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littlemanpoet · 10-05-2002, 08:48 AM

Gandalf (or Gandolf if you prefer), I give you good greeting.
:: doffs bard's cap, and replaces ::
Those names in your lineage brought a catch to my throat! Wonderful! You have read the Heimskringla, I suppose?

This makes for an interesting point. Anyone whose stock comes from Germanic roots, can, with effort, have that same Something communicated to her/him through ANY set of Germanic languages/legends. The Nordic legends and names make me quiver with delight.

10-05-2002, 08:48 AM	#31
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Gandalf (or Gandolf if you prefer), I give you good greeting. :: doffs bard's cap, and replaces :: Those names in your lineage brought a catch to my throat! Wonderful! You have read the Heimskringla, I suppose? This makes for an interesting point. Anyone whose stock comes from Germanic roots, can, with effort, have that same Something communicated to her/him through ANY set of Germanic languages/legends. The Nordic legends and names make me quiver with delight.