From: andreas.zautner@...
Message: 1737
Date: 2002-02-26
> The Wend's lived in the region that is now Poland didn't they?______________________________________________________________________________
>
> And the Jomsvikings?
>
> I'm 25% polish myself, so have been thinking of taking a peek into the
> language, but the epigrapher in me is distracted by the Cyrillic.
>
> -Laz
>
>
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> From: <rhodes_r@...>
> To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 1:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [norse_course] Re: Introduction
>
>
> >
> > Hello in Lithuania. I'm just a long boat's journey away in Elk, Poland.
> Teaching English and learning ON.
> > Priviet!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > U¿ytkownik fjornir <falconsword@...> napisa³:
> >
> > >>I am a new subscriber to this group and would like to introduce
> > >>myself. I am an American of Norwegian-American ancestry. After 38
> > >>years in parish ministry in Canada and the U.S., I have since 1999
> > >>have been serving on the faculty of Evangelical Theology
> > >>at the University of Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania, on the Baltic
> > >>coast. I teach Hebrew and Historical and Systematic Theology. My
> > >>theological training included work in Latin, Greek, German, and
> > >>Syriac, and some reading in Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian - in
> > >>addition to a bit of secondary school French.
> > >
> > >Welcome to the group. Your background is a
> > >rather unique one - and quite interesting.
> > >From the perspective of historical theology
> > >the study of Old Norse certainly has a lot to
> > >offer. It is very interesting to see how the
> > >old heathen oral literature tradition takes
> > >on Christian subjects while maintaining the
> > >old heathen forms in many aspects.
> > >
> > >This strophe from Lilja (The Lily) is well known.
> > >The author compares the role of a Christian
> > >poet with that of his heathen predecessors.
> > >
> > >Fyrri menn er froeÄin kunnu
> > >forn ok klók af heiÄnum bókum
> > >slungin mjúkt af sÃnum kóngum
> > >sungu lof meÄ danskri tungu.
> > >à ţvÃlÃku móÄurmáli
> > >meir skyldumk ek en nokkurr ţeirra
> > >hroerÄan dikt meÄ Ã¡starorÄum
> > >allsvaldanda kóngi at gjalda.
> > >
> > >Former men who had their wisdom
> > >ancient and clever from heathen books
> > >sung softly praise for their kings
> > >with the Danish tongue.
> > >In such a mother tongue
> > >it is more my duty than it was any of theirs
> > >to pay a passionate poem with words of love
> > >to an all-powerfull king.
> > >
> > >KveÄja,
> > >Haukur
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Sumir hafa kvæÄi...
> > >...aÄrir spakmæli.
> > >
> > >- Keth
> > >
> > >Homepage: http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/
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> >
> > Sumir hafa kvæði...
> > ...aðrir spakmæli.
> >
> > - Keth
> >
> > Homepage: http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/
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> Sumir hafa kvæði...
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> - Keth
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