[Northkeep] whale
ravenrux at cox.net
ravenrux at cox.net
Mon Jun 13 07:05:51 PDT 2005
I believe it is Ulfsear or some variation of that. Of course, I could be wrong, knowing no Norse.
Masamune
From: "Dennis England" <sirbalvin at cox.net>
Date: 2005/06/10 Fri PM 08:32:51 EDT
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] whale
According to my first Knight Sir Eric who actually had college level classes
in Old Norse Orcas were known as "wolves of the sea." Exactly how that
translates I haven't a clue.
Riddari Balvin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Kaun" <jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com>
To: <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 4:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Northkeep] whale
> I mentioned in a previous email that Hval is the Norse version of the word
> for whale. Howver, in reading one of the old Icelandic sagas, they use
the
> word "Hwal". they are close but I would use the older icelandic version
of
> the word versus the Newnorsk version.
>
>
> Cearl, he who loves the Icelandic sagas
>
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