![]() We started doing spear-drills for shows, mainly just to practice our skills but also because it looked cool.īut the commands were all in English. but I've had to take a break because I've just had a son.īut when we're all settled I can start going back. Which group?Īwesome! I'm a member of a reenactment group whom prefer to be referred to as a Dark Age theatre. It should also help a lot with my English - Norse dictionary. hopefully I can buy a copy of Zoega's and scour through for terms to do with shields. The rim is called 'skjaldarrönd' (shield-border) or 'röndin' (the rim)Īnd the strap is called 'skjaldarfetill' (shield-strap) or 'fetillinn' (the strap)Īnd any other terms I can't be sure about. so much as that you can actually just use a shield boss on its own. I don't think it may be so much to do with there being any transition as a term. So that does make sense as a boss without the shield may aswell just be a buckler. The boss is actually called 'skjaldarbukl' (shield boss) or just 'bukl' (boss) or 'buklitt' (the boss) or just the one 'round shield' = 'kringskjöldr' Well if you want to be specific you can say 'round shields' = 'kringskildir'. (hence my new dictionary I'm writing which goes from English to Old Norse ^_^) but I did take note of a few terms which should help. but the only problem is you can't really look it up in reverse. Which has loads of words to do with shields and their parts. (Best Old Norse to English dictionary there is) the best book to help you would be Zoega's dictionary. So they had plenty of words to describe each bit. Well, yes, they're called 'skildir' (shields) or 'skjöld' if it's just the one.īut the Norse men loved to fight so of course they loved naming all the different parts of their favourite toys A perfectly valid and also interesting question. I would be very interested to hear what other people think on the matter. However during th 8th-12th Centuries do you know what these terms may be in Old Norse? Is there one? or is there no real evidence and we just deal with a Viking shield in terms of calling it a Skjold? However, what would the terms be for the boss, grip, nails and clamps be in Old Norse? A colleague and I have just had a very passionate discussion about terminology, and I know that in the 12th -15th Centuries the word "buckler" is being used as a transitional term for a small shield and in several modern Scandinavian texts/language "buckler" appears to describe the boss in an archaeological setting. I understand from my readings that in Old Norse it would be called a Skjold (this has parallels with modern Icelandic and also Norwegian). I am researching about the Vikingr Age shield. I have a question which is rather off on a tangent. Hvat segir þú? - I’m sorry (didn’t hear) – said as a question with rising inflection Þat var svá lítit - You’re welcome (‘that was so little’) Gørið þér svá vel - Please (when talking to many other people)Įkki at þakka/Þat var ekki - You’re welcome (‘nothing to thank’/‘it was nothing’) Gørið þit svá vel - Please (when talking to two other people) Gør þú svá vel - Please (when offering something and when asking for something) Vér sjáumst - See you (said between more than two) Vit sjáumst - See you (said between two people) Hvernug hefir þú þat? - How are you? (slang/colloquial) Velkomin - Welcome! (when addressing a group of both sexes) Velkominar - Welcome! (when addressing a group of females) Velkominir - Welcome! (when addressing a group of males) Velkomin - Welcome! (when addressing one female) Velkominn - Welcome! (when addressing one male) ‘Heill’ involves wishing good health … whereas ‘Sæll’ simply wishes happiness. Sæl - Hello! (when addressing a group of both sexes) Sælar - Hello! (when addressing a group of females) Sælir - Hello! (when addressing a group of males) ![]() Sæl - Hello! (when addressing one female) Heil - Hello! (when addressing a group of both sexes) ![]() ![]() Heilar - Hello! (when addressing a group of females) Heilir - Hello! (when addressing a group of males) Heil - Hello! (when addressing one female) Heill - Hello! (when addressing one male) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It would be good to have some discussion on these phrases and what they should be. This is the beginning to my Old Norse Course, which I began a few years ago.
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