For the Vikings

[margaretc]

Hey Vikings! An old friend of mine has written another book. This one is a translation of many of the riddles in the Exeter Book.
You can read his post here, or just go straight to Lulu to buy the book.

Comments

[anonymous]

It might be more appropriate to say "for early-period English, as it's an OE text.

I have to say that I find it amusing to find that three out of four consecutive posts on my friendslist are plugging the same work: one by the translator, and two by friends of his that most likely are not aware of each other's existence.

[margaretc]

I very well might know the other person - I know a lot of people. Who is it?
For that matter, who are you?

[narfi]

Sorry, that was me. I'm used to lj keeping me logged in, and not changing my password on me.

Oh, and Patricia LaFayllve, to answer your other question.

[dr_beowulf]

Hey, thanks for the shout-out!

And yeah, if you have to get technical, it's early-period English -- but then, when the book was written, the Vikings had colonized northern England for a hundred years or more -- and soon afterwards, Viking kings occupied the English throne. So I figure that folks who take a liking to the Vikings might just have a different Angle on all this Saxon violence. (thaaaaaa-RRUMP!! CCHHIINNGG!)