Tokien geekiness was Re: [Sca-cooks] Skyr
Susan Fox-Davis
selene at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 12 09:58:00 PST 2003
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>
>>>It's available. You just need to find a town near you with a high
>>>Scandinavian population. We get ours in Gimli, Manitoba, which is handy
>>>
>for
>
>>>feasts, since our September long weekend Event is held just outside
>>>
>Gimli.
>
>>>Faerisa
>>>
>>GIMLI, Manitoba? As a Tolkien fan, I find that town name hilarious!
>>
>
>Remember, he stole most of the dwarven names from the Elder Edda. That name,
>like Thorin and Gandalf, LONG predates Tolkien. In fact, it probably
>predates OUR period!
>
>Avraham
>
Right. And out of all the names they could have chosen... so I'm just
been a Tolkien geek for three decades, okay?
Selene
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