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Norse Mythology Question

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  • Norse Mythology Question

    Ok, I need input from all of you Swedes, Finns and -(what are Norwegians called?)

    My Uncle Mike wants to name his new wood-working business and he's come up with Yggdresil- the Tree of Life. So, he would like to pronounce it correctly- so, any help Oh, Cyber Geniuses?

    Jenn H.

  • #2
    Maybe Kelly could ask Sven.

    I have absolutely no idea! We pretty much stick to the Norwegian food traditions around here. MIL swears she is related to a Norwegian princess, I'm sure she would know.

    And I think Norwegians are...Norwegians. But I don't know.

    Edit to add:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil

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    • #3
      Does he want any word of mouth business?? No one is going to be able to find that in a phone book or on the internet!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by j3qpatel
        Does he want any word of mouth business?? No one is going to be able to find that in a phone book or on the internet!
        I was thinking the same thing...

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        • #5
          Maybe he can just call it "Tree of Life" woodworking?
          Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
          With fingernails that shine like justice
          And a voice that is dark like tinted glass

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          • #6
            This is my Uncle Mike, the former lobsterman, boatyard guy, etc.

            He perhaps might have ingested a little to much in the way of illicit substances in the oh, let's just say the last 40+ years. (My uncles are closer to my age than my mother's)

            But, if anyone ever needs anything constructed from wood, the man does the most amazing work. He used to do the teak and mahogany on the huge yachts built in Maine. There is nothing the man can't make. When we decide to get grown-up bedroom furniture, I think I'm going to have him do it.

            and he makes the coolest racks for baseball bats and hockey sticks. too.

            Jenn

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            • #7
              "ASH (Fraxinus spp.)
              A strong, straight-grained wood; sometimes has 'olive' streaks or stripes in the grain. The European variety (fraxinus excelsior) was referred to in the Eddas as the species of Yggdresil – the 'World-Tree'. The first man, names Ask, was created from an ash log. Ash was commonly used to make spears because of its 'springiness' and straight grain. In North America, strips of black ash were split along the grin to make splints for baskets and hoops. It is used in weaver's beams. Women would weave cloth and intermingling threads together in a tight pattern as the microcosm and the macrocosm are united. Ash can be used in
              spells requiring focus and strength of purpose, and indicates the linking of the inner and outer worlds."


              I like Tree of Life Woodworking personallly and he could find the ruenic spelling of Yggdresil for it as his logo?

              http://home.earthlink.net/~9worlds/yggmaps.html

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              • #8
                for some reason, i think i've heard it pronounced before...

                ig dress (sy)eel


                but I could totally be making that up
                Mom of 3, Veterinarian

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