tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post683475179191304003..comments2023-10-09T12:27:34.395+02:00Comments on Blogger Wil: ABC Wednesday, O for OlavReader Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-37035916912498980322009-05-01T04:48:00.000+02:002009-05-01T04:48:00.000+02:00I always learn something here. Thanks for sharing...I always learn something here. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the cute little dog too. so cute.Smart Mouth Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157189992200894945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-85962405421000685382009-04-30T22:06:00.000+02:002009-04-30T22:06:00.000+02:00His name often appears on crossword puzzles, too! ...His name often appears on crossword puzzles, too! :DLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-31736377474293747702009-04-30T13:40:00.000+02:002009-04-30T13:40:00.000+02:00that was an interesting post. thank youthat was an interesting post. thank youmagiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-62893873657625522622009-04-30T07:43:00.000+02:002009-04-30T07:43:00.000+02:00You have always some beautiful information to shar...You have always some beautiful information to share with us. Love the photos. Thanks.antigonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788936258263664434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-48181553655189895282009-04-30T06:47:00.000+02:002009-04-30T06:47:00.000+02:00Thanks for sharing about St Olav. :)Thanks for sharing about St Olav. :)kRiZcPEchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567929276373859154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-66454082126988177862009-04-30T04:26:00.000+02:002009-04-30T04:26:00.000+02:00An interesting and informative post. I always lear...An interesting and informative post. I always learn something new when I visit your blog. Thanks you.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588497193387627485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-12096168779326810002009-04-30T03:15:00.000+02:002009-04-30T03:15:00.000+02:00What a great post, Wil. Very informative!What a great post, Wil. Very informative!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-34670113084562411792009-04-30T02:42:00.000+02:002009-04-30T02:42:00.000+02:00I enjoyed my visit to your blog. The birds that f...I enjoyed my visit to your blog. The birds that flew into your daughter's home are most beautiful!<br /><br />Great posts and photos to go with them!kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-2749616364236327242009-04-30T00:34:00.000+02:002009-04-30T00:34:00.000+02:00As already mentioned it is always a treat coming h...As already mentioned it is always a treat coming here to learn about other cultures. It's great to have this kind of history brought to the fore again as most of us have probably long since forgotten what we learned in school. Excellent post Wil.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-81798789829879938512009-04-30T00:19:00.000+02:002009-04-30T00:19:00.000+02:00Hi!
Great "O" post! Thanks for all the info, I di...Hi!<br />Great "O" post! Thanks for all the info, I didn't know that! Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great evening!<br /><br />SherrieSherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066594863146323403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-38304216539329302412009-04-29T23:10:00.000+02:002009-04-29T23:10:00.000+02:00interesting history, thank you!
& i like the f...interesting history, thank you!<br />& i like the figurine as well.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-42003312585950362592009-04-29T21:42:00.000+02:002009-04-29T21:42:00.000+02:00Fascinating history lesson with well-chosen (and e...Fascinating history lesson with well-chosen (and entertaining) photos.Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-7830419916785702042009-04-29T21:02:00.000+02:002009-04-29T21:02:00.000+02:00A very interesting post...It's so good to learn th...A very interesting post...It's so good to learn the history...Didn't realize Olav was a saint...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345580399066644764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-11264003689666373772009-04-29T20:45:00.000+02:002009-04-29T20:45:00.000+02:00Great piece of history. I like your family photos....Great piece of history. I like your family photos.... and Olav, of course :-))Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317498718218889741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-837126162201867012009-04-29T20:19:00.000+02:002009-04-29T20:19:00.000+02:00Yes, from my country! Olav is a great choise. Love...Yes, from my country! Olav is a great choise. Love it all:)naturglede/Randi Lindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246631168920101159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-72765579115080872952009-04-29T19:51:00.000+02:002009-04-29T19:51:00.000+02:00This was a nice visit. Koninginne dag zal ik nooit...This was a nice visit. Koninginne dag zal ik nooit vergeten. Ik kwam hier in Engeland in October 1979 en het volgende jaar was Beatrix koningin en ik heb het nooit meer gevierd, maar ik denk er wel vaak aan.<br /><br />The viking post is also very interesting.<br /><br />I miss our games of scrabble Wil. XMoniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349799166295592394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-16069355308372978282009-04-29T17:32:00.000+02:002009-04-29T17:32:00.000+02:00Excellent post.
I was thinking about an American T...Excellent post.<br />I was thinking about an American TV show called Golden Girls featuring the late Bea Arthur. The Betty White character, Rose, grew up in <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/goldengirlskatie/goldengirls.html" REL="nofollow">St. Olaf, MN</A>; probably a variation on St. Olav.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-25645206455024752062009-04-29T15:13:00.000+02:002009-04-29T15:13:00.000+02:00Fascinating, Reader Wil! As I told you last week,...Fascinating, Reader Wil! As I told you last week, I was particularly interested in St. Olaf, as we Americans call him. I think it's interesting that he switched sides for awhile and helped the English. In my limited knowledge of English history, the Vikings are always depicted as these fearsome barbarians, but as you say, they had a remarkable culture. I guess whoever is your enemy is considered a "barbarian."<br /><br />I had no idea about the origin of "London Bridge is falling down..." Thanks for including this!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-11351851301905000872009-04-29T13:27:00.000+02:002009-04-29T13:27:00.000+02:00Good thing that you are teaching us all Viking his...Good thing that you are teaching us all Viking history, otherwise we'd never know.<br />So your special days are coming soon too? I didn't know that your way of marking them is like here.<br />Thanks for all the teaching, Teacher Wil.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-75332197069076657482009-04-29T12:32:00.000+02:002009-04-29T12:32:00.000+02:00A very interesting piece of Norwegian history. I ...A very interesting piece of Norwegian history. I can hardly imagine to live in that period time. Life must be violent and short. On the other hand a nation was made.Bradley Hsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431719607237852038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-551925089878936472009-04-29T08:44:00.000+02:002009-04-29T08:44:00.000+02:00Thanks for the little piece of history! Very infor...Thanks for the little piece of history! Very informative!<br /><br />Cheers...VijiVijihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516920276563969981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-4099759163612521982009-04-29T07:13:00.000+02:002009-04-29T07:13:00.000+02:00I was taught "London bridge is falling down" as a ...I was taught "London bridge is falling down" as a 6 year old in Borneo. Fancy it came from Norway.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-9354269445538468252009-04-29T06:11:00.000+02:002009-04-29T06:11:00.000+02:00Had nu wel al veel gelezen over de vikings, maar o...Had nu wel al veel gelezen over de vikings, maar ontdek hier toch weer nieuwtjes in je bericht.<br /><br />GroetjesEtjehttp://fotoetje.skynetblogs.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-28918640312840169542009-04-29T05:39:00.000+02:002009-04-29T05:39:00.000+02:00I always thought/have been taught that the nursery...I always thought/have been taught that the nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is Falling Down' was to about the collapse of the bridge is late medieval times as too many houses were built on it. <br />I wonder if there might be two different version of the song: on in Britain and the other in Norway, that are actually about different events?<br />Also, at that time the language of England was Old English, which was displaced after the Norman Invasion. It's totally different to Middle or Modern English and a most rhymes and sayings in Old English aren't found in Middle English owing to the huge cultural shift in Britain after 1066.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307649445757209162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811197833423548455.post-24471684547147005052009-04-29T04:22:00.000+02:002009-04-29T04:22:00.000+02:00Wonderful post. I read about this years ago and, o...Wonderful post. I read about this years ago and, of course, lost most of it somewhere along the way. Nice to get a re-do!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.com