Hmm. Ok. I will tell my companions about the silent R
not being silent! So the R on most names that end in
them isn't silent at all? So a name such Leikr you
would here the R. Ok. Thanks.
Snaebjorn
--- Haukur Thorgeirsson <haukurth@...> wrote:

> O, silent R, thou comest back to haunt me!
>
> This seems to be some particular
> SCA-misunderstanding. :)
> In reality the 'r' ending in Old Norse is not silent
> at all
> and the name Sn�bj�rn does not have an r-ending. If
> your
> 'herald' isn't okay with that tell him to talk to me
> ;)
>
> You can search the archives for more on this; here's
> one example:
>
>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norse_course/message/1670

>
> - - -
>
> I'm glad if someone has made use of my name-list.
>
> Kve�ja,
> Haukur
>
>
> Hinn 06. j�n� 2003 l�t Mark Grass �etta fr� s�r
> fara:
> > The silent "r" was added after checking the name
> > through several SCAdian heralds and discovering it
> was
> > another way to spell it. I would like to send my
> > thanks and the thanks of half of the newbies in
> the
> > Shire of Coppertree along to you though. Most of
> us
> > have names that we found on your list! It has
> proven
> > most helpful in naming new Vikings for our Shire.
> And
> > I actually have a copy of your list copied as a
> word
> > file so that I can access it when needed. Thank
> you
> > very much for that list once more.
> > Snaebjornr
>

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