Wall Street on the Tundra by Michael Lewis. An article on Iceland and its economic rise and fall.

What would it look like to fall into a black hole?

Roman pollution reaches Iceland

Who is Titivillus?

spíz n. 'spices'
spíza 'to flourish with provender'

göfgi f. 'nobility'
göfug-kvendi n. 'a noble woman'
göfug-menni 'a noble, worshipful man'

gæla 'to comfort, soothe, appease'
gæla f. 'comfort, soothing', esp. in pl. (gælur) 'lullaby songs'
gæling 'fondling'

kallari 'a crier, herald'

mey-barn n. 'a female bairn, a girl'
meyja f. 'a maid'
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Christopher Tolkien is publishing some more of his father's work, this time outside Lord of the Rings. I'm very excited about it, as you can probably guess why from the title of the book, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. It includes two long poems, in English, written in Norse style to help join the various elements of the legend. TheOneRing.net ( Read more... )

‘í litklæðum’ - Coloured Clothes in Medieval Scandinavian Literature and Archaeology

The Color Blue in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

Nú falla öll vötn til Dýrafjarðar
"All waters flow to Dýrafjorður" (lit, "Now falls all waters to Dýrafjorður.")
~Gísla saga

It apparently means that 'I've come this far and can't go back.'

'Cause it's awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdXkGXD7gDc

sakurasake and I were hanging out, geeking Viking Age and we decided to swing by the Textile Center since she's never been and we were there and it's full of goodness. And wouldn't you know, a very nice lady had her warp weighted loom set up! She was very informative and even let us play on it a little. ^_^ And it was completely random that she had it up ( Read more... )

I want to see this, but it's not available at the moment: FAQ About Time Travel

http://severedways.com/

So, I've heard tell that there are Viking Age lucets, but I've never seen information on them. Well, I found a Viking Answer Lady page on them.


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