I thought the word
'beo' meant 'bee.' Bee-wolf?
Jamie
> Is there any saga that
has a mage (or
> anyone else realy)singing to the spirits, asking them
to aid him and or
> singing their praises.
Hmph. Maybe something
from the 'gyðja' in Örvar-Odds saga.
Maybe this:
Hjálpi
Æsir
ok Ásynjur
gervöll regin
gyðju sinni.
(May the gods and
the goddesses
- all the powers - help their priestess.)
Or
this:
Auð þættumst ek
eiga nógan,
ef ek inn ítra
Álf of fyndak;
blót gefk honum
ok bú fjögur;
hann mun yðr alla
í eld draga.
I would consider myself to have
enough wealth
if I found the glorious Álfr. I give sacrifice
to him and
four farms - he will draw you all
to fire.
> Is the Old Norse
word for bear Beowulf?
No, it is not. The general word is
'björn';
thought to be derived from the same stem as 'brown'
with the
original IE-stem (lat. ursus) being lost
due to a
taboo.
Kveðja,
Haukur
Sumir
hafa kvæði...
...aðrir spakmæli.
- Keth
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