don't tell anyone but the truth is there is a special place in my heart for the norske and and other northern germanic peoples. I believe i have some of that northern germanic blood in me. i am very interested in norsk mythology Two of my cats are named Thor and Freya. Norsk Gods and Goddesses are very much included in my religious/spiritual practices. i am not really asatru, but have a strong leaning that way.
besides you, ksv and voice just seem to be really nice people and i like you for reasons beyond any of those mentioned above. i just like talking to you every now and then about something other than tech stuff.
so i'm glad you are good. i know you will laugh when i tell you it has been cold here lately too. we have had frost on our car windshields in the morning. we have been getting record lows this week!!
any chance you have ever met any spruiells over there?
ok, i changed mine again tonite. i think i found one i will be happy with for a while. this one really does look quite a bit like me. maybe the hairline is still a little off, but.....
"he's a rainbow, combing colors thru his hair"
- rolling stones paraphrased
and i think huge numbers of those nordic americans live around minnesota and wisconsin. do they also teach you in history that it was the vikings who first discovered the americas and not columbus?
Originally posted by Ed Spruiell thanks, i think it is better, too.
and i think huge numbers of those nordic americans live around minnesota and wisconsin. do they also teach you in history that it was the vikings who first discovered the americas and not columbus?
yes, the eddas are connected with nordic mythology. they are one of the few written accounts we have of the religion of vinkingene. one of the most famous translators of the eddas is Snorri Sturluson. I am not sure if that is the snorre you are referring to or not.
thanks for the translations. very well presented so as to be easily understood
i used to spend lots of time studying norsk myths and sagas. unfortunately not much time for it in recent years and so my mind is rusty on details.
the most important thing i think i learned from the eddas is to not trust people immediately. and rather than give strangers the truth or say nothing to them, give them harmless misinformation and see how they use it. if they try to harm you with it then you know not to trust them. those old vikinger were pretty smart. that is why they were the last in europe to be Christianized.