Re: Vikings and Internet

Trond Buland (Trond.Buland@IFIM.SINTEF.NO)
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 10:47:33 GMT-0100

Wed, 20 Dec Gudmann Bragi Birgisson said:
> Metaphors and cryptic naming was common so understanding the poems can be a
> puzzle to solve e.g. "forhead's high walls=eyebrows" Word order in

thus is what makes them such a delight to read, imho. but it is nice
to have some sort of readers guide handy from time to time..

> Deyr fe
> Deyja fraendr
> Deyr sjalfr hid sama
> En ordstir
> Deyr aldreigi
> Hveim ser godan getur

this is so beautiful!!! so fuckin beautiful! the Havamal has this
incredible forecful rythm to it, this hearthbeat, this pulse.
and it ain't easy to preserve this in translations. to bad my old
norse is so weak.....

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