gather round ye pagans.

[bleedingskeptic]

i've been getting into norse mythology lately and something is REALLY pissing me off...i don't know how to pronounce stuff. i've looked everywhere and can't find out how to pronounce them so i'm asking you bastards.

here are the words that sounds like gibberish in my mind when i read.

mjolliner
kvasir
hrunginir

 

[Pancakes]

Yggdrasil

 

[Herald of Abomination]

"J" is usually pronounced as an "y".

I think "Mjollnir" is said like "Myollneer".

 

[Pancakes]

Explain to me how Yngwie translates into Ingvay?

 

[Herald of Abomination]

That's swedish, completely different.

 

[Pancakes]

That's beside the point.

 

[Herald of Abomination]

kthxbye

INGVEY

 

[Pancakes]

HOW?!

 

[Ibsen]

Never cared too much about pronunciation but I'll give it a shot.

mjolliner - m YO LEE nur
kvasir - k Vo(o as in ostrich)S eer
hrunginir - h ROON gi(i as in big) NEER (not sure but it sounds right)

Like I said, I've never cared too much so I've never tried it but if someone knows the myths, they'll know what you're talking about based on these pronunciations.

 

[manuelgv]

hey what authors are you reading for norse?
I have been looking for good books,I have few but there aren't many many myths so I don't worry

does anyone know of an online store where I could buy a mjollner to hang on my neck?

 

[Ibsen]

I'm not sure if Spirit Online sells things but it's a good place to start looking, as it has some good links. http://www.spiritonline.com

 

[Static]

Originally posted by Pancakes
Yggdrasil

Empryeant!!!!

 

[FangsFirst]

yggdrasil:
YGG-drah-sul

no the first syllable isn't a joke
I'm pretty sure that's it