Old Norse For Modern Times

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Never be lost for words again...with this book of lost words. Have you ever wanted to wield the silver tongue of Loki, or to hammer home your point like a Thundergod Old Norse is the language of legends and the stuff of sagas, the inspiration for Tolkien and Marvel, for award-winning manga and epic videogames. It is the language of cleverly crafted kennings, blood-curdling curses, and pithy retorts to Ragnark. Old Norse for Modern Times gives you the perfect phrase for every contemporary situationfrom memorable movie quotes ("Were going to need a bigger boat." urfa munu vr skip strra) to battle-cries to yell on Discord ("Do I look to be in a gaming mood" Snisk r ek vera skapi til leika), from mead hall musings ("This drink, I like it! ANOTHER!" Lkar mr drykkr essi! ANNAN!) to tried-and-tested pickup lines ("Nice tattoo!" Fagrt er hflri"). With over 500 phrases inside (plus the chance to add your own!) it is the perfect guide for Vikings fans, whether they are re-enactors, role-players, or simply in love with Ragnar.

Author Bio

Ian Stuart Sharpe is the CEO of a tech start up. As a child he discovered his love of books, sci-fi and sagas: devouring the works of Douglas Adams, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, and George MacDonald Fraser alongside Snorri Sturluson and Sigvat the Skald. He once won a prize at school for Outstanding Progress and chose a dictionary as his reward, secretly wishing it had been an Old Norse phrasebook. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.