Hello all- Apologies for the lateness of this. Before we move on, I have some questions about verses I still just don't get. I was either glossing over parts,...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 2, 2001 5:48 pm
1918
Continuing: v.14 'that's the best sort of ale-drinking when afterwards every man gets his mind back again.' This would make more sense to me if 'sort' was...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 2, 2001 7:08 pm
1919
v. 90 -102 Wow. Sounds like the author is on a rebound from an ended relationship. Is this the same author who wrote the verses before these? v. 146-163 I...
... I've heard it argued that Snorri's words on this in the Prose Edda weren't necessarily so much to be taken as gospel so much as indicative of the idea...
Lorrie Wood
lwood@...
Feb 3, 2001 12:12 am
1922
... <some stuff> He did? Dammit, egroups by any other name sucks just as much. -- Lorrie...
Lorrie Wood
lwood@...
Feb 3, 2001 12:18 am
1923
... Ok. I took it as the spar a sail is hung on. A short yard would mean a small sail and I still don't get it. ... That works for me. May my admiration be the...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 3, 2001 12:24 am
1924
... I wanted to go for the strict sailing term, but then I figured for something *that* obscure, she'd've footnoted. I'm leaning towards 'sometimes there's no...
Lorrie Wood
lwood@...
Feb 3, 2001 12:28 am
1925
Message 1895 : The virtues to cultivate and those to avoid, plus the words in Old Norse as a bonus. R...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 3, 2001 1:10 am
1926
v.2 What does the second part have to do with the first? What is tested out and Have been comparing different translations to get more clues from different ...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 4, 2001 2:38 am
1927
v.14 'that's the best sort of ale-drinking when afterwards every man gets his mind back again.' This would make more sense to me if 'sort' was 'part'- the best...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 4, 2001 3:27 am
1928
v. 90 -102 Wow. Sounds like the author is on a rebound from an ended relationship. Is this the same author who wrote the verses before these? Most comentary...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 4, 2001 3:37 am
1929
Here are various views that scholars have taken on the meaning of 'Skirnir's Journey'. "Skirnismal (ON, 'lay of Skirnir'), also Skirnisfor (or For Skirnis ...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 4, 2001 6:16 am
1930
Hello all- ... to tell about it. Remember, he was in a dangerous situation at Fjalar's (i.e. Suttung, when he was going to steal the mead). It's better to...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:14 am
1931
Simek: "The proof of the influence of Latin collections of proverbs...has refuted the opinion that the Havamal renders the unfalsified Germanic code of ...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:14 am
1932
Hello all- Welcome to the new members. We urge you to share your thoughts about the reading we are doing. If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 4, 2001 3:47 pm
1933
Hej Tim, ... every man gets his mind back again.' ... the best part of ale-drinking. Do we have a good translation? Help, William? Ölr ek varð varð ofrölvi...
William P. Reaves
beowulf@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:38 pm
1934
Hej Tim, ... Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 01:16:31 EST From: tsdoughty@... Subject: PoE5 Simek on For Skirnis Personally my take on this is as follows: ...
William P. Reaves
beowulf@...
Feb 5, 2001 12:33 am
1935
Hallo William and everybody- Thanks for the post William,- and for the references to go over everything. I guess I know what I'll be doing for a while! I was...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:10 am
1936
What do people think about the blatant coercion of Gerd? Would she be a happy wife/partner/goddess? Rick...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:38 am
1937
I have a few questions (for anyone and everyone) based upon some of Williams comments, which I've extracted below. ... I've often wondered what type of being...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:52 am
1938
... Don't mean to jumpo in here, as someone knowledgeable might have the real answer for this. It's just that I've always loved this line, that is, after I...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:59 am
1939
... mortal? < v.18 I am not one of the elves or of the sons of the Aesir, or of the wise Vanir, Not sure if sons means just that, if so Aesir or Vanir is not...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:18 am
1940
Hello- Another bit of wonderfulness. If you adopt a Yahoo ID, a part of the default settings allow moderators of groups to add you to an egroup without asking...
Rick A. Riedlinger
heathensailor@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:00 pm
1941
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 12:59:38PM -0400, Rick A. Riedlinger wrote: Hi Rick, Thank you for the warning. I just went and changed my account. I also note they...
Arlie Stephens
arlie@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:19 pm
1942
Greetings, From a mythological standpoint Skirnir's Journey Skirnir's Journey is important to those interested in Frey, because although he was an important ...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:25 pm
1943
... Although I can't find the source of this, I'm pretty sure that the prose introductions are part of the manuscript, which were added by the compiler (or the...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 5, 2001 7:27 pm
1944
... Oops. I should have read v. 18 for myself! Thanks, Rick. Tim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 5, 2001 9:06 pm
1945
For those of you who enjoy seeing others' conceptions of the deities, check this out: http://www.freespeech.org/asatru/art/Freyr.html "Freyr Scatters...
tsdoughty@...
Feb 6, 2001 12:29 am
1946
Hej Tim & Rick, First this timeline, then I'll answer your questions. This is from memory so pardon if the references to Saxo's Books are a bit off. If you'd...
