Hi Andreas

I think it is the closest they could get to "blackamoor" which is Middle
English for native africans.

Tony Glister

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Zautner" <andreas.zautner@...>
To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 11:13 PM
Subject: [norse_course] blue man


Hi everybody!

Can somebody tell me why native Africans are called blámaðr in old Norse!

Thanks
Andreas

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