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17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
Taken from Tudor: archive.org/details/orkn...
The Orkneys and Shetland; their past and present state : Tudor, John R : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
xxxiii, 703 p. 21 cm
archive.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Taken from Tudor: archive.org/details/orkn...
Fenton's The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Fenton's The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland
While we're on Norse giants, T.O. Grant has a brilliantly titled paper on the topic:
A Problem of Giant Proportions: Distinguishing Risar and Jötnar in Old Icelandic Saga Material
A Problem of Giant Proportions: Distinguishing Risar and Jötnar in Old Icelandic Saga Material
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While we're on Norse giants, T.O. Grant has a brilliantly titled paper on the topic:
A Problem of Giant Proportions: Distinguishing Risar and Jötnar in Old Icelandic Saga Material
A Problem of Giant Proportions: Distinguishing Risar and Jötnar in Old Icelandic Saga Material
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The Stane o' Quoybune, Birsay walks to the loch for a drink on New Year's Day too. Unfortunately, if you witness it you die shortly after so hard to confirm.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Stane o' Quoybune, Birsay walks to the loch for a drink on New Year's Day too. Unfortunately, if you witness it you die shortly after so hard to confirm.
The Stane o' Quoybune, Birsay walks to the loch for a drink on New Year's Day too. Unfortunately, if you witness it you die shortly after so hard to confirm.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Stane o' Quoybune, Birsay walks to the loch for a drink on New Year's Day too. Unfortunately, if you witness it you die shortly after so hard to confirm.
Already taken!
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Already taken!
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Better than calling yourself Lake Superior
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Better than calling yourself Lake Superior
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That's so much healthier than the toxic self-image that some lakes have.
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
That's so much healthier than the toxic self-image that some lakes have.
What's a blank node?
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What's a blank node?
Really enjoyed your presentation - and good to put a voice to the name!
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Really enjoyed your presentation - and good to put a voice to the name!
Nice to get a rare one pop up. There are only 26 examples of this (Type E with a resolved final lift) in Beowulf
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nice to get a rare one pop up. There are only 26 examples of this (Type E with a resolved final lift) in Beowulf