Barnes vs. Gordon

To All

Ok! Ok! I have been in touch with Michael Barnes and
will be getting his grammar and reader next week from
the Viking Society - until then still plowing my way
through E.V. Gordon.

BTW: One of my holiday presents was Jane Chance's
Tolkien and the Mythic Imagination which has some good
essays on Tolkien and the role studying Old Norse
(and the Oxford Kolbiter saga reading club) played in
the development of his legendiarum.

Best, Andy

BTW: Do we ever actially try to communicate in Old
Norse on this mail group - not there yet but just
wondering.


--- Patricia <originalpatricia@...> wrote:

> Many thanks Dirk you have saved me trouble and
> money, I owe you
> Patricia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dirk Howat
> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:06 PM
> Subject: [norse_course] Re: Working My Way
> through E.V. Gordon's Old Norse
>
>
>
> Patricia,
>
> Gordon's book is not worth anything once you get
> Barne's book.
> The grammar is terrible and the rest is nothing
> really but ON text
> which you can get on the web for free. Barne's
> book is first rate.
>
>
>
>
> Dirk
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia"
> <originalpatricia@...> wrote:
> > Hello Mona. I have found but one copy and
> £191.95 is being asked
> for it used and in "good" condition, do you hold
> the opinion that
> this is justified, I would appreciate your
> opinion
> > Blessings
> > Patricia
> > Did you pay this much for your copy you
> might excuse me asking
> please
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mona striewe
> > To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [norse_course] Working My Way
> through E.V.
> Gordon's Old Norse
> >
> >
> > hi there,
> > an old norse textbook for english-speaking
> people i can
> wholeheartedly recommend ist this:
> > sigrid valfells / james e. cathey: old
> icelandic - an
> introductory course. it is available through
> amazon.
> > it is not just a reader or grammar, it is
> a real course of 40
> lessons, with detailed step by step grammar
> explanations and
> appropriate reading selections.
> > mona
> >
> >
> > A Norse funny farm, overrun by smart
> people.
> >
> > Homepage:
> http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/
> >
> > To escape from this funny farm try
> rattling off an e-mail to:
> >
> > norse_course-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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