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    New Old Norse Blog - Tattoos and Tooth Modification

    For those of you who have take Old Norse or have an interest in all things Viking, Grimfrost (amazing online Viking shop if you don't know it) sent out a blog recently that was incredibly interesting regarding Viking tattoos and tooth modification. Just wanted to share. :) Tattoos and Teeth...
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    The One Ring - How Many Can We Find?

    That is truly amazing! I always love how a literal translation can bring out something of the core beauty of a language!
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    The One Ring - How Many Can We Find?

    Starting with Old Norse, since that class is about to start: Þrír hringar fyrir álfakonungunum undir himni Three rings for elf-kings-the under heaven Sjáu fyrir dvergadróttnunum í þeira steinhöllum Seven for dwarf-lords-the in their stone-halls Níu fyrir mönnum dauðligum ok dauðadœmdum...
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    Idea for Germanic Philology Course

    I like it! I haven't taken the Germanic Philology courses yet - how much time do they spend on Proto-Germanic, Middle High German, and Old High German?
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    An Anglo-Saxon Carol

    I thought I would also add his Old Norse rendition of Frosty the Snowman - especially fun as Frosty is the name of one of the dwarves named in the Poetic Edda.
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    What we might use this forum for?

    I attended a week there about 20 years ago now - I would love to go back! They have online classes now, too, so I might tackle that in the meantime.
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    An Anglo-Saxon Carol

    An Old Norse adaptation:
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    Audiobook versions

    I'm currently listening to the Canterbury Tales narrated by Charlton Griffin. It isn't bad. He narrates a lot of "classics" on Audible.
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    Practicing simple greetings...

    Feasgar math! Ciamar a tha thu?
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    Reading Old English

    Old German names included Botterlicker (butter-licker), Molkendieb (whey-thief), and Milchdieb (milk-thief). https://wordhistories.net/2017/11/25/names-of-butterfly/
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    DuoLingo

    I've been enjoying this site for Gaelic: https://learngaelic.net/
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