From: llama_nom
Message: 9795
Date: 2008-12-06
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> Heil!
> I belong to a norse culture recreation society called Reik Félag. One
> of our members came up with the name some time ago after he did some
> research. When we wanted a norse name for our group we wanted it to
> mean something like, "travelling fellowship" or "wandering partnership"
> or something along those lines, basically, to describe that we move
> around and we are a goup of merchants, craftsmen, warriors and women
> and children not part of some Jarl's entourage.
> Anyway, during my studies of ON (and I'm just beginning) I have not
> been able to find the word "reik" anywhere. I have found "félag"
> meaning "partnership" in an ON-english dictionary I found online.
> So, my question, in a nutshell, is our name correct? Suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Doug (Ulf)
> www.reikfelag.net
> www.reikfelag.org
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