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Paging Viking
« 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?
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Re: Paging Viking
« Reply #1 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.
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2017, 11:04:20 PM »
icelandia is far away from viking landia
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Re: Paging Viking
« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2017, 03:37:36 AM »
Well, both Iceland and Greenland are closer to Vikingland than Terryland and probably Hawkmoonland, too.  

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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2017, 07:54:58 AM »
I believe Iceland is some how connected to Denmark, obviously not physically.
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« Reply #6 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.
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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2017, 10:53:00 AM »
I love Bjork, but she probably hates me because Bush and Trump.
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
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« Reply #8 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.
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2017, 03:02:35 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2017, 07:41:00 PM »
A Møøse once bit my sister...
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2017, 12:05:20 AM »
I like pictures!!

I guess Iceland was in vikingland.
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
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« Reply #12 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
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« Reply #13 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.
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