My first post here, I think. I've been mostly lurking. :) I hope it
isn't impolite to start out with a question instead of an
introduction?
I'm currently working on an idea for a TV-series which will take
place in modern times, but have roots in the viking era. It will be a
sort of adventure-story.
I intend to do a lot of research on language, culture, seid, names,
geography... as many aspects and details as I can get my hands on, to
make the parts of the show that take place in or refers to the Viking
era as true and realistic as possible.
What I want to ask for here, though, is a bit of a "cheat".
See, to get a feel of the story, the characters and the few pieces of
plot we have assembled, I'm writing out pieces of it as prose. In the
story I'm currently working on a few simple pieces of - this might be
the wrong name for it - seid, magic, is used.
I remember that I saw a small verse in my Norwegian syllabus used for
stopping blood. I think I remember "Still blot, statt blot..."
something. That's the kind of thing I'm looking for for my story. Do
anyone know any good online sources for this?
Like I said, I want to cheat just to give this little piece an air of
realism when I show it to my partner, instead of just writing "[seid
goes here]".