Member: stevetgo

You would have found my mother an interesting guide. She was Norwegian and learned the Eddas and Sagas in the original Old Norse and traveled to Iceland during WWII, so she was well-equipped to speak the Icelandic tongue, which is based on Old Norse, as you note.

I can totally relate to having books in your library that you haven't read yet. The books I put in my LibraryThing I have already read. It's a small portion of what I've already read. I recently moved (well, 2 years ago) and most of my books are still packed away. I'm taking my time with cataloging all my books on LibraryThing.

So, I'll friend you, we'll see where it goes from there ... you can peruse my library, like I said, it's no great shakes, but I'm taking my time adding to it. I've been unpacking more of my books, so you should see more there.

posted by harrietbrown at 1:57 am (EST) on Dec 1, 2008

Hi,

When someone shows up on my homepage with a book with a Norwegian title and I spent the better part of a day discussing Norse myth and contemplating my Scandinavian heritage, I have to say ... hmmm.

But anyway ... I perused your library and I see you have a lot of titles in subjects that interest me as well, but you are much more widely read than I. Plus, you read in more languages than just English, which is impressive.

Anyway, you can friend me, or add me to your interesting libraries, though, mine is impoverished compared to yours - in any case, I hope I can add you as an interesting library?

Thanks for your consideration,

Harrietbrown

posted by harrietbrown at 1:52 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2008