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Reading between the lines of Old Norse texts to perceive the giantesses who came first. | ᚠᛖᛚᚨᚷᚨᚱ᛫ᚷᚢᚷᚢᚱ | No war but the class war.
There's not much poetry I enjoy, it's not what I'm built for. But I always enjoy yours.
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There's not much poetry I enjoy, it's not what I'm built for. But I always enjoy yours.
Recall that misogynist epithet "battle-ax" for an unpleasant, quarrelsome woman?
That appeared in kenning, specifically referring to giantesses* because of their skill with battle-axes in melee. "Here comes a battle-ax" meant "here comes a giantess."
* Lotte Motz, "Great Goddesses of the North"
That appeared in kenning, specifically referring to giantesses* because of their skill with battle-axes in melee. "Here comes a battle-ax" meant "here comes a giantess."
* Lotte Motz, "Great Goddesses of the North"
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Recall that misogynist epithet "battle-ax" for an unpleasant, quarrelsome woman?
That appeared in kenning, specifically referring to giantesses* because of their skill with battle-axes in melee. "Here comes a battle-ax" meant "here comes a giantess."
* Lotte Motz, "Great Goddesses of the North"
That appeared in kenning, specifically referring to giantesses* because of their skill with battle-axes in melee. "Here comes a battle-ax" meant "here comes a giantess."
* Lotte Motz, "Great Goddesses of the North"
The wiener is from Wien, or Vienna: a Vienna sausage.
The frankfurter is from Frankfurt.
The professor is slightly mistaken: "hot dog" is the name of the dish. By itself, the sausage is a frankfurter; only in a bun, it's called a hot dog.
The frankfurter is from Frankfurt.
The professor is slightly mistaken: "hot dog" is the name of the dish. By itself, the sausage is a frankfurter; only in a bun, it's called a hot dog.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The wiener is from Wien, or Vienna: a Vienna sausage.
The frankfurter is from Frankfurt.
The professor is slightly mistaken: "hot dog" is the name of the dish. By itself, the sausage is a frankfurter; only in a bun, it's called a hot dog.
The frankfurter is from Frankfurt.
The professor is slightly mistaken: "hot dog" is the name of the dish. By itself, the sausage is a frankfurter; only in a bun, it's called a hot dog.
And thanks for this! Reading it now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
And thanks for this! Reading it now.