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    Rings, dwarves, elves and dragons: J R R Tolkien’s Old Norse influences

    The Norse gods are a rich vein of study

    4th Feb 2022
  • Mimir’s Well Orkney Shetland Students

    Hats off to author, whatever the weather

    A dissertation study became a publication.

    3rd Feb 2022
  • Mimir’s Well Orkney

    An experiment with sids and sooans

    A tasty look at the past

    3rd Feb 2022
  • 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
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