And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Tulr auk thorn kardu kuml disi aftir thuri auk gulaka sunu sina. In English: Tular and Thorn carved this monument in memory of Thuri and Gulaka their sons
My Norse and ability to read runes might be faulty.
The nearly unbelievable part is there were/are a LOT of those on both Canadian and US soil. Our history books could use a full redo just based on a lot of 'this is what grandpappy told me vs what actually happened.
Do not build a nuclear reactor between the sea and this point because of tidal waves. Oh wait. That was in Japanese, not Norse. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/century-old-warnings-against-tsunamis-dot-japans-coastline-180956448/
It says "kids under 12 eat free".
ReplyDelete"You kids get off my lawn!"
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First Monopoly board??
ReplyDeleteI wonder if sitting on the point is painful.
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ReplyDelete...stirt var honum norrœnt mál, ok kylfdi mᴊǫk til orðanna, ok hǫfðu margir menn þat mᴊǫk at spotti.
Old Norse is a different kettle of fish.
"Then did Tular with his sword cleave Thorn's skull to his teeth."
ReplyDeleteThe nearly unbelievable part is there were/are a LOT of those on both Canadian and US soil. Our history books could use a full redo just based on a lot of 'this is what grandpappy told me vs what actually happened.
ReplyDeleteActual translation: Honk if you're horny......
ReplyDeletePostscript: And now some grinning jackass has parked his butt on top of their memory.
ReplyDeleteI think he's repairing it.
DeleteRepairing his butt hole?
DeleteDo not build a nuclear reactor between the sea and this point because of tidal waves. Oh wait. That was in Japanese, not Norse.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/century-old-warnings-against-tsunamis-dot-japans-coastline-180956448/
It reads, Kilroy Was Here in Viking.
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Get off my lawn.
Helga is a woman of easy virtue.
If you lived here, you'd be home now.
We'd like to speak with you about your sleigh's extended warranty...
Beware of carnivorous moose. Mind you, moose bites can be pretty painful. A moose once bit my sister."
And the ever popular:
Delete"Romani ite domum."