... be ... 13th ... are ... Dan- I find there is quite a bit of difference between the older poems and the first part of this saga. The Prose Edda has its own...
... Yes ... by ... From what I have found, the entries are supported by the sources. ... Better known as Gamlinginn. Old time heathen from the Troth. Never met...
In section 3, Starkad the Ala-warrior is described as a giant who had abducted Alfhild, daughter of King Alf of Alfheim and got her pregnant with his son...
(snip) ... Hi Terence, I've mostly been lurking because at the moment I really do not have the necessary time to write about my own impressions re: the Gautrek...
... I find it exasperating then they throw in details like, "Starkad was a giant" without giving us any king of background story, as if we're supposed to know ...
... We don't have a firm end date -- we'll just go until it seems to be exhausted. This is our first saga and it seems to be of interest so it might be good...
Here's my commentary on chapter 3. I attached my commentary page to this message. I hope that works ok for others. I've read speculation that Jötunar may...
... Attachments are not permitted on this list for security and bandwidth reasons. There are two ways around this: you can either post a URL to the file you...
... Jomsvikings is certainly an interesting one. I haven't read it in years. It was the first saga I read. I came across this one, but don't have an English...
... ASCII sans tags is easier to share getween all systems, but I find the tagging capabilities of X/HTML to be very useful in marking up text. I guess I need...
... Yes, the whole thing about RTF was if you absolutely, positively, couldn't give up the text formatting. I'm a staunch plain-text advocate myself. -- Lorrie...
Greetings all. I am doing research into Asatru and Norse religion and am looking for a good beginners book. I also would love it if someone could give me a...
In a message dated 9/22/2002 2:03:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Welcome, Janette. I suggest starting with "The Norse Mythse" by Kevin Crossley-Holland....
I agree, also, Gods and Heroes is very good (I don't remember the author). You might also read the Ravenbok (http://www.webcom.com/~lstead) Though some of his...
I don't know if you will get this, but I want to tell you that I am not getting any posts, but after checking the message board, I see things are kind of...
In a message dated 10/3/02 9:29:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Pat, No, we're not on hold or discontinued; people have just gotten preoccupied with other...
... I just signed on too, so I've been lurking before inserting my size 12 in my mouth. I think it is just the fall lull as people readjust. www.spiegel.de ...
In a message dated 10/4/02 10:37:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Now that's wierd! Not even any 'bertie the bunyip' trolls? :) Tim [Non-text portions of...
Hello, Robert, ... No... I've had an epiphany, thanks to one of the co-moderators. See, I haven't posted either. And this is supposed to be the make- or-break...
... No one could have said it better. Thank you, Cyndy. And thanks to everyone (anyone?) who has offered on-topic and on-list comments and questions. You...
Hello all, My thoughts: This club should continue. I do agree with Cyndy that while we do not want to stifle discussion, we do not need to put up with the...
Guten Tag Heathenbooks, a longer time already om my pages are online the books: - "Teutonic Mythology" by Viktor Rydberg at: http://www.boudicca.de/teut.htm -...
Wola GardenStone, I would love to do Jordanes, but if we are going to do a Teutonic Mythology, let's do Grimm's. Maybe someday I will look again at Rydberg,...
All- Here is my viewpoint as a member who seldom participates vocally. I thoroughly enjoy the level of scholarship exhibited by many in this group and have...
... I can see Rick's point, and I can see Matt's. I'm on lists that I don't post to a lot, but I enjoy the urls and conversation. I think one way to find out...
... offer ... Fair enough, but the club would 'know' this about you. For myself, I would say welcome. Those I speak of maybe need the encouragement of a 'rule'...
... What I would like to have is conversation, not lecturing. But what we get with each book, is some fanatic or crackpot who grabs at the work or some...
I'm not a frequent poster, but I'd like to continue on the list. One of my problems is geting it in digest, which makes answering more complicated. I'd like...
