Straight from the Norse's Mouth: English Etymologies Taken from Old Norse
So, I've been on a bit of a kick. Since my last article, I'd been thinking I would do at least one more entry about the Vikings. Originally I had been planning on doing an entry about old Norse slander laws, or the Viking's concepts of witchcraft and Ergi. However,it would take a while to read, process and paraphrase all that info-provided I could find a credible source, and I'm not trying to write a history paper. Anyway, as I was settling myself in for a slog through other people's history papers, I found something a bit more interesting. After scrolling past a few links clearly aimed more toward tattoo artists than language students, a link caught my eye. Clicking it took me to a familiar blog site, one I've come across many times in my searches for random tidbits of knowledge. Ancient Origins is a blog as fascinating as it is diverse (which is very.)Even after running across it so many times, I still don't know exactly what its focus is. This time...