The Tale of Thorlief the Earl's Poet
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Old Norse is a North Germanic language spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. Old Icelandic is a variety of Old West Norse that emerged during the Norse settlement of Iceland in the second half of the 9th century. The rich tradition of Icelandic literature survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th Century. The Tale of Thorlief the Earl's Poet (Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds) is one of the many Tales of Icelanders or Íslendingaþættir. The word 'þáttr' (plural: 'þættir') translates as a strand of rope or...
Old Norse is a North Germanic language spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. Old Icelandic is a variety of Old West Norse that emerged during the Norse settlement of Iceland in the second half of the 9th century. The rich tradition of Icelandic literature survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th Century. The Tale of Thorlief the Earl's Poet (Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds) is one of the many Tales of Icelanders or Íslendingaþættir. The word 'þáttr' (plural: 'þættir') translates as a strand of rope or a yarn, comparable to the word 'yarn' in English sometimes used to refer to a story. This book contains: - The Tale of Thorlief the Earl's Poet (Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds) (Old Norse Version) - An Old Norse to English Word List - An English to Old Norse Word List - The Tale of Thorlief the Earl's Poet (Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds) (Old Icelandic Version) - An Old Icelandic to English Word List - An English to Old Icelandic Word List - A Word Comparison of Old Norse and Old Icelandic words The texts are presented in their original form, with a literal word-for-word line-by-line translation, and a Modern English translation, all side-by-side. In this way, it is possible to see and feel how the worked and how it has evolved. This book is designed to be of use and interest to anyone with a passion for the Old Norse or Old Icelandic language, Norse history, or languages and history in general.
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