Splendid LN - the one which was sent to me was very slow to load indeed
 and I think your link was the better of the two anyway
KveĆ°ja
Patricia
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: llama_nom
Date: 09/01/2007 22:59:16
Subject: [norse_course] Re: This Article announces the Passing from life into another life - of Magnus M
 

--- In norse_course@ yahoogroups. com, "Patricia Wilson"
<originalpatricia@ ...> wrote:

>
> http://www.theheral d.co.uk/features /78291.html

The link was blank when I looked, but there's an oblituary at the BBC
site [ http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/uk/3561915. stm ], and others, I'm
sure. The Wikipedia entry has more to say about his translations.

> I felt that this might be of sad interest to the People of Norse Course
> We have all I believe - reason to be grateful for the opportunity of
> using his translations

I'd just like to second that. I remember how inspiring I found his TV
series Vikings! when I was young, and later my excitement when I came
across the book he wrote to accompany it. That's probably where I
first met Old Norse poetry in translation. Salutes to Magnus Magnusson.

LN