meaning of borknagar

[Fleischwolf]

i don't know if that has been discussed before, but what is the meaning of the word borknagar? i recognize it's something scandinavian and i even speak some norwegian! but i can't make any sence of this word! could someone clarify this for me?

 

[Erik Tiwaz]

The word does not mean anything, it's constructed by Mr.Brun.

 

[Asgeir Mickelson]

I thought it meant "a band with an extremely handsome rhythm section"... I must have gotten that wrong...

- Asgeir

 

[Fleischwolf]

i see! and i thought it's some norse mythology stuff! it always reminds me of a "Borkenkäfer" a bug that gnaw(german "nagen") on bark of trees(german "Borke")!
a friend of mine and me also thought about whether it could be a name for nidhögg, who also gnaws on yggdrasil!
but now it's only a made up word!

 

[Henrik Main]

It's an anagram of Ragnarok, with a "B" added to it.

 

[Fleischwolf]

It's an anagram of Ragnarok, with a "B" added to it.

not very convincing !

 

[Henrik Main]

May well be, but just mix the letters of Ragnarok a bit and add a B..

 

[Fleischwolf]

i'd rather stay with the "Borkenkäfer"-theory!

 

[Henrik Main]

Hehe. Do so, my Austrian friend. It's just that I think it's a bit of a coincidence that the name Borknagar has "Ragnarok" in it.

 

[FailingAcension]

It literally translates to "Majestic beard"