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My wife and I are being kicked out of our apartment in two months. The buyer of the building wants to be owner-occupier. This has been our home for ten years, and we have 60 days to find somewhere new. Urðr accumulates and I face the sköp. And Verðandi is not finished.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I had a great idea to combine a few of my interests into a (more fun than profitable) project. But I can't draw (well enough to my satisfaction), can't afford an artist (and won't use GenAI), can't afford an Old Norse proofreader, to say nothing of production and publishing. Oh well!

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 28/09/2026

dagliga (adv.): 49 cits, e.g. daily, every day, every single day // dagligt, hver dag, hver eneste dag ‘Hún hafði hjá sér dagliga vatn Guðmundar biskups ok þóttist linan af fá, er kalt var’ (GBp in Holm perg 5 fol) onp.ku.dk/o13713 #OldNorse

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Forkunnar mikil jǫtunkona is moving me around her body to teach me Old Norse. "Ek var á lófa þínum. Nú em ek milli fingra þinna." "Ek stóð á læri gýgjar, en nú em ek í munni hennar, sit á tungu hennar." It makes me pay attention.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fý! You learn #OldNorse, you understand it's written in Younger Futhark and not Elder, but when you try to render it into runes … the orthography goes off and you're spelling something else almost entirely. I mean, I guess I should be excited there's always something new to learn, but svei.

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 24/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: mikla (vb.): 67 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: to be/become arrogant/conceited, to boast, to think highly of oneself] ‘comr avalt fyʀi frvmgiofin en retlet…’ (Prosper in AM 677 4°) onp.ku.dk/o54366

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Giving up on FolkRealms again. It's just open-door to all faiths and beliefs. I thought it was Norse-focused, but that's not the impression that the flood of Americans (led there by Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen) had, turning it more broadly Pagan. And definitely no historical or linguistic interest.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What I believe changes with everything I learn. Where I thought I was going gets redirected, or else I learn the destination never existed. The only thing I can do is keep moving. #TýsdagsTrǫð (Tuesday travel) #OldNorse

A narrow body of water, between two rocky crags, empties out into Lake Superior. Superimposed text reads: I don't know what comes next. I don't have the answers. Fate has not called me. But ... ek fer.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The more I read, the more Gýgratrú falls apart, until I have no idea what the hell I'm spending my time on. This has been a very disruptive season. Have to wait until next year to see what remains standing, if anything.

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Krister Vasshus @kristervasshus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hutututu Old Norse interjection meaning 'so cold!' Still lives on in Norwegian "huttetu", which may have a slightly broader meaning. Not that I propose to read this inscription as "all this silver gives me the chills", or anything, but I'm just putting it out there.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For #LaugardagsLæti (Saturday shenanigans), I'm grilling Reykjavik-style hot dogs for an art pop-up. I drove all over town for suitable ingredients, found an Icelandic beer, and just mixed up the remúlaði. Hoping the weather holds out—but I'll grill in a storm if I have to. #cooking #OldNorse

A blue can of Einstök beer, and a glass mug in the shape of a skull, holding the golden lager.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Protester claims to be holding up traffic.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm going to grill some Icelandic hot dogs for a little art pop-up in my neighborhood tomorrow. Drove out to IKEA for the appropriate mustard and fried onions; was lucky to find Einstök Arctic Lager at the local liquor store. I'll mix up the remoulade tonight and we'll be good to hook.

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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There are two #Norse #Eddas: The Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. In this #poem, @mathjones.bsky.social recasts the opening of the Gylfaginnung, a major section of the Prose Edda in #alliterative verse. Now nominated by Forgotten Ground Regained for Best of the Net. alliteration.net/poetry/the-o...

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The Opening of the Gylfaginning, by Math Jones

... His name is All-Father, / but others he's had / in the tongue of the Old-yard, / twelve in number ...

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎵I've come to wive it wealthily in Padua-a-a!🎵

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MythologyBot @mythologybot.boodoo.co · 13/09/2026

F531.1.12 Giant bride's equipment.

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 06/09/2026

eintal (sb. n.): 28 cits, e.g. private/confidential conversation, conversation conducted in an exclusive/select circle ‘kongs son og Kollr woru ij einer saman wte…’ (Gibb in AM 585 c 4°) onp.ku.dk/o17201

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Dr Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#medievalsky shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/songs-wrap...

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Jackson Crawford @norsebysw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“I can’t translate this word into English” means you can’t translate it into *one word* (e.g. you can express what “Schadenfreude” means in English). This is true of my favorite hard-to-translate word in Old Norse too: “troll,” not a species but a person/being with some elements of magic and menace.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Make a band edible: Fleetwood Mac & Cheese Rage Against the Poutine Hall & Oats Pho Fighters Blue Öyster Crackers

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Progress isn't the absence of missed days, failed attempts, or abandoned plans. It's what results when you stand up again in new conditions and move forward anyway. #FrjádagsFrami (Friday progress) #OldNorse

A grainy black-and-white image of an anvil and hammer, framed by red blocks reading "Progress is shaped by what resists us," in the style of Barbara Kruger.

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 11/09/2026

síðr (adj.): 53 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: long, hanging down] // langt nedhængende, lang ‘clæði afar sið’ (Sv in AM 327 4°) onp.ku.dk/o68269 #OldNorse

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There has been lots of chatter about runes in the news recently. Recap what has been happening in the newsletter entry, ‘Runic News Round-Up!’ runebrevet.hypotheses.org/1166

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Runic News Round-Up! September 2026

A September round-up of new finds of runic inscriptions in various news outlets, complete with links and short English summaries of the discoveries.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The North Shore felt less like scenery and more like transition. The mists, basalt pillars, wind and waves carried a presence that moved me deeply. I was reluctant to leave because it awakened something in me that I couldn't release once I'd touched it. #ÓðinsdagsǪnd (Wednesday spirit) #OldNorse

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I spent five days in Grand Marais, three of which were learning blacksmithing at North House Folk School. I made my own grilling implements—skewers, steak flipper, roasting fork, spatula—plus a copper ladle and spoon for my wife. No matter how tired I was, I came back to life at the forge.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For three days, this has been my altar. I've shaped cooking implements and my own body in this invocation. #TýsdagsTól (Tuesday tools and crafts) #OldNorse

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEW BOOK ALERT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🚨📢🎺 Releasing on the 15th of November this year, I am very happy to reveal the cover for something slightly different: a colouring book all about Norse mythology THE VIKING WORLD: A COLOURING BOOK, to be published via Amberley Publishing for £15.99 (or £14.39 via the below link)

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sounds like a key point in the Cadfael Chronicles.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Packing up some clothes and supplies. Today I drive five hours north to North House Folk School, where I'll learn basic blacksmithing. When I come home I should have a set of grilling implements, made with my own hands. I'm extremely excited about this.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Some people go to the #MNStateFair to get acquainted with agriculture and animal husbandry, to see live shows and experience large trucks and farming equipment. I go there to eat. #TýsdagsTrǫð (Tuesday Bite) #OldNorse

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TýsdagsTrǫð | Gýgratrú Blog

A review of everything I've had to eat at the MN State Fair.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Settled down with a nice breakfast sandwich, a hot mocha, and a heapin' helpin' of cosmic injustice. Rereading "Sigurðarkviða in skamma" until my eyes were too teary to read. Really struggling with Urðr, Verðandi, Skuld, ǫrlǫg and hamingja. #OldNorse #MánadagsMœða (the honest Monday struggle)

A spicy breakfast sandwich on biscuit, a to-go cup of coffee, and Dr. Jackson Crawford's translation of the Poetic Edda, second edition.

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Johan Schalin @schaljoh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

On this intriguing subject a paper of mine states: "Old Norse cannot at the same time be both a thirteenth century descendant of a Viking Age Old West Nordic and the ancestor of Classic Old Swedish and Early Middle Danish, which are contemporaneous with it." www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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(PDF) On the periodisation of early North Germanic (Article Postprint/AAM)

PDF | This postprint/AAM of an article in NOWELE welcomes the recent proposal of Michael Schulte (2024) for a periodisation of early North Germanic,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'd have thought this would be more interesting, but users on three different social media platforms resolutely disagree.

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

runor.raa.se/inscription?...

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There's kind of a joke, I think, that saying anything in #OldNorse necessarily sounds more impressive. Here, I count from one to ten in American English, then again in Old Norse, using @norsebysw.bsky.social 's cues for pronunciation, as I understand them, rather than modern Icelandic.

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 29/08/2026

borgarhlið (sb. n.): 54 cits, e.g. gateway of a fortress/stronghold, portal // borgport ‘þau riða ut af borgenni ... þeir er geta ⸢borgar liða [V: borgarhlidz]. sea reið herburtz ...’ (Þiðr in Holm perg 4 fol) onp.ku.dk/o10192 #OldNorse

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The server cache refreshed, Gýgratrú now has an RSS feed (as if anyone still had a reader): gygratru.neocities.org/rss.xml GPT taught me how to build and update a sitemap, and the RSS was simple after that. Not that I have anything to say, but it's still pretty cool.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I had a fantastic time at the 10th International Symposium of Runes and Runic Inscriptions. It was held in Copenhagen, which meant I got to see these amazing early runic inscriptions! I gave a paper on the new runic finds from England.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Progress doesn't announce itself dramatically. Sometimes it's a month of small destinations and decisions, or the kettlebell lifted until your arms shake. Sometimes it's just doing the day's work, instead of waiting to become the person who will do it. #FrjádagsFrami (Friday progress) #OldNorse

A black kettlebell weight and an earthenware mug rest on a background of cork mat. Superimposed text reads: The body remembers what the will repeats; small deeds, often done, become one's strength.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Harvested this monstrous amount of basil from my plants. Laid them all out on the dehydrator trays, and then they withered up into this (fig. 3). Now that whole splay is caught up in two jars, sitting in my cupboard. I hope they turned out well.

A large strainer overstuffed with huge basil leaves.

A square tray with a silicone grid, on which four rows of basil leaves are laid out and spaced prettily.

A dehydrator tray, sparsely covered with dried green/brown basil leaves.

Two Ball jars, sealed and labeled, packed with crunchy dried basil leaves.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finished 'Reacher' season 3. Now I can get caught up on the current edition. And apparently my website's now capable of an RSS feed and I can easily update its sitemap. All I need to do is find a cheap VPS and host it myself, I guess.

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Gýgratrú

Field-notes and quiet reverence for the giantesses.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Completed a full workout today. I have an exercise regimen meant to help me shed my belly, but it only works if I do it. Decided today's Day One, Week One, keeping a journal. Very pleased to have completed all the graphic uploads to Gýgratrú. Now I can think about RSS and a sitemap. Maybe.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I remember the bicentennial. I was swept up in the national pride and all the hype, the excitement, the new quarters, everything. I will probably never see my nation loving itself like that ever again. (Then again, we only had three network channels and no internet.)

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

With the assistance of GPT, I've upgraded my Blog page on the Gýgratrú site. It has the advanced coding to make it function so prettily (and troubleshoot the nagging errors). And I'm migrating my Instagram content over to it, so I guess I'll be deleting that account soon.

gygratru.neocities.org

Gýgratrú | Blog

Field notes: rituals, insights, encounters, and revisions along the path of Gýgratrú.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today I'm tired after a busy weekend and donating double red cells. Happiness doesn't always come from glory or perfection—just the quiet satisfaction of showing up, doing my best, and leaving the world a little better. #MánadagsMœða (the honest Monday struggle) #OldNorse #Havamal

A blurry, upside-down image of a forest. The superimposed text is Havamal 69: No one is totally wretched, even if his health is bad—some find happiness in their children, some in their kin, some in their money, some in work well done.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This isn't a legend. This is just Comic-Con. This is high school.

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Rúnskrá @runskra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My neighbor timidly asked if I wouldn't mind watering her garden again (she had to run out for a wedding). I readily agreed, eager for more access to this hidden haven. Left my bindrune for the Giantess's protection over these grounds. #SunnudagsSæla (Sunday happiness) #OldNorse

View from a patio: iron table and chairs, White Castle coffee mug, Tibetan prayer flags, and a wide spreading yard full of tall, abundant flowers and plants.

A collection of broken clay planter shards, potsherds, on one of which is drawn my bindrune, combining Thurisaz with Perthro (giant and womb).

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