Blood is "battle-sweat"
A ship is a "plank-horse"
The sea is a "whale-road"
A sword is a "battle-icicle"
Gold is "fire of the sea"
The sun is a "sky-candle"
And poetry itself? "Odin's mead." 2/7
#Kennings #OldNorse #Skaldic
Today I learned that in Old Norse poetry, an arrow is a "wound-bee."
That's a kenning, the Viking poets' way of naming the world through metaphor. And it gets better. 1/7
#OldNorse #Poetry #Kennings #Vikings
their mum’s saucepan for armor, and which early #Norse warrior would not nick his missus’ #casserole to protect his shoulder-rock, as Norse #kennings so poetically describe a head (deadpan humor?). I rest my case.
#FarmName #TaluNimi
#PersonalName #Isikunimi
#Etymology #Etümoloogia
Snow, I call you
clouds scattering,
colour tamer,
sound silencer,
greenery concealer,
frost buttered,
white sequin wearer,
cold spell farer,
postcard dream scene sharer,
day-to-evening blur. #poetry #poem #kennings
Snorri Sturluson's (medieval #Icelandic poet) #kennings for
"poetry":
Yggr's booty
the waves of Harr's hall-barrel
"gold":
the gleam of the grip
otter-payment
"hand":
the many-meadowed elbow realm
the backward-bending feller of the lagoon
#skaldic #iceland #kenning
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Though old and frail,
yet still I sail the rune-seas;
delve deep for the bright mind-gold.
#kennings #riddlesinthedark #Tolkien
Gold sliver
Daybreak slice
Greyblue world
Sand sleek
Tide sheen
#kennings #dawn #light #stilldark #northsea
Meaning of #kennings It is an erroneous term if it is intended as a plural of Kenning, for the correct plural is Kenningar. A Kenning is a rhetorical figure used in countries such as Iceland and Norway. In Old Norse it means naming, knowing, designating. .. kennings
Significado de #kennings Es un término erróneo si se pretende como plural de Kenning, pues el plural correcto es Kenningar. Una Kenning es una figura retórica usada en países como Islandia y Noruega. En Nórdico antiguo quiere decir nombrar, conocer, designar... kennings
Significado de #kennings É um termo errôneo se se destina a ser um plural de Kenning, pois o plural correto é Kenningar. Um Kenning é uma figura retórica usada em países como a Islândia e a Noruega. No nórdico antigo significa nomear, saber, designar. .. kennings
Anyone else fascinated with #kennings? Here's a list of favorites I've cobbled together so far. Would love to hear others' favorites. #NorsePoetry #Vikings #Literature #AcademicSky #EduSky #Metaphor #Langsky
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No. 652/3,333
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O Sea Mother, Drowning Goddess, Whip of Whips!
Long have the surface-dwellers poisoned the darkness...
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#poem #poetry #poet #writer #AmWriting #blogger #blog #WordPress #Goddess #KenningsPoem #kennings #FreeVerse #VersLibre
Good #kennings (almost) all...
Is still cringe every time I hear the phrases “thought leader” and “taste maker” #kennings
