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A couple of topics for fun this bank holiday weekend

TheCatWoman

The Scandinavians and most likely the Anglo-Saxons too, name the days of the week after thier gods, we still use these names, except for Saturday, which seem the only one to be named after a Roman god, Saturn, the Scandinavians etc called it bathnight! So at what point did it change back to a Roman name and was bathing more repugnant to the conversion period church than that of a Pagan god?

Do you understand poetry? I only seem to when I have a context, I've just encountered Margaret Attwood's poem Sekhmet, in parts as quoted by a character in another book I've just finished, as ithe circumstances of the quote had a context I understood it and loved it, do you "get" poetry or is it a jumble of unconnected to words to you too?

Parents

  • Interesting topics.

    I just looked up the days of the week name origins and I discovered that Sunday is named after the sun and Monday after the moon, as both were considered deities in many ancient cultures.

    Tuesday was "Tiu's day" - Tiu was a Norse god of war and the sky. Wednesday was "Woden's day" - Woden, also known as Odin, was the Chief Norse god. Thursday was "Thor's day" - Thor was the Norse god of thunder & strength. Friday was Freya's day - Freya was Norse goddess of love.

    Saturday, as you say, was Saturn's day and Saturn was the Roman God associated with agriculture and time. Nobody seems to know why Saturday wasn't changed to reflect a Norse god. The Vikings called it Laugardagr, which translates to washing day. I believe the "dagr" part means day, so we could have ended up with our Saturdays being called "Laugarday", or perhaps it would have been changed to "Lagerday" (Ha ha, quite appropriate on Saturday nights in some places!)

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  • Interesting topics.

    I just looked up the days of the week name origins and I discovered that Sunday is named after the sun and Monday after the moon, as both were considered deities in many ancient cultures.

    Tuesday was "Tiu's day" - Tiu was a Norse god of war and the sky. Wednesday was "Woden's day" - Woden, also known as Odin, was the Chief Norse god. Thursday was "Thor's day" - Thor was the Norse god of thunder & strength. Friday was Freya's day - Freya was Norse goddess of love.

    Saturday, as you say, was Saturn's day and Saturn was the Roman God associated with agriculture and time. Nobody seems to know why Saturday wasn't changed to reflect a Norse god. The Vikings called it Laugardagr, which translates to washing day. I believe the "dagr" part means day, so we could have ended up with our Saturdays being called "Laugarday", or perhaps it would have been changed to "Lagerday" (Ha ha, quite appropriate on Saturday nights in some places!)

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  • in reply to Lotus

    The Vikings were noted for their care over their appearance, they bathed weekly, probably some kind of sauna, everyone had a comb and they kept their hair and nails neat and tidy and changed clothes regulalry. One of the original sources notes that English women prefer these well groomed and dressed foreigners.

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    The internet's being difficult again, I saw a nearby restuarant reviewed, went to look it up and find a menu and can find everything but a menu, clicking the link to the menu brings up other nearby places and a star rating? Why? Whats the point?