what does skalds mean??
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The skald was a member of a group of courtly poets, whose poetry is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking age, who composed and performed renditions of aspects of what we now characterise as Old Norse poetry. They often acted, at the same time, as bard, councillor, and warrior.
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Valhalla (Old Norse Valhöll, "Hall of the slain") is Odin's hall in Norse mythology, the home for those slain gloriously in battle, (known as Einherjar), who are welcomed by Bragi and escorted to Valhalla by the valkyries. It has five hundred and forty doors, walls made of spears, a roof made of shields and benches covered with breastplates. It is said that there is room enough for all those chosen. Here, every day, the slain warriors who will assist Odin in Ragnarök, the gods' final conflict with the giants, arm themselves for battle, and ride forth by the thousands to engage in mock combat on the plains of Asgard. At night they return to Valhalla to feast on roasted boar and drink intoxicating mead. Those who do not get to Valhalla end up in the home of the dead (Hel), a place beneath the underworld (Niflheim), or one of various other places. Those who are lost at sea, for example, are taken to Ægir's hall at the bottom of the sea.\n\nIn addition to the valkyries and the Einherjar a rooster named Gullinkambi lives there.\n\nIn Beowulf it is called the shining citadel.\n\nThe English word 'hell' comes from the Teutonic 'Hel', which originally meant "to cover" and later referred to the goddess of the Norse underworld, Hel. Compare Anglo-Saxon helan and Latin celare = "to hide".\n\nValhalla is a 19th century English mistranslation of the singular Valhöll into a genitival plural form. A more literally correct English translation is Val-hall, but Valhalla is by far the more common form in general use.
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not but here is what wikipedia has to say about it \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6k_stone\nacording to it , it is a Swedish and Danish dialect .
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It seems to be an element that means "place"\n\nfor example: "Gidgegannup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'place where spears are made'. 'Gidgie' is the word for spear."
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The Danish. In 1066, the Danes invaded England, and won the war. England, or Angle Land, as it was known then, still having people speaking the germanic languages, had a simpler language type than the Danish, who spoke primarily Latin. The Danes were very educated people and were very proud of this fact. As in the aftermath of any war, the victors, in this case, the Danish, assumed the ruling class positions in Angle Land. As the Danish children started to grow up in the land of the Germanic peoples, they learned the common or "vulgar" (which simply means common, though it has been twisted these days to mean something vile) language. Danish parents, still proud of their education, chastised their children for using the vulgar common words, thus starting the concept that some words are better (or in this case, worse) than others. Because of the close ties to the catholic church maintained by Denmark at the time, the concept began to work its way into organized theological religion, even taught as sin in some places. \nThere are several things that are interesting to note:\nFirst, there are no references available to profane language earlier to this in the English language.\nSecond,there are other countries in the world that do not have any words that are culturally taboo. This is primarily an english-language thing. \nIn addition, in England, there are different sets of words that are taboo than are here in the US. For instance: In the US, the "F" word is a big no-no, but in England, the word is commonplace, just as any other expletive word, conveying shock or anger, but to contrast, the word "Bloody" is a vile thing to say.\n\nHope this helps.
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Runes were the ancient form of writing used in Middle Earth  They are based upon the runic language used by the Celtic and other peoples in the northern european area.  they are the equivilant of letters and most if not all are made with straight lines and angles like our letter K or T or M\n\nGood enough answer?
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Here's what I found... \n\n\n\nPhysical Features:\n\nThe main mountain system of the Scandinavian peninsula hardly deserves its name of Kjdlen' (the keel). It may rather be described as a plateau deprived of the appearance of a plateau, being on the one hand grooved by deep valleys, while on the other many salient peaks tower above its average level. Such peaks, during the later Glacial period, stood above the ice-field. Peaks and ridges were formed by the action of small glaciers cutting out each its circular hollow (botn) just as they still work on the remaining snow-fields. But where the power of the main ice-mass was at work, the characteristic rounded forms of base rock are seen, close above the sea along the coast, but even as high as 5000 ft. in some inland localities. The high plateau lies along the W. side of the peninsula, so that except in the S.E. Norway is mountainous throughout. Even the part excepted is hilly, but it partakes of the character of the long eastern or Swedish slope of the peninsula. Beyond the coast line their floors sink far below sea-level, and thus are formed the fjords and the belt of rugged islands which characterize almost the entire seaboard of Norway. Where Norway marches with Russia, a few heights exceed 3000,or even 4000 ft., but the land is not generally of great elevation. But from the point of junction with Swedish territory the mountains increase considerably in height. For a short distance, as far south as Lake Tome, the loftiest points lie within Norwegian territory, such as Jaggevarre (6283 ft.), between Lyngen and Ulfs fjords, and Kiste Fjeld (5653 ft.) farther inland. Thereafter the principal heights lie approximately along the crest-line of the plateau and within Swedish territory. Sulitelma, however (6158 ft.), lies on the frontier. Southward again the higher summits fall to Norway. S. of Boa, Svartisen (" the black ice "), a magnificent snow-field bordering the coast, and feeding many glaciers, culminates at 5246 ft. Thereafter, Okstinderne or Oxtinderne (6273 ft.), and the Store Borge Fjeld (5587 ft.) are the principal elevations as far as 64° N. A little S. of this latitude the so-called Trondhjem depression is well marked right across the central upland, the height of the mountains not often exceeding 4000 ft., while the peaked form characteristic of the heights which rose clear of the glaciers of the later Glacial period is wanting. It is from this point too that Norwegian territory broadens 1 In Norwegian the definite article (when there is no epithet) is added as a suffix to the substantive (masc. and fern. en, neuter et). Geographical terms are similarly suffixed to names, thus Suldalsvandet, the lake Suldal. The commonest geographical terms are: elm, river; vand, lake; fjeld, mountain or highland; o, island; dal, valley; noes, cape; fos, waterfall; brce, glacier; vik, vig, bay; eide, isthmus; fjord. Aa is pronounced aw. \n\nso as to include not only the highest land in the peninsula, but a considerable part of the general E. and S.E. slope. The high plateau broadens and follows the S.W. sweep of the coast. Pursuing it S. the Dovre Fjeld is marked off by the valleys of the rivers Driva and Sundal, Laagen (or Laugen) and Rauma, and the fjords of the coastland of Nordmdre. Here Sneha tta reaches a height of 7615 ft., and the Romsdal (the name under which the Rauma valley is famous among tourists) is flanked by many abrupt jagged peaks up to 6000 ft. high. The valley of the Laagen forms the upper part of Gudbrandsdal. East of this and S.E. of the Dovre is another fjeld, Rondane, in which Hdgronden rises to 6929 ft. South of the Otta valley is Jotunheim or Jdtun Fjeld, a sparsely peopled, in parts almost inaccessible, district, containing the highest mountains in Scandinavia, Galdhiipiggen reaching 8399 ft. On the seaward side of Jotunheim is Jostedalsbra, a great snow-field in which Lodalskaupen reaches a height of 6795 ft. South of Sogne Fjord (61° N.)
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Awesome (from Old Norse agi meaning wonder + Old English suffix -sum, meaning like), so literaly wonderlike.\nAwful (from Old English egefull (ege, meaning dread + suffix -full, meaning containing all that is possible), so containing all of the dread that is possible.\nAin't English awfully awesome?
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It's a biblical reference to Armageddon.\n\nGog and Magog are the biblical names of nations.  Nobody knows for sure who they are, since the bible doesn't get that specific.  Based on geography, though, one of them is commonly held to be Russia.
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What's the context of this word? I can translate wirbel and kalt easily but together is make me think of 'blustering or freezing winds'. I'd love to see its usage though.
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Off the top of my head it sounds like it could be Scandinavian, probably Norwegian.
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From the Old Norse beserkr (bearskin).  Warriors who worshipped Odin, famous for their forocity in battle.  Their animal-skin battle attire contributed to the develpment of the werewolf legend.
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According to the English, it is derived from a place name indicating that they came from a place near the woods, or perhaps a grove of trees. My guess is that it is of Scandinavian origin and can be found all over Northern Europe.
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The suffix -stan or -sthan means in Persian "home of", and appears in the names of many countries and regions, especially in Asia. For example, "Turkmenistan" would mean "the home of the Turkmen."
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Everything. Pretty much. Dwarves. Rings. Kings. Epic saga of trial and loss. Etc. and Etc. Just open up to any page and land a finger on a line. Then think Norse.\n\nYou need to post this in "homework help" or in a Literature category, to get more answers.
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Oh come on, what kind of question is that? "Dwedish Officer"?\n\nI assume you mean Swedish, not Dwedish, but I still have no clue who you mean. Try adding some additonal imformation.
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You are asking if anyone can understand what you are saying.  Looks like one of the Scandinavian languages or maybe Afrikaaner to me.