslide" on Valthjof's farm. Valthjof murderously punished the slaves for this misfortune. Erik did not take kindly to this and so slew Valthjof. The Icelanders eventually convicted Erik of these murders and banished him from Iceland. This event led him and a group of followers to travel to the lands nearly 500 miles west of Iceland."

-Leif had also been exilled from Norway, and Iceland

- Many people think Vinland means Wine land, From the Old Norse vin, meaning, vine, but this isa misconception. Vin, an older form of the word within Old norse, meant Barren, or empty. Vinland means land of the barren or empty, which is exactly what it was, empty.

-on of the main reasons vikings dont get the creit for the discovery of america, is they never drew maps, vikings passed all their trade and pillage routes, as well as their history, verbally. oral tradition was strong for the vikings, hence the sagas are so acurate(even though they embelish here and there)

-The reason everything was orally passed from generation to generation, was mainly trade and pillage routes, if you had maps and an enemy killed you they would have it and take it from your sons, so only you and your sons would know the route if you never wrote it down.

-and finally....this is the Vinnish Flag, the flag that the vikings actually used for america, during the short time they had colonies in newfoundland and northern maine

-Iceland, a brief mentioning-

-Icelandic [Language] is the closest living language to Old Norse.

-Like Norwegian, German, and Danish, Icelandic is a western Germanic language [Old norse was broken into west and east, eastern languages became Swedish, and gothic (most people also think finnish, but finnish has only some swedish borrow words, and is actually derived from Estonian.)

-Iceland was settle in 874 by Ingólfur Arnarson [A Norwegian Chieftain

-early on, most of iceland was either Norwegian Royalty, or title holders, or friends of title holders, iceland was also a popular place to go when you were outlawed from Norway [Lesser Outlawry]

-The vikings were very spiritual, in that they beleived dreams to be profetic, and they beleived heavily in Ghost, modern day icelanders (moreso than other germanic peoples) beleive in ghosts, and Trolls, and other things of that nature, there are still streets and places icelanders wont go to after dark. Below is a map that I found to be cool enough, to just write random facts so I had somthing to go along with it

So people are asking where my original work is, So I came up with this guy earlier today [I call him Wilbah], just a simple quick sketch, ill be adding something real anytime now, heh.........

At 4/12/09 03:00 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: You didn't know? He was the leader of this army, but due to an unfortunate series of incidents, he hatched this plan to attack his own school.

Oh, That sucks. Yeah I read through old posts to try and find out what happened myself, but didnt find it, so thanks.

Clever....yeah..thats it

I know ive posted alot, and I apologize, but I came acrossed this site while reading an article on viking shipbuilding....and it was so damn interesting [Because of the detail] that I had to put it up.

[ Taken From ravensgard.org/prdunham/tents.html ]

" The Old Norse word for tent is tjald. Parts of tents include:

tjaldviðir, tent frame (viðir, wood);
tjaldáss, tjaldstöng, tjaldstuðill, tent-pole (áss, pole, often horizontal (particularly the main pole); stöng pole, often upright; and stuðill, stud, prop, etc, usually upright);
tjaldsperra, tent spar (sperra, spar, rafter);
tjalddyrr, tent doors;
tjaldskör, langskör, edge border of tent;
tjaldsnagli, tent-peg;
tjaldhæll, tent-peg (for a tent-rope);
tjaldkúla, the knob on tent-pegs;
tjaldstokkr, tent-block(?) (possibly the two lower side poles of the tent);
tjald með gráu vaðmáli, a tent with grey fabric;
steintjald, a coloured tent; and
líntjald, a linen tent.
Types of tents mentioned in writings include:
tjaldbúð, tentbooth;
landtjald, land tent;
stafntjald, stem-tent (ship);
lyptingartjald, castle-tent (ship); and
knapptjald, a tent with a button/knob/ring on the tent-pole (this may reflect a later post-Viking Age type). "

I came acrossed a small list of English words derived from old norse, so i thought id post em even though i knew most of these already, a couple i didnt know

[ Taken from http://odin.bio.miami.edu/norse/words.ht ml ]

Abbreviations OE-Old English, ON-Old Norse, ME - Middle English

ANGER - (ON angr grief) [1220-1250]
BAG - (ON baggi) [c.1250]*
BAIT - (ON beita food) [1016-1150]
BIRTH - (ON burðr) [1016-1150]
BLACKMAIL - (ON mál suit, cause ?) - interestingly, the 'mail' in this word has nothing to do with the other word mail, which comes from Old French, combining it with 'black' was done only in English [1016-1150]
BLEAK - (ON bleikr pale) [1250-1300]
BLOOM - (ON blóm) [1016-1150]
BOOTH - (ON bóþe) [1300-1450]
BOTH - (ON báðir) - although may be from OE bá þá [1016-1150]
CAKE - (ON kake) [1300-1450]
CALL - (ON kalla) [before 1016]
CARP - (ON karpa to boast) not the fish, but to complain [1300-1450]
CAST - (ON kasta) [1016-1150]
CLUB - (ON klubba) [1250-1300]
COSY - (unknown Scandinavian origin) [after 1450]
CRAWL - (ON krafla) [c.1350]*
CROOKED, CROOK - (ON krókr) [1016-1150]
DIE - (ON deyja) [1016-1150]
DRAG - (ON draga) [c.1450]*
EGG - only in the sense 'to incite', like to egg someone on (ON eggja), [before 1016] the other egg is also of ON origin, but came in later
FELLOW - (ON félagi) [before 1016]
FRECKLE - (ON freknottr) [c.1250]*
FRO - (ON frá) (not 'from' though) [1016-1150]
GAPE, GAZE - (ON gapa) [1016-1150] - later (c.1350) 'GAP' came from this same root*
GAUNTLET - (unknown Scandinavian origin) (not the 'throw down the gauntlet' one, but 'run the gauntlet') [after 1450]
GEAR - (ON gervi equipment) [1300-1450]
GET - (ON geta) [c.1250]* - this verb is pretty fundamental to English, a big change, what was it before this?
HIT - (ON hitta to come upon) [1016-1150]
HUSBAND - (ON hús house and bóndi householder) - originally just ME bondi [before 1016]
ILL - (ON illr) [1016-1150]
KID - (ON kiþ) [1220-1250]
KINDLE - (ON kynda) [1016-1150]
KNIFE - (ON knífr) - interestingly this replaced the OE seax, which was the root of the name of the Saxons [1016-1150]
LAW - (ON lag ´law') also OUTLAW - (ON útlagi) [before 1016]
LEG - (ON leggr) - replaced the OE sconken which became 'shanks' [1016-1150]
LIFT - (ON lypta) [1250-1300]
LOAN - (ON lán) [1016-1150]
LOFT, LOFTY - (ON lopt) ON word also meant both the 'upper room' and 'air', also ALOFT (ON á lopt in air) [1016-1150]
LOOSE - (ON lauss) [1300-1450]
LOW - (ON lágr) [1016-1150]
MEEK - (ON mjúkr gentle, soft) [1016-1150]
OAF - (ON álfr elf) [after 1450]
RAFT - (ON raptr) [c.1450]*
RAG, RAGGED - (ON rögg) [1016-1150]
RAISE - (ON rísa to rise) [1016-1150]
RANSACK - (ON rann-saka, to search a house) [1220-1250]
REINDEER - (ON hreinn reindeer and dýr deer) - but not the word 'rein' or 'deer'! [after 1450]
RID - (ON ryþja) [c.1250]*
ROOT - (ON rót) [1016-1150]
RUG - (Norw. rugga) [after 1450]
SALE - (ON sala) [1016-1150]
SAME - (ON samr) [c.1250]*
SCALP - (ON scalpr) [c.1350]*
SCANT - (ON skammr short) [after 1450]
SCARE - (ON skjarr timid) [1016-1150]
SCATHE, UNSCATHED - (ON skaði to harm) [1016-1150]
SCORE - (ON skor) [1016-1150]
SCRAP - (ON skrapa to scrape) all meanings derived from this except 'to fight' [after 1450]
SCRUB - (unknown Scandinavian origin) [after 1450]
SCUFF, SCUFFLE - (ON skúfa to shove) [after 1450]
SEEM - (ON sæma to conform to) [1250-1300]
SIMPER - (unknown Scandinavian origin) (a great word, means 'to smile in a silly self-conscious manner', as in simpering fool) [after 1450]
SKILL - (ON skil) [1016-1150]
SKIN - (ON skinn) [1016-1150]
SKIRT - (ON skyrt) [after 1450]
SKY - (ON skie cloud) [1220-1250]
SLAUGHTER - (ON sláter butcher's meat) [1300-1450]
SLEUTH - (ON slóþ) [1016-1150]
SLY - (ON sloegr) [c.1250]*
SNAG - (unknown Scandinavian origin) [after 1450]
SNARE - (ON snara) [1016-1150]
STACK - (ON stakkr) [1250-1300]
TAKE - (ON taka) [1016-1150]
TANG, TANGY - (ON tangi point, dagger) [after 1450]
THEY - (ON þei) (not certain) [1016-1150]
THOUGH - (ON þóh) - maybe a fusion of OE þéah and ON þóh [1016-1150]
THRIFT - (ON þrífa ? to grasp) [1300-1450]
THRIVE - (ON þrífa to grasp) [1016-1150]
THURSDAY - (ON Þórs dagr) - either replaced or fused with the OE Ðunresdæi [1016-1150]
TIGHT - (ON þettr) [1507]*
TILL - (ON til) in the sense of 'to the time of' or 'until' [1016-1150]
TROLL - (unknown Scandinavian origin) [after 1450]
TRUST - (ON traust) [c.1250]*
UGLY - (ON uggr fear) [1220-1250]
WAND - (ON vöndr) [1016-1150]
WANT - (ON vanta) [1016-1150]
WEAK - (ON veikr) [1250-1300]
WICKER - (unknown Scandinavian origin) [after 1450]
WINDOW - (ON vindauga literally 'wind eye') [1220-1250]
WING - (ON vengr) [1016-1150]
WISE (ON vitr) - although I've seen this attributed to the OE wis [1016-1150]
WRONG - (ON rangr awry, unjust) [before 1016]

oh and this is cool too...

[ www.cmrs.ucla.edu/projects/old_norse.htm l ] ( "An Integrated Environment for Old Icelandic Morphology and Textual Study " )

At 4/12/09 07:37 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 4/12/09 07:24 AM, Leidolfr wrote: Pss, no worrys man. and yeah Im Southern Irish [ They came out of Limerick ] and I speak Gailic, but cant spell or read well [for obvious reasons] and i know, like, 3 sentances in scots gailic, and thats only because its like the irish....anyways, ive digressed, I do that somtimes....

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Hey, Vdviking, looks like you have a rival (in an intellectual kind of way). :D
Also, l have an idea about how will we handle new members.
Vdviking could check out the knowledge of the newcomer (if he has any) and teach him the basics during his "trainee" status, like a viking listneing to the sages.

First off, thanks,lol, second, that sounds like a decent plan to me. I just joined, and didnt know stuff like, the signature at the bottom, easy stuff like that. maybe make like a quicklist and just message it to the new member. A'yup

At 4/11/09 12:12 PM, DeathNoteetoNhtaeD wrote: Yes, you are in, and you couldn't have arrived at a better time. We've been recently strapped for troops since the whole Sirtom93 fiasco, and your presence is welcome.

Hey thanks. So uhh....what happened, anyways?

At 4/12/09 03:28 AM, HeavyTank wrote: Holy shit you are also Irish?Cool
OK, anyway, l get your point sorry if my previous post was too agressive, didn't mean it to be like that.

Pss, no worrys man. and yeah Im Southern Irish [ They came out of Limerick ] and I speak Gailic, but cant spell or read well [for obvious reasons] and i know, like, 3 sentances in scots gailic, and thats only because its like the irish....anyways, ive digressed, I do that somtimes....

At 4/12/09 04:39 AM, vdviking wrote:

At 4/12/09 03:30 AM, Leidolfr wrote: about blot

There is one slight problem with the 9 year blot, since what is know about it comes from Adam of Bremen, and he was Christian and never went to Uppsala. He had reasons to make the heathens appear worse than they were. As a popular myth it's quite interesting though, and may contain a lot of truth.

Yeah you know, its hard for me to substantiate, but ive heard it a few times. I dont really know either way, you know, history makes everything fuzzy anyways, and then you add liars and dumb people, who knows, but yeah, the other stuffs all true and substantiated atleast.

and thanks for the help man

At 4/3/09 08:23 PM, BlueFlameSkulls wrote: If it's any interest:

Gran Turismo 5 will feature the top gear track.

I have a drawing of that track, along with all the names of the corners....if i ever play that game im going to own that track.

yeah theres another court by the park

for snes....
-Super Punch Out
-Pilot Wings
-Street Fighter

LMAO, he IS the best user ever, that kid should get a job on wonder showzen

three bands, Dimmu Borgir, Burzum, and Darkthrone

I got a Tom Tom, but birds, yeah, cool....

I used to drive a 1987 BMW 325 i,5-Speed, and it was the best car ever. I drove a newer 325 i, and i couldnt even get it to powerslide....thats good for control, but what about fun? I pulled a 4 wheel drift once in my old one up hill on an entrance ramp to the highway, had it right sideways. so my answer....1987 BMW 325 i, 5 Speed. and yes, the picture is my old BMW, not just somthing i found online