Giving swords a name...
Jan 5, 2014 22:01:36 GMT
Post by Bushido on Jan 5, 2014 22:01:36 GMT
I seem to have noticed a recent trend of naming swords in an old norse/scandinavian manner, and that got me thinking of this thread.
Now, before I continue I would just like to point one thing out: I really mean no harm to anyone or in any way by what I'm about to say. It's all with the very best of intentions and with the hope of perhaps helping some people out. So please don't take it the wrong way.
The thing is, some of the new acquisitions and creations I've seen being named in said manners have been given names which are sort of "incorrect" if you get what I mean. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm not saying "you're wrong and you should be ashamed for not knowing better" and therefore I won't mention any examples. And perhaps I'm misunderstanding the true intent behind the names. Maybe the point was never to give them a "real" scandinavian name that actually means something or is gramatically correct, maybe that bit is totally unimportant and the baptism has simply been performed with a "mythological" sense to it. And there's nothing wrong with that at all! But some of them have made me think "I can see what you wanted to say, but no one would actually say it like that" or "I can see you tried to give it a viking feel, but I canät understand it since that doesn't really mean anything at all". Or something in between the two.
And if it were me trying to give a cool name to one of my swords and if I wanted the name to be in the language of the country of origin, I for my part would want it to be gramatically correct. That's just my personal oppinion, not judging anyone else on theirs and not trying to stick my nose where it doesn't belong. A name is a name and doesnät have to mean anything, I'm not saying the "incorrect" ones should be corrected! But since I am from Sweden and do have a bit of an understanding of other scandinavian/norse languages as well, I thought I could always offer a bit of help to those who would like it
Here's what I propose (to those who want it): if there's anyone out there thinking of naming their viking something cool and "native" and who feels the same as me about it (that they would want it to be gramatically correct), let me know what you want it to say and I'll give you a translation. One that not only sounds the part but is accurate as well
Again, no offense intended by any of this. I'm not trying to force my beliefs and ideals on anyone, just trying to help
Now, before I continue I would just like to point one thing out: I really mean no harm to anyone or in any way by what I'm about to say. It's all with the very best of intentions and with the hope of perhaps helping some people out. So please don't take it the wrong way.
The thing is, some of the new acquisitions and creations I've seen being named in said manners have been given names which are sort of "incorrect" if you get what I mean. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm not saying "you're wrong and you should be ashamed for not knowing better" and therefore I won't mention any examples. And perhaps I'm misunderstanding the true intent behind the names. Maybe the point was never to give them a "real" scandinavian name that actually means something or is gramatically correct, maybe that bit is totally unimportant and the baptism has simply been performed with a "mythological" sense to it. And there's nothing wrong with that at all! But some of them have made me think "I can see what you wanted to say, but no one would actually say it like that" or "I can see you tried to give it a viking feel, but I canät understand it since that doesn't really mean anything at all". Or something in between the two.
And if it were me trying to give a cool name to one of my swords and if I wanted the name to be in the language of the country of origin, I for my part would want it to be gramatically correct. That's just my personal oppinion, not judging anyone else on theirs and not trying to stick my nose where it doesn't belong. A name is a name and doesnät have to mean anything, I'm not saying the "incorrect" ones should be corrected! But since I am from Sweden and do have a bit of an understanding of other scandinavian/norse languages as well, I thought I could always offer a bit of help to those who would like it
Here's what I propose (to those who want it): if there's anyone out there thinking of naming their viking something cool and "native" and who feels the same as me about it (that they would want it to be gramatically correct), let me know what you want it to say and I'll give you a translation. One that not only sounds the part but is accurate as well
Again, no offense intended by any of this. I'm not trying to force my beliefs and ideals on anyone, just trying to help