What Makes Icelandic Saga Names So Unique?

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Where else are you going to find names like this?

Ofeig Clumsyfoot, Ivar Horsetail, Gudbrand Knob, Orm the Wealthy, Harald Shockhead, Halfdan the Black, Thorir Long-chin, Geirmund Swarthyskin, Onund Treefoot.

I think we need to adopt names like these for our members. We could have Cyrus the perfect, Pengwuino cheesecooker, Moonbear sheepkeeper, Zapper pinbuyer.

Help me come up with new names for our members in the fine Icelandic tradition.
 
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Evo said:
Where else are you going to find names like this?

Ofeig Clumsyfoot, Ivar Horsetail, Gudbrand Knob, Orm the Wealthy, Harald Shockhead, Halfdan the Black, Thorir Long-chin, Geirmund Swarthyskin, Onund Treefoot.

I think we need to adopt names like these for our members. We could have Cyrus the perfect, Pengwuino cheesecooker, Moonbear sheepkeeper, Zapper pinbuyer.

Help me come up with new names for our members in the fine Icelandic tradition.

Good idea i, hate to think what is going to be unleashed, i coiuld not put my ideas in the hat, me being a gentle man an all.:smile:
 
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Ivan the burgermaster?
 
hypnagogue said:
You can just call me "hypnagogue the half-Icelandic" :-p

Coincidentally, I just found out my folks got a new parakeet and named him Tryggvi.
Oh Tryggvi is a good name. :approve:
 
Ivan the burgermaster?

What do I have in common with an aquatic bird that builds its nest on cliffs near the water?

Wolram Swiftrider.
Evo Periculous
Pengwuino Fishbird
hypnagogue the half-icelandic wanderer
 
MIH no jeans.

HRW dry feet.

Evo the doom bringer.

Danger no razor

Turbo the lidless

Marcus the watcher

Greg the server

Arildno the man taker

Lisa the brain stewer

Penguin the fliperless flaper

Fred G big chopper

Astronuc long beard

Cyrus the wingless wonder
 
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Andre the gas man.
 
wolram said:
MIH no jeans.
I prefer MIH the jeanless
Lisa the brain stewer
:devil: :biggrin:
 
I suspect that I would too. :-p
 
Lisa! said:
I prefer MIH the jeanless
No, it's got to be "MIH no jeans". That's who it would be written 2000 years ago.

"Astronuc long beard" - I like it. :-p :approve: :biggrin:

Of course, no razor would have worked just as well.

BTW, my hair is catching up. I am sure I will be told to get a haircut.
 
Who was that stone age cartoon guy who kept stuff in his beard??
 
How about some Greek?

Arsenio Arildno
Chronus Chroot
Daedalus Danger
Eurynome Evo
Icarus Ivan
Grigorov Greg
Hypate Hypatia
Hebe HRW
Moly Monique
Moirai MiH
Moerae Moonbear
Daimon Wolram (sorry no appropriate alliteration available)
Zeva Zz
 
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Andre said:
How about some Greek?

Arsenio Arildno
Chronus Chroot
Eurynome Evo
Icarus Ivan
Grigorov Greg
Hypate Hypatia
Hebe HRW
Moly Monique
Moirai MiH
Moerae Moonbear
Daimon Wolram (sorry no appropriate alliteration available)
Zeva Zz
I don't get any of them!:blushing:
Can I ask how many languages you know?
 
arildno said:
Just another one:
Zapper Foolsbane.

I would expect nothing less from you Mr Arildno :approve: