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John Brennick's avatar

Sorry if I missed it, but where is it kept? I am going to Iceland in early July and intend to visit the Edda Building at the University to see such items!

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Irina Manea's avatar

Yep, Arni Magnusson Institute - I'm also going to Iceland in early July :))))

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John Brennick's avatar

omg! I mean, by Odin and Frigg! I would be very excited to meet you, perhaps even at the Institute? I will be there June 30 - July 4; I might extend to July 8.

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Irina Manea's avatar

Hi John! I'm flying on the 5th! Thank you so much for the pledge, you're the first one for this publication so I'm over the moon! Bless you!

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John Brennick's avatar

On the 5th will you be at the Edda building? Or on the sixth? I could take your pic and send to my email list and ask you a few questions.

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Irina Manea's avatar

Hi John! I’ll try on the 6th but I have to check the opening hours first ;) Why do you need my pic? :)))

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John Brennick's avatar

Oh I don’t need your pic, just an idea to make the content more interesting to send to my pen name’s subscribers.

Anyway, it would be amazing to meet you even for one minute.

I’ll separately send you some of the fiction I’ve written, including the glossary and note on historic resources and pronunciation guide. (I use just a few old Norse and old English historical words and created a few compound words made out of vocabulary using old English and Norse).

There’s a seiðr in book 1, for example.

Thank you for sharing academically and archaeologically rigorous info!

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Harrison's avatar

Love this! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.

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Maddy Reads Herstory's avatar

This is incredible! I went to Iceland in March and I'm gutted I didn't see this before. Ever since, I've been down a rabbit hole of sagas and history, so this is exciting reading. Thank you, such an interesting read and it is definitely a treasure!

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Irina Manea's avatar

happy to hear!!

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Sallyfemina's avatar

Is there a good English translation, preferably cheap?

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Irina Manea's avatar

There is one in progress for the whole manuscript, but the sagas of the kings can also be found in Heimskringla, which is also online (Viking Society for Northern Research).

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