Krister Vasshus
@kristervasshus.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary scholar of (North) Germanic languages, runes, archaeology, religion, biology and cultural history. Currently working as disseminator at Sagnlandet Lejre, and freelancing research. Environmentalist. He, him, jotun.
Det er svart fredag, dagen me minnest svartedauden.
"Þat var kyn sottarinnar at menn lifdu eige meirr en eitt dægr edr tuo. med hordum stinga. eftir þat sætte at blod spyiu ok for þar ondin med sinn vegh. af þessi sott saladizst Arni erkebyskop. ok allir korsbrædr i Nidarose...
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"Þat var kyn sottarinnar at menn lifdu eige meirr en eitt dægr edr tuo. med hordum stinga. eftir þat sætte at blod spyiu ok for þar ondin med sinn vegh. af þessi sott saladizst Arni erkebyskop. ok allir korsbrædr i Nidarose...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Det er svart fredag, dagen me minnest svartedauden.
"Þat var kyn sottarinnar at menn lifdu eige meirr en eitt dægr edr tuo. med hordum stinga. eftir þat sætte at blod spyiu ok for þar ondin med sinn vegh. af þessi sott saladizst Arni erkebyskop. ok allir korsbrædr i Nidarose...
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"Þat var kyn sottarinnar at menn lifdu eige meirr en eitt dægr edr tuo. med hordum stinga. eftir þat sætte at blod spyiu ok for þar ondin med sinn vegh. af þessi sott saladizst Arni erkebyskop. ok allir korsbrædr i Nidarose...
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Eg kjenner ein 8-åring som har ein naturblogg som gir plass til djupgåande nørderi og fagkunne. Vedkommande øver seg på å bli naturfotograf, og det blir jo naturveilederen i meg riktig glad for. Så ta ein kikk på koss faktastoff i barnehøyde kan sjå ut.
naturskjold.blogspot.com
naturskjold.blogspot.com
Naturfotograf Skjold Sande Albris
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November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Eg kjenner ein 8-åring som har ein naturblogg som gir plass til djupgåande nørderi og fagkunne. Vedkommande øver seg på å bli naturfotograf, og det blir jo naturveilederen i meg riktig glad for. Så ta ein kikk på koss faktastoff i barnehøyde kan sjå ut.
naturskjold.blogspot.com
naturskjold.blogspot.com
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Forskare har funnit tusentals år gamla varglämningar på Stora Karlsö, en isolerad ö i Östersjön och en plats dit djuren sannolikt bara kunde ha förts av människor. Gråvargar kan ha hanterats eller kontrollerats redan av förhistoriska samhällen. svenskhistoria.se/forntida-var... #svhist
Forntida vargar kan ha hanterats av människor - Nättidningen Svensk Historia
Forskare har funnit tusentals år gamla varglämningar på Stora Karlsö, en isolerad ö i Östersjön och en plats dit djuren sannolikt bara kunde ha förts av människor. Gråvargar kan ha hanterats eller…
svenskhistoria.se
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Forskare har funnit tusentals år gamla varglämningar på Stora Karlsö, en isolerad ö i Östersjön och en plats dit djuren sannolikt bara kunde ha förts av människor. Gråvargar kan ha hanterats eller kontrollerats redan av förhistoriska samhällen. svenskhistoria.se/forntida-var... #svhist
The hǫrgr at Sagnlandet Lejre also looks good in snow.
I recently read Eldar Heide's book on hǫrgr, and perhaps this conjecture of a cult-site is not THAT far off from something that might have been called a hǫrgr.
Heide's book is available open access: www.scup.com/doi/book/10....
I recently read Eldar Heide's book on hǫrgr, and perhaps this conjecture of a cult-site is not THAT far off from something that might have been called a hǫrgr.
Heide's book is available open access: www.scup.com/doi/book/10....
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The hǫrgr at Sagnlandet Lejre also looks good in snow.
I recently read Eldar Heide's book on hǫrgr, and perhaps this conjecture of a cult-site is not THAT far off from something that might have been called a hǫrgr.
Heide's book is available open access: www.scup.com/doi/book/10....
I recently read Eldar Heide's book on hǫrgr, and perhaps this conjecture of a cult-site is not THAT far off from something that might have been called a hǫrgr.
Heide's book is available open access: www.scup.com/doi/book/10....
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A bilingual Dano-Norwegian/northern Sámi catechism from 1728, afaik the first printed book in Northern Sámi
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A bilingual Dano-Norwegian/northern Sámi catechism from 1728, afaik the first printed book in Northern Sámi
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
In Sagnlandet Lejre we have this huge wooden recreation of a small silver figurine standing in front of the reconstructed mead-hall from 8th century Lejre. Looks alright in a light snowfall.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In Sagnlandet Lejre we have this huge wooden recreation of a small silver figurine standing in front of the reconstructed mead-hall from 8th century Lejre. Looks alright in a light snowfall.
What a redwing (Turdus iliacus) looked like to one roman artist some 2000 years ago.
This little bird survived a volcanic eruption!
Buried by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this Roman fresco of a little bird pecking at fruit re-emerged looking as delightful as it did some 2,000 years ago!
Villa Poppaea, ancient Oplontis, Italy
📷 by me
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
Buried by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this Roman fresco of a little bird pecking at fruit re-emerged looking as delightful as it did some 2,000 years ago!
Villa Poppaea, ancient Oplontis, Italy
📷 by me
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What a redwing (Turdus iliacus) looked like to one roman artist some 2000 years ago.
I ei førelesing om den norske språksituasjonen om dialektmangfald, snakkar han 12 norske dialektar, i tillegg til eit mindre utval av svenske og danske dialektar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIV...
Kvifor har Noreg levande dialektbrukt?
YouTube video by Eldar Heide
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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I ei førelesing om den norske språksituasjonen om dialektmangfald, snakkar han 12 norske dialektar, i tillegg til eit mindre utval av svenske og danske dialektar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIV...
Norwegian: Leirgauk 'clay cockoo'
English: Okarina 'little goose'
Danish: Pip-i-røv-fugl 'peep-in-the-arse-bird'
English: Okarina 'little goose'
Danish: Pip-i-røv-fugl 'peep-in-the-arse-bird'
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Norwegian: Leirgauk 'clay cockoo'
English: Okarina 'little goose'
Danish: Pip-i-røv-fugl 'peep-in-the-arse-bird'
English: Okarina 'little goose'
Danish: Pip-i-røv-fugl 'peep-in-the-arse-bird'
The perhaps most commonly used Norwegian word for 'reality' is "virkelighet", which literally translates to 'worklyness'.
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The perhaps most commonly used Norwegian word for 'reality' is "virkelighet", which literally translates to 'worklyness'.
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Norwegian language is løvely. Take the word "pappskalle" in example. It literally translates to 'cardboard-skull', but it is used as a word meaning 'idiot'.
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Norwegian language is løvely. Take the word "pappskalle" in example. It literally translates to 'cardboard-skull', but it is used as a word meaning 'idiot'.
Sometimes I take detours just to stop by an interesting piece of history. This summer I passed the Kalleby-stone. The exact meaning of the inscription is somewhat debated. It says "Þrawijan haitinaz was".
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Sometimes I take detours just to stop by an interesting piece of history. This summer I passed the Kalleby-stone. The exact meaning of the inscription is somewhat debated. It says "Þrawijan haitinaz was".
Når noko heilt moderne stikk seg så djupt ned i folkeoldet at du må hella ut ein tår for å føla deg sikker på at du kjem deg heilskinna heim. Då er det godt.
August 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Når noko heilt moderne stikk seg så djupt ned i folkeoldet at du må hella ut ein tår for å føla deg sikker på at du kjem deg heilskinna heim. Då er det godt.
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Breaking news from Iceland: Finally there seems to be a consensus forming among the people of Iceland on how to pronounce and spell the Icelandic word for "hot dog". Wether it is pulsa or pylsa has been hotly debated for decades, but new research indicates that the majority now call it "pylsa".
Fleiri segja pylsa en pulsa - RÚV.is
Íslendingar eru almennt gjarnari á að segja pylsa en pulsa samkvæmt nýrri Maskínukönnun. Langflestir Norðlendingar segja pylsa en fólk á Reykjanesi, Suðurlandi og á Vesturlandi segir frekar pulsa.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Breaking news from Iceland: Finally there seems to be a consensus forming among the people of Iceland on how to pronounce and spell the Icelandic word for "hot dog". Wether it is pulsa or pylsa has been hotly debated for decades, but new research indicates that the majority now call it "pylsa".
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You knowe the coole thynge about Gen A.I.?
Aye, me neither.
Aye, me neither.
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You knowe the coole thynge about Gen A.I.?
Aye, me neither.
Aye, me neither.
Strandurunōʀ skar-eka
'I cut beach-runes'
'I cut beach-runes'
August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Strandurunōʀ skar-eka
'I cut beach-runes'
'I cut beach-runes'
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@kristervasshus.bsky.social Eg gløymde dette litt, men no ser eg at artikkelen vår om runefunna frå Svingerud, som kom ut seint i 2023, også har vorte fritt tilgjengeleg hos NOWELE. Det skjedde kanskje alt tidlegare under våren. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
Runic fragments from the Svingerud grave field in Norway | John Benjamins
Abstract
In 2021–2023, several rune-inscribed sandstone fragments were discovered by archaeologists of the Museum of
Cultural History, University of Oslo, at a Roman Iron Age grave field by the Svinge...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@kristervasshus.bsky.social Eg gløymde dette litt, men no ser eg at artikkelen vår om runefunna frå Svingerud, som kom ut seint i 2023, også har vorte fritt tilgjengeleg hos NOWELE. Det skjedde kanskje alt tidlegare under våren. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
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Together with @kristervasshus.bsky.social we also have an additional article that provides further runological and linguistic evaluations, now available Open Access:
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
Runic fragments from the Svingerud grave field in Norway | John Benjamins
Abstract
In 2021–2023, several rune-inscribed sandstone fragments were discovered by archaeologists of the Museum of
Cultural History, University of Oslo, at a Roman Iron Age grave field by the Svinge...
www.jbe-platform.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Together with @kristervasshus.bsky.social we also have an additional article that provides further runological and linguistic evaluations, now available Open Access:
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
Summer-slacking.
July 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Summer-slacking.
When children know stuff about Scandinavia.
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
When children know stuff about Scandinavia.
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Kjære zooarkeologar, kva dyr kjem denne knokkelen frå? www.instagram.com/lejremuseum/...
Instagram : "Her ser I en knogle fra 500-tallet. Det kan være runen h, der er indridset i knoglen. I Jernalderens og vikingetidens ellers skriftløse samfund kendes runer især fra runesten og som magis...
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March 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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