I started with Old English--my first love. Which started with middle English, etc, etc.
Then my wife got me a copy of Old English and Its Closest Relatives, by Orrin (can't remember the bloke's first name). It has an excellent chapter on ON and I fell in love. The web stuff is keeping me learning, thanks, "Some suggestions on learning Old Norse" guy. Meanwhile I await Gordon's Introduction in the mail.

Rich Rhodes




andreas.zautner@... napisał:

>norse_course@yahoogroups.com schrieb am 06.02.02:
>> >why are you interested in Old Norse?
>> >
>> > Thank you kindly,
>> > E P Oxenby
>
>
>I am very interested in Skaldic poetry.
>It doesn't make much sense to read bad translations
>when you want to find a way to the different kinds of alliteration,you
>must be able to read the original sources.
>...and I am already learning recent Norwegian and Swedish
>so i think it's useful know something about the origins of these languages.
>
>Andreas
>>
>> Well, like Arlie it started off as religion, but its a
>> beautiful language, not ever so difficult to pick up
>> if you've got access to a well written course/grammer
>> and very satisfying to express yourself in. And as
>> language is something we all use almost all of the
>> time we're aware its one of the best routes to
>> understanding the people that spoke it.
>>
>> Hrimalf(r)
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