Everyone has his own ideas, usually corrupt, about the Middle Ages.

~Umberto Eco

How many vikings does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

None, we can see just fine by the light of this burning church, thank you.

Only re-enactors are really REALLY pleased to be given socks at Christmas ;)
~Shelagh

...are the skaters of the medieval world.

...it has been determined that while making the sign of the cross deters vampires, it only attracts vikings as it means that there is a church nearby and money to be plundered. :)

...and the other day I got one that said, "You look good in red ( Read more... )

Hvað segir þú? (Gah! Drat me for not finding that verb paradigm so that I can conjugate it for 2nd person plural: þið!) I think I have everything at least vaguely down for what we needed to know today. I already have a good load of flash cards, and I've been marking down the nouns and sayings we've been coming across despite no absolute ( Read more... )

"Watashi ga kamisama dattara, minna ha risu ni okorareru keiken wo shiranakute ikemasen."

If I were god, everyone would have to know the experience of squirrelly wrath!

"What's it called when a vowel goes from Low to High?"
"Raising."
"High to Low?"
"Lowering."
"Back to front?"
"Backing."
"Monothong to diphthong? ...Diphthongization. Make it up! It should be right."

From colinblackthorn's meme:

8.~Describe eyja in 3 words: Perky language nerd.