Old Norse Quote by Njord Kane

“Legend has it that many of the raids conducted on England, Francia and Frisia during this time were led by Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók,…

— Njord Kane

“The word Viking comes from the Old Norse word “víkingr,” a term which meant to go raiding and it wasn't always by boat. The…

— Njord Kane

“Wow," said Samirah as we approached the dock. "You're right, Alex. That ship is really yellow." I sighed. "Not you, too." Alex grinned. "I…

— Rick Riordan

“Oh yes. I was telling you about my research into the old Norse sagas- the mythology of ancient Scandinavia. Have you read them?” “Uh…

— Karen Chance

“Viking is a term—thought to have its root in the old Norse vika, meaning “to go off”—for Scandinavians who left their native land to…

— Mark Kurlansky

“(...) Some fairy lore makes a clear division between good and wicked types of fairies — between those who are friendly to mankind, and…

— Terri Windling

“...it was not considered right for a man not to drink, although drink was a dangerous thing. On the contrary, not to drink would…

— Eoghan Odinsson

The very first idea I ever had about making a film... my first thought about ever being a filmmaker was when I was sixteen…

— Mel Gibson

You don't have to try to be contemporary. You are already contemporary. What one has in mythology is being evolved all the time. Personally,…

— Jorge Luis Borges

Sometimes, looking at the many books I have at home, I feel I shall die before I come to the end of them, yet…

— Jorge Luis Borges

“...to limit the meaning of Aslan simply to lion from Turkish is to miss its deep northern resonances and the song of the snowflakes…

— Anne Hamilton

In the ninth and tenth centuries the Vikings invaded Britain from Scandinavia and settled in large numbers. Their language, which we call Old Norse,…

— Larry Trask

“That thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Yael wanted to be like the Valkyrie maidens in the old Norse lore. Winged women who rode to war on the backs of wolves,…

— Ryan Graudin

“Since moving to Valhalla, I'd learned an impressive number of Old Norse cusswords. Meinfretr translated as something like stinkfart, which was, naturally, the worse…

— Rick Riordan