Publications of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Volume 1Published under the direction of the Executive Council of the Society, 1911 |
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A. A. Stomberg Aasen Advancement of Scandinavian appeared Augustana College Axel Olrik Bergen Brynhildr Celts century Chicago Christiania committee Copenhagen course crime culture Danish Denmark dinavian discussion edition Elder Edda English evil Flom Freyja George German and French Gothic Goths Háv Hávamál Heliand high school Ibsen Icelandic interest Iowa Jules Mauritzon Julius Kria Landsmaal Larson later literary literature Lokasenna Loki meaning mên Minnesota modern languages Moltke Moe Nansen native norske North Norway Norwegian dialects Odin Old Norse Old Saxon Olson original paper passage Peer Gynt poem poet present printed Prof Professor published sagas Scandinavian languages Scandinavian Study Selma Selma Lagerlöf sense Shetland Sigrdrífumál Society stanza Strindberg student Sturtevant Sweden Swedish Swedish literature Tacitus Tegnér tion translation University Library University of Illinois Upsala Vinland Vinland sagas volume West Germanic Wisconsin word writers
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Page 227 - And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Page 73 - Vandilios adfirmant, eaque vera et antiqua nomina. ceterum Germaniae vocabulum recens et nuper additum, quoniam qui primi Rhenum transgressi Gallos expulerint ac nunc Tungri, tunc Germani vocati sint: ita nationis nomen, non gentis evaluisse paulatim, ut omnes primum a victore ob metum, mox etiam a se ipsis invento nomine Germani vocarentur.
Page 11 - This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any annual meeting provided the proposed amendment has received the approval of two-thirds of the members of the Executive Council.
Page 146 - Even though the Saga of Eric the Red and the " Gronlendinga-j'attr " contain nothing which we can regard as certain information as to the discovery of America by the Greenlanders, we yet find there and elsewhere many features which show that they must have reached the coast of America, the most decisive among them being the chance mention of the voyagers from Markland, in 1347. To this may be added Hertzberg's demonstration of the adoption of the Icelandic game of " knattleikr " by the Indians. The...
Page 304 - Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this Society.
Page 225 - For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses.
Page 102 - Islendingasaga' of Sturla Thordsson (ed. Vigfusson, ch. 146). To my notion, the poet has succeeded admirably in reproducing the cool coloring, the ironic-pessimistic attitude, that uncompromisingly masculine sentiment we know so well in their refreshing acerbity from the best sagas. Not the least meritorious thing in the play, by the way, is the very slight insistence on Thorolf's relations to Helga, notwithstanding its temptation to the author of a social drama betraying strong influence of Ibsen;...
Page 10 - Society on nomination by the Executive Committee. SEC. 6. The names of the active and honorary members shall be printed in the Yearbook. SEC. 7. The annual dues for active members shall be $2.00 and for associate members $1 . oo.
Page 148 - He gave a name to the country and called it Greenland and said that it must persuade men to go thither if the land had a good name. They found there, both east and west in the country, the dwellings of men and fragments of boats and stone implements such that it may be perceived from these that that manner of the people had been there who have inhabited Wineland and whom...
Page 176 - I feel myself wholly innocent, at least, of carelessness. I wish to own that, where I have failed to render the spirit of my author, it is from inability to do better, and not because I do not see my faults, or because I have not endeavored to make my work as good as I could, with more pains and care, perhaps, than were altogether justified by the nature of it".