He, she, they... the uses of some #pronouns have changed over the years. English-speakers lost the useful 'wit', 'unker' and 'git'. But what did they make it possible to say?
Read the interview with Tom Birkett, head of @NorseMap #Viking research @UCC 👇 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260408-the-extinct-english-words-for-just-the-two-of-us

He, she, they... the uses of some #pronouns have changed over the years. English-speakers lost the useful 'wit', 'un...
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Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness".

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KAARNEKORPI (Finlàndia) presenta nou àlbum: "Muinaiset voimat" #Kaarnekorpi #Viking #FolkMetal #Abril2026 #Finlàndia #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

Trying to reconstruct a viking dress, how it might look like. A picture from 2022

#Viking #medieval #history

This beautiful piece of ancestrality turned up this morning in Southern Jutland. Found by Michael Juul Hansen.

#archeology #heathen #pagan #nordicanimism #viking #thor

A bit fuzzy because it was so dark but here is a rather #Viking looking dragon being faced down by a dog (I think dog rather than wolf because it appears to have a collar round its neck). The carving is to be found in Llanelidan Church, #Denbighshire #dragon #medieval #medievalsky #churches #Wales

Having recently finished a book written by a friend of mine, I wanted to shout about it as I thought it was a great read.

Really well paced, with the kind of story that immerses you to the point of forgetting you're reading.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b3d70775-d9e8-4737-b143-013e276c015e

#davidwarby #viking #werewolf #nonfiction

Don't listen if you dislike Dark Nordic Pagan Music or percussion.... otherwise, enjoy!

#Music #Pagan #Nordic #Viking #Baltics #Arctic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He4ZeYXg9Rc

ARE YOU AWAKE? | Volva's Song (Old Norse)

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The #Buddha in #Viking #Sweden. Buddha from #Helgo, Sweden. Somehow this idol of Buddha originally from North #India reached all the way to Viking town of Helgo ca 6th century.
#BuddhistArt #Buddhism