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Title: Paging Viking
Post by: Hawkmoon on April 22, 2017, 06:27:44 PM: As someone a bit closer to the scene than we Amerricans, what's your view regarding the possible end of the Icelandic language?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ICELAND_LANGUAGE_THREATENED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-04-22-11-48-17

I know the Icelanders have been sort of like the French in terms of trying to maintain their language. I recall a few years ago there was a huge uproar over a young woman whose name wasn't derived in the traditional way. ( https://www.yahoo.com/news/icelandic-girl-fights-her-own-name-074758814.html )

Apparently she won:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21280101

Are the traditionalists losing out to (GASP!) English?
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: HankB on April 22, 2017, 09:46:10 PM: Quote from: Hawkmoon on April 22, 2017, 06:27:44 PM
. . . Are the traditionalists losing out to (GASP!) English?
Not until they accept names like Dweezil, Moon Unit, and Travon.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: gunsmith on April 22, 2017, 11:04:20 PM: icelandia is far away from viking landia
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: Hawkmoon on April 23, 2017, 12:21:20 AM: Quote from: gunsmith on April 22, 2017, 11:04:20 PM
icelandia is far away from viking landia

Not really. And Iceland historically was home to Vikings, so it seemed logical to consult a guy who goes by "Viking." I know Sweden isn't Iceland, but they are both Scandanavian.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: 230RN on April 23, 2017, 03:37:36 AM: Well, both Iceland and Greenland are closer to Vikingland than Terryland and probably Hawkmoonland, too.

Terry runs and hides even though somebody had to say it and he drew the short straw.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: TechMan on April 23, 2017, 07:54:58 AM: I believe Iceland is some how connected to Denmark, obviously not physically.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: Hawkmoon on April 23, 2017, 10:06:09 AM: Quote from: adively on April 23, 2017, 07:54:58 AM
I believe Iceland is some how connected to Denmark, obviously not physically.

Greenland is politically connected to Denmark, I don't think Iceland is.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: gunsmith on April 23, 2017, 10:53:00 AM: I love Bjork, but she probably hates me because Bush and Trump.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: 230RN on April 23, 2017, 11:08:47 AM: I was really surprised to discover that Greenland is so close to Canadaland. Supposedly only 10 miles away at one point. Parked that fact amongst my trivia neurons.
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: Frank Castle on April 23, 2017, 03:02:35 PM: (https://www.q-files.com/images/pages/galleries/917/p18hmvgbppdbl1hn31b3u8ncmr1k.jpg)
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: freakazoid on April 23, 2017, 07:41:00 PM: A MÃ¸Ã¸se once bit my sister...
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: gunsmith on April 26, 2017, 12:05:20 AM: I like pictures!!

I guess Iceland was in vikingland.
I still love Bjork, she still hates me
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: TechMan on April 26, 2017, 02:41:52 AM: Quote from: Hawkmoon on April 23, 2017, 10:06:09 AM
Greenland is politically connected to Denmark, I don't think Iceland is.

Used to be...my bad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93Iceland_relations (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93Iceland_relations)
Title: Re: Paging Viking
Post by: 230RN on April 26, 2017, 05:22:28 AM: Used to be an all-you-could-eat smorgasbord (SP?) restaurant around here which advertised that you could eat like a Norse there.

Hated that ad.