Hey Old Norse Group

I have been lurking on this list for a while as I
teach myself Old Norse. I live in the U.K. and am
just back from a week in Trondheim where I visited the
battle field of Stilkstead where Olaf that is called
Holy fell in battle (and had my copy of Gordon's Old
Norse with the passage of the Poet Thormod and Olafr
before the battle to read!) and the Cathedral of
Nideros (Christ Church) where Olaf became a saint. One
of the most delightful parts of my visit was
discovering how much I enjoyed Lutekfish. My partner
and I went to a restaurant right outside of Trondheim
called Kvilhaugen Gard (highly recommended! and I took
a chance and ordred Lutekfish - the waiter said most
foreigners do not like it - but I loved it and was
treated to a second helping at no cost! It served
with lots of condiments (mustard, honey, etc) to kil
the taste but I loved it pretty plain. I know this
was the fish of the Vikings (as well as rotted shark
which I had in Iceland last year) but wondering if
anyone knows the origins of it and where it is
mentioned in the sagas, etc;

Be also interesting to know the etymology of the word.
In Old Norse - the verb luta means to bow down or to
yield - or to pay homage. Any ideas.

that var gut fiskr!

Thanks, Andy





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