ancient+Scandinavian+poet
1skald — or scald II [[t]skɔld, skɑld[/t]] n. lit. an ancient Scandinavian poet • Etymology: 1755–65; < ON skāld poet skald′ic, adj. skald′ship, n …
2skald — or scald noun Etymology: Old Norse skāld Date: 1780 an ancient Scandinavian poet; broadly bard • skaldic adjective …
3scald — I. v. a. Burn (with a hot liquid). II. a. Scurvy, paltry, poor. III. n. Skald, ancient Scandinavian poet …
4Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …
5comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
6Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–1500 — This is a list of the sources of minor planet names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel s Dictionary of Minor Planet Names or Paul Herget s The Names of the Minor Planets… …
7Oehlenschlager, Adam — (1779 1850) A Danish poet and dramatist, Oehlenschlager was the central figure in Danish romanticism. With the exception of Johannes Ewald, who was active as a poet around the time of Oehlenschlager s birth, Oehlenschlager gets the credit for… …
Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
8British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… …
9Tampere —   City   Tampereen kaupunki View towards Tampere City Centre …
10Edda — /ed euh/, n. a female given name. Also, Eda. Eddic, Eddaic /e day ik/, adj. /ed euh/, n. either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (Elder Edda or Poetic Edda) erroneously attributed… …
