I know the Viking Answer Lady as an accurate source on Icelandic names. Inasmuch as
obscenities were used as bynames (my favorite is “well-sh*tter”), she might be able to assist you.
Scott Catledge
From:
norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
norse_course@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of llama_nom
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008
3:30 PM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Re: Norse
obscenities
Hi Jamie,
You might find something of use among these articles:
http://www.ragnarok r.com/Scholarshi p/nidsenna. html
http://www.vikingan swerlady. com/gayvik. shtml
http://userpage. fu-berlin. de/~alvismal/ 10yki.pdf
LN
--- In norse_course@ yahoogroups. com,
wyrdplace@.. . wrote:
>
tired of the stilted Conan-the-Barbarian /fantasy movie dialog that I'm
> I'm writing a novel about Viking Age Iceland, and I've gotten rather
used to seeing in these things, so I'm trying for something more
colloquial, figuring that, however the Norse spoke, it sounded natural
to their ears -- not like everything was an epic pronouncement.
>
ridiculous, in context. I wouldn't, for example, have a character
> I am, however, attempting to avoid modern phrases that are
utter, "Give me a break!" or "Doh!"
>
period, or at least common expressions. Does anyone know of any
> Towards this end, I was wondering about obscenities used in the time
compilations of these that are easily accessible?
>
> Jamie
>