Lukr, ek em faðir þin. - that seems to be correctly said 
The punctuation may have dated  from the 12th 13th Century - I am sure
there will be someone to correct me if I am mistaken but I feel quite sure
the Vikings did not use it
Kveðja
Patricia
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: rob13567
Date: 19/03/2010 17:12:48
Subject: [norse_course] Star Wars - "Luke, I am your father"
 
When I first heard of Star Wars in Old Norse, I imagined I might be
reading familiar phrases from the movie.  This got me thinking what
"Luke, I am your father" (I know that's not an exact quote, but it will
do) would like in ON.  Would it be something like the following?
 
Lukr, ek em faðir þin.
 
(Admittedly, I invented "Lukr.")
 
Also, did Old Norse use commas?  I know that the normalized texts (or
whatever they are called) use commas, but I am referring to the form in
which the sagas were first written.  The reason I am asking is that
English uses commas to set off direct address.  Did original ON use
commas similarly, and if not how would they distinguish between two
sentences such as:
 
I am your father, Luke.  (Talking to Luke)
 
I am your father Luke.  (Luke the father is talking)
 
Thanks.
 
Rob
 
 
 
 
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