Nori

> Here's a detail that's nice for at least a book or script:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr
> Odin and Balder rode together (wild hunt? campaign?)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseburg_Incantations
> Balder was killed by a mistletoe.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistletoe
> Druids love mistletoe.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid
> So the whole thing might have happened in former Celtic territory?
>
> Etc, etc.

Note the involvement of the Norwegian king in Saxo's account of
Balder's death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr#Gesta_Danorum
Now, could this be Saxo's misunderstanding of a source which said Norican?

BTW norsk "Norwegian" is supposedly from ON norðrænn, which goes back
to ON norð-r "north", which contains the root *nr.- "down, below",
which doesn't make much sense.

Now consider this proposal:
Norther- "at the Nori"
Easter- "at the Aestii"
Wester- "at the Wends"
Souther- "at the Sueui"

which might have made sense seen from Denmark at some time.
Comments?


Torsten

Torsten