Questions tagged [scandinavian-languages]

For questions about Scandinavian literature: works of literature which were originally written in any of the North Germanic (or "Scandinavian") languages - Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, or Old Norse. Note that this is a language tag and not a country tag: the place of publication is irrelevant.

Use this tag for any questions about works of literature which were originally written in any of the languages commonly referred to as North Germanic, Nordic or Scandinavian (except Finnish, which is an entirely unrelated language). These are all grouped together in a single tag because they're often too similar to each other to be reasonably distinguishable. See How should we tag Scandinavian/Nordic questions? on meta for more details and rationale for this tagging system.

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What is a beacon?

I'm reading George W. DaSent's 1861 translation of The Story of Burnt Njal (because it's available for free online). I have what some may consider a basic question, but given that I don't know anything about Iceland I thought I would ask it. What…
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Why is there so much legalese in Egil's Saga?

Egil's Saga, often thought to have been written by famed Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson, appears to be a heroic family history. It differs from other sagas and, indeed, from other work by Sturluson, because it includes a wealth of detail on the…
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Are coins usually turned around before handed to beggars?

I was reading Antinatalism on Wikiquote and saw Antinatalism - Wikiquote Above all, we must make the reproductive question ethically relevant. A coin is turned around before it is handed to the beggar, yet a child is unflinchingly tossed into…
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Where in the Edda does it counsel or complain against drunkenness?

I recall reading that the Edda - either the poetic or prose Edda - counselled or complained against drunkenness. What did it exactly say? And who said it?
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Where in norse literature was 'Galdrakinn' used as a nickname, as recorded by Cleasby?

The ONP page for Galdrahríð has definitions from Cleasby & Zoega, and lists all the words containing the headword Galdra, including this one. galdra-kinn, f. a ‘spell-cheek,’ a nickname, Eb. Other entries have a citation that can be clicked, but…
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