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05
Nov
2009
Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students

3 days ago by Fatih

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Dust Country – An Excerpt

3 days ago by flashparker

Dust Country – An Excerpt I’ve spent almost two years working on my second novel. It’s been a long haul, this process. The first one came naturally, and the process was generally fluid. This one has been different for a number of reasons. First, I’ve never attempted anything this ambitious. The proj ...

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22
Oct
2009
The Attercops of Mirkwood

17 days ago by Jason Fisher

In my post on Slavic echoes (or the lack of them) in Tolkien’s works, and especially in the comments which it prompted, I talked about the temptation to find such echoes in unlikely places out of mere wishful thinking. But I also acknowledged that Tolkien’s linguistic borrowings were diverse and lay ...

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21
Oct
2009
Slavic echoes in Tolkien — A response

18 days ago by Jason Fisher

This may be old news, depending on how many of you read the Ukrainian literary journal, Літературознавчі студії (“Literary Studies”), published under the auspices of the Institute of Philology at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev. Doesn’t everyone? Hahae, I know, neither do I. Not spe ...

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14
Oct
2009
Hnefatafl, Tawlbrwdd and Fidchell

25 days ago by Christel

After a long search I finally found a wonderful topic to write a research paper on: Old Norse and Celtic Boardgames. Here I will document my progress. On the Treasures and Rarities page you will find links to useful articles and resources. Enjoy your stay!

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13
Oct
2009
How Vikings Changed the English Language: Great Vowel Shift

26 days ago by L-Jay

When you look at Norwegian words and English words they are very similar. In fact, you can often make out what a Norwegian word is by the way it looks, however, the sounds can be quiet different. One of the major changes that occurred to the English language is known as the Great Vowel Shift.... Cli ...

My Little Norway - mylittlenorway.com · Rank: 67,572 · 15 references

07
Oct
2009
Reflections of “Real” Languages in Tolkien’s Tongues

32 days ago by admin

Many character and place names in The Lord of the Rings are related to words from old and modern languages. In his book Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards, Michael N. Stanton provides examples of the historical links for some of Tolkien’s characters and settings. A few examples follow: Saruman’s name deriv ...

Lord of the Ring - lordofthering.com

02
Oct
2009
Rune stone from 400 AD discovered in southern Norway

37 days ago by Berit

Experts are now examining a unique rune stone dating back to around 400 AD, discovered in a garden in the city of Mandal in Southern Norway a week ago. The find may also contain a grave, reports Norway Post. This is the first rune stone discovered in Norway since 1947, and the find is described as [ ...

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01
Oct
2009
Germanic Language Videos

38 days ago by L-Jay

One of our readers has directed me to a great resource for my study of the effects of Norwegian on the English language – a series of videos on YouTube by the scholar Alexander Arguelles. The videos present an interesting overview of the Germanic language, and as Norwegian is one of the... Click on ...

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How Vikings Changed the English Language: Spelling

38 days ago by L-Jay

I always hear, from Norwegians, Brazilians, Chinese – everyone – that English is very hard to learn. They say it is because English is notorious for breaking all the rules. For example: why does ‘heard’ and ‘beard’ have different vowel sounds when they have the... Click on the title to read more at ...

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