The Old Norse word used in the law code and literature for an insult wasníð, which may be defined as "libel, insult, scorn, lawlessness, cowardice, sexual perversion, homosexuality" (Markey 75). Fromníðare derived such words asníðvisur("insulting verses"),níðskald("insult-poe...
In hunting bear, at least a pair of Bear Dogs would be used to harry the animal, barking loudly, in order to distract the bear while the human hunter came in for the kill. Karelian Bear Dogs are being used today for bear control at Yosemite and Glacier National Parks and in Alaska in...
Probably the best-known Danish Troels is the politician Troels Lund Poulsen, currently Denmark’s Minister for Economic Affairs. Trygve The Viking name Trygve comes from the Old Norse wordtryggr, that means “true” and “trustworthy” – great attributes for a baby boy! Ulf If you want a n...
Answer: Wassail The word wassail is derived from the Old Norse, "ves heill", which appears to have been a drinking phrase. Although the Vikings weren't particularly great about writing their own history, one can just imagine that there was a lot of "ves heill" wishes at their winter so...
29. “Give kind heed to the dead, sick-dead, sea-dead, or word-dead; treat their bodies with respect and see that they are laid to rest with respect.”– Volsunga Saga 30. “Gold is little comfort for the kinsman dead.”– Örvar Odd’s Saga ...
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The Bear was sacred to Odin, and this association inspired the most legendary class of all Vikings: the berserkers.Berserkerswere Viking heroes who would fight in a state of ecstatic frenzy. The word berserker comes from two old Norse words that mean "bear shirt" or "bear skin." It is ...
owners, and they could do pretty much anything to you that they wanted. A slave or as it is called in Danish “træl” (Old Norse: þræll) had no personal freedom, something that is even implied in the word træl (Old English: thrall), which literally means an unfree ...