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Miranda (Make tea! Yes, Cissdur, it's still me) Started conversation Feb 9, 2003
Hi!
I haven't read the Pullman book, nor am I fluent in Old Norse, but it sounds to me to mean something like "God-scarer" - could that be right?
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Æsahættr: Googling Fool (sorry, sorry, sorry - I'm not changing it now though) Posted Feb 18, 2003
Oooh sorry about that - I didn't notice your message until just now - AAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!
I didn't realise that the name was actually derived from an existing language - I just thought it sounded cool - but, yes, in the book the Subtle Knife is referred to as Æsahættr and also (I think - it's been a while now) as the 'God Destroyer'.
You certainly know more old norse than me!!
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Miranda (Make tea! Yes, Cissdur, it's still me) Posted Feb 19, 2003
Being Norwegian, I was forced to learn a little bit of Old Norse in school... In fact it's interesting!
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