[gothic-l] Snorri and skaldskaparmal

[Alburysteve at AOL.COM]

Hi Keth:
>  But I'd also like to add that we here in Norway often speak of
>  "Europe" or "the Continent" as anything within Europe South
>  of Scandinavian countries, excepting the British isles.
>  So in our day-to-day consciousness we pretty much see ourselves as
>  "insular", just like I believe the British do. That is because
>  the only way to get to "Europe" is by ship.  (also plane nowadays)
<snip>
>  Remember that the ancients also described "Scania" as an island.
>  They probably knew better (see --> the story of Ottar's journey),
>  but for practical purposes there wasn't much differense between
>  a very long peninsula and living on an island.

A point well worth making.  This last point has always puzzled me and your
insight helps greatly in providing context for the practice.

Many thanks.

Steve O'Brien
Albury, Ontario

You are a member of the Gothic-L list.  To unsubscribe, send a blank email to <gothic-l-unsubscribe at egroups.com>.

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/