Odin's Eye Blog

Category: Mimir’s Well

• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  The story of Skara Brae, by the books

  The archaeological guide book has changed a lot over the decades

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Raising a glass to Eric Linklater

  Eric Linklater was an author of international acclaim, who insisted on being Orcadian (despite being from Cardiff)

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Helping unravel the Earl’s poetry

  A look at some Norse poetry writing

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Cracking the place-name puzzle

  Many of Orkney’s place names are Norse

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney Shetland

  Masculine and feminine in dialect

  Does Orcadian dialect use a gender?

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Delving into the roots of Norse first names

  First names go through various fashions, but Norse names have always been popular in Orkney

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  The flip side o chantin

  Orcadian is a rich dialect

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  No end in sight for this peedie quest

  Peedie is used in Orcadian dialect a LOT

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  On the trail of the Raven Banner

  The holder of the Raven Banner was important, but ultimately doomed

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Ancient script in our modern times

  There’s more to runes than your jewellery

  3rd Feb 2022