An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
Jelling stones — Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Styrbjörn the Strong — between Styrbjörn and king Eric the Victorious.It is believed that there once was a larger saga on Styrbjörn, but most of what is extant is found in the short story Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa . Parts of his story are also retold in Eyrbyggja… … Wikipedia
Jomvikings — The Jomsvikings were a possibly legendary company of Viking mercenaries or brigands of the 900s and 1000s, dedicated to the worship of such deities as Odin and Thor. They were staunchly pagan, but they reputedly would fight for any lord able to… … Wikipedia
Battle of Fýrisvellir — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Fýrisvellir caption=After the battle of Fýrisvellir, by Mårten Eskil Winge (1888). partof= date= c. 984 place= Uppsala, Sweden result= Jomsviking defeat combatant1= The Swedish leidang combatant2=… … Wikipedia
Hällestad Runestones — The church of Hällestad where the runestones are located The Hällestad Runestones are three runestones located in the walls of the church of Hällestad in Torna Hällestad, about 20 kilometers east of Lund in Skåne, southern Sweden. Their Rundata… … Wikipedia
Années 960 — IXe siècle | Xe siècle | XIe siècle Années 940 | Années 950 | Années 960 | Années 970 | Années 980 960 | 961 | 962 | 963 | 964 | 965 | 966 | 967 | 968 | 969 Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Gome — Gome, n. [Cf. Icel. gormr ooze, mud.] The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel; called also {gorm}. See {Gorm}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorm — Gome Gome, n. [Cf. Icel. gormr ooze, mud.] The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel; called also {gorm}. See {Gorm}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gormand — Gor mand, n. [F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps, glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear, daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf. {Gourmand}.] A greedy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gorm the Old — Gorm learns of the death of his son Canute, painting by August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen. Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle, Old Norse: Gormr gamli), also called Gorm the Sleepy (Danish: Gorm Løge dvaske), was the first historically recognized King … Wikipedia
Runestone — A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition began in the 4th century but most of them date from the late Viking Age, and it lasted… … Wikipedia
