I’d love to hear more about Norse onomatopoeia and words for sounds, hearing the cattle lowing and the birds chirping made me think ‘how would the poets vocalize Jackson’s action?’
About the distance "rast", according to one article I found this is about 5 km (3 miles). This is simply the distance between rests when you're traveling by foot. A hundred rests/rasts is a really long distance.
I mean Jackson has said this before. I suppose the distance then is probably an estimate based on how people generally walk. So no exact science there. Correct me if wrong.
"Then follows a mighty battle between the gods and the Comet. It can have, of course, but one termination; but it will recur again and again in the legends of different nations. It was necessary that the gods, the protectors of mankind, should struggle to defend them against these strange and terrible enemies. But their very helplessness and their deaths show how immense was the calamity which had befallen the world."
5:28 The old Swedish mile, which of course is much more modern than a "rast", was a bit more than 10 km (it was, I think, based on an angle measurement of a great circle, just like the nautical mile or the German geographic mile). The law that regulated the building of roads and inns stipulated that a mile marker should be put up every quarter mile. Perhaps that is a faint memory of how long you could travel before taking a break? Is 2.5 km a reasonable distance before your horse needs rest? 🤔 Relevant to the viking age, there was also a similar unit of measurement at sea, the distance a team of rowers could row (or were hired to row) before being relieved by the next team. That is also a proposed source for the word "viking"; the word vicar in English and the word vikarie in Swedish means someone who takes another's place. The next rowing team, the next "viking", takes over the job for the next leg of the journey. 🙂
Interesting. The moment you said reka meant avenge I quickly realized it's Dutch cognated is wreken. Which is actually pronounced vreken (wr is pronounced vr in Dutch, same with wrijving). Also because I remember v's dropping off words from your other videos.
@@casthedemon Goddamnit, I hate it when Im wrong. Its Biv-rǫst as you say, and I check ethymology now, its like the "Trembling road", "Quakey road" in norwegian dictionary/encyclopediasa. Rǫst means like "long steep road" from what I can see, has several meanings. Rost is also a place up north in Norway, near polar circle, which means a lot of aurora boraelis, which "shimmering mile" isnt too bad of a guess, I would guess. Rasta is to have "a small break while on the road". We still have "rasteplass" in Norway, these places by the road, that tourists, travellers can stop, make some food and relax, usually with some chairs and tables, sometimes with a roof and bbq. Old Norse and Old English are very similar tho. And now I have to watch ANOTHER youtube-video, greeat, FML, it hurts being an idiot at times, haha.
@@VanaheimrUllr you're good lol. We're all on the path towards knowledge. Nothing wrong with still having things to learn. That's half the fun. And yeah. One of Odins names is Biflindi. Lindi is spear. Bif is shaker. So one of his names is Spear-Shaker. Shakespeare is Odin confirmed lmao. But yeah so Bifrost would mean something like "shaking/shimmering road/mile." It's kind of ambiguous whether the bifrost refers to rainbows or the northern lights. Though it could be a name for both tbh.
@@VanaheimrUllr But yeah they are similar. It's just a common mistake since it's something that looks like it could be in English. It's interesting how many words you can recognize in 1000 year old texts though. I do like your username btw too.
I've never heard birds go so crazy. Thank you for your insight, as always!
I’d love to hear more about Norse onomatopoeia and words for sounds, hearing the cattle lowing and the birds chirping made me think ‘how would the poets vocalize Jackson’s action?’
I love hummingbirds. It's so cool to see so many in one place.
Nice shot with the hummingbirds! I always enjoy the outdoor ambiance of your videos, it complements your delivery well.
About the distance "rast", according to one article I found this is about 5 km (3 miles). This is simply the distance between rests when you're traveling by foot. A hundred rests/rasts is a really long distance.
I don't know if an article is a reliable source
I mean Jackson has said this before.
I suppose the distance then is probably an estimate based on how people generally walk. So no exact science there. Correct me if wrong.
It's a league rather than a mile then.
Wonderful background challenge ! Those little guys are all the best!
Just bought your books thank you!
As always, a joy when my attention can lock in.
Thank you.
Quite a contrast to discuss Ragnarok against such an idealic background.
You have my vote, Rocky Mountain Independent!
Great stuff, Keep up the good work bro! ☮♥
"Then follows a mighty battle between the gods and the Comet. It can have, of course, but one termination; but it will recur again and again in the legends of different nations. It was necessary that the gods, the protectors of mankind, should struggle to defend them against these strange and terrible enemies. But their very helplessness and their deaths show how immense was the calamity which had befallen the world."
You could do a new video, “How to Cuss in Proto-Indo-Hummingbird”. Do they possess a Runic Alphabet?
5:28 The old Swedish mile, which of course is much more modern than a "rast", was a bit more than 10 km (it was, I think, based on an angle measurement of a great circle, just like the nautical mile or the German geographic mile). The law that regulated the building of roads and inns stipulated that a mile marker should be put up every quarter mile. Perhaps that is a faint memory of how long you could travel before taking a break? Is 2.5 km a reasonable distance before your horse needs rest? 🤔
Relevant to the viking age, there was also a similar unit of measurement at sea, the distance a team of rowers could row (or were hired to row) before being relieved by the next team. That is also a proposed source for the word "viking"; the word vicar in English and the word vikarie in Swedish means someone who takes another's place. The next rowing team, the next "viking", takes over the job for the next leg of the journey. 🙂
Interesting.
The moment you said reka meant avenge I quickly realized it's Dutch cognated is wreken. Which is actually pronounced vreken (wr is pronounced vr in Dutch, same with wrijving).
Also because I remember v's dropping off words from your other videos.
The word is still in english today; wreak, from the Saxon wrekan.
Does Vigridr or the version Sigrid talks about have any literal or metaphorical translation?
I love all your work!
The birds are definitely upstaging.
Hmm... Things to think about. Skål! 🤔
Is rasta linguistically related to rost? Could bifrost mean shimmering mile?
Bi-Frost. Frost is "freezing"
@@VanaheimrUllr 😆 Lmao. Did you really apply English to a Norse word? It's not bi-frost. It's bif-rost. He even has a video on it.
@@casthedemon Goddamnit, I hate it when Im wrong. Its Biv-rǫst as you say, and I check ethymology now, its like the "Trembling road", "Quakey road" in norwegian dictionary/encyclopediasa. Rǫst means like "long steep road" from what I can see, has several meanings. Rost is also a place up north in Norway, near polar circle, which means a lot of aurora boraelis, which "shimmering mile" isnt too bad of a guess, I would guess. Rasta is to have "a small break while on the road". We still have "rasteplass" in Norway, these places by the road, that tourists, travellers can stop, make some food and relax, usually with some chairs and tables, sometimes with a roof and bbq.
Old Norse and Old English are very similar tho. And now I have to watch ANOTHER youtube-video, greeat, FML, it hurts being an idiot at times, haha.
@@VanaheimrUllr you're good lol. We're all on the path towards knowledge. Nothing wrong with still having things to learn. That's half the fun. And yeah. One of Odins names is Biflindi. Lindi is spear. Bif is shaker. So one of his names is Spear-Shaker. Shakespeare is Odin confirmed lmao. But yeah so Bifrost would mean something like "shaking/shimmering road/mile." It's kind of ambiguous whether the bifrost refers to rainbows or the northern lights. Though it could be a name for both tbh.
@@VanaheimrUllr But yeah they are similar. It's just a common mistake since it's something that looks like it could be in English. It's interesting how many words you can recognize in 1000 year old texts though. I do like your username btw too.
ETA on your Prose Edda?
Wait was there a ragnarok 2?
The first one was so devastating, they skipped the second one and killed off Baldr for a second time.
I had the same feeling! I don't know why.
Some 57Hz wingflaps sounded great :)
Shoutout to the hummingbirds!
fantastico
that landscape is so pretty that it looks artificial
Need to turn up the audio a little. .
Couldn't hear a word, only the hummingbirds.
Earbuds or headphones could help you there.