Topic: Iceland Guy, I like Icelandic names!

Metæ started this discussion 11 years ago #43,881

They all sound like characters in Beowulf!

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #579,543

They do huh? That's pretty cool!

Metæ (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 56 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #579,563

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HWÆT, WE GAR-DEna in geardagum,
þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!
oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas, syððanærest wearð
feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þah,
oð þæt him æghwylc ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan; þæt wæs god cyning!
Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned
geong in geardum, þone God sende
folce to frofre; fyrenðearfe ongeat,
þe hie ær drugon aldorlease
lange hwile; him þæs Liffrea,
wuldres Wealdend woroldare forgeaf,
Beowulf wæs breme --- blæd wide sprang---
Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in.
Swa sceal geong guma gode gewyrcean,
fromum feohgiftumon fæder bearme,

Did that make any sense for you?

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #579,701

@previous (Metæ)

No. Sorry.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 44 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #579,722

@579,563 (Metæ)
I can read Old English, as well as soe other ancient Germanic languages.

Minichan