Category: Ask Fjorn
I used to answer a lot of questions over on Tumblr. While I don’t have that kind of time anymore, some of them were nevertheless quite thorough and therefore may still come in handy for some.
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Norse and Celtic Overlap in Sagas
no-destiny asked: Hey! I just found your blog and now I’m in love with it. So, I felt free to make some questions! First I wanna ask about a post, tagged in the “Celtic History” link, where you said that Ireland was mentioned in the Viking Sagas and that the Vikings where also said in the…
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Strong Women in Norse Mythology, Sagas, and History
Anonymous asked: Hello, im not sure if you already postet something on this topic but could you tell me a bit about strong women in the viking age or mythologie? (Links to your blog post about that topic would help 2) Thank you in advance, your blog is beautiefull ♡ I have only touched on this…
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Notes on Ice and Fire Giants in Norse Mythology
gothic-metalhead-deactivated202 asked: Question connected with last crash course post – can you tell something more about ice/fire giants? I can definitely do my best. Eldjötnar (Fire Giants) (Eldr = fire, Jötnar = giants) I am not sure that they are often directly referred to in such a way, but I do believe that Surtr and the other jötnar of Muspellsheimr (also referred to just as Muspell)fit such…
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Notes on Viking Age Social Classes
gothic-metalhead-deactivated202 asked: Hi – in your previous “crash course” post you mentioned nordic social classes – Thrall, Karl and Jarl. I’ve got 3 questions to this: 1. – what’s the plural form of those words in old norse? (Because I guess these are old norse words) 2. – how about Konung? Were they equall with kings/princes…
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Women’s Rights in the Viking Age
1224isy-blog asked: Rights of women in Viking times? Maybe their side of the myths I really like this question, especially since women in the Viking Age are among my favorite subject areas for the period. I actually have a lot I can provide for women’s rights, notably for the period directly following Viking Age Iceland. As…
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Notes on Valkyries
1224isy-blog asked: Notes on Valkyries and the like? I do enjoy a good, open-ended question, so thank you for asking! Though, it is still a bit of an informal post on my behalf, but still it should be worthwhile. The Valkyries are quite an interesting feature in Norse and Germanic mythology. They appear quite frequently in…
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Vegvísir and Medieval Icelandic Magic
Anonymous asked: Hi. I’ve read somewhere that Vegvisir and other Icelandic “magical” staves were made by Christians in the 19th century. Yet they seem to always be associated with the Vikings and the Viking Age. Can you confirm this, or do you have any other information about it? Thanks! This is quite complicated a subject,…
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Learning Old Norse and Old English
noahandhisdragons asked: Just started following your blog here, truly wonderfully packed full kernels of knowledge. I am interested in learning old Norse as well as Old English. Any suggestions on best approaches (books, etc) to learn it on my own? I welcome you to my blog then! I am glad to know that you are satisfied…
