I wonder if 'unpopular house' is a literal translation, or if it's some kind of idiom. The closest I've ever been to studying Norse culture is reading Beowulf, and it's so full of metaphor that it's hard to know what's real and exactly what the listeners would understand from the poem.
I like the phrase. I'm dying to be able to use it ...............
The verse refers to shipwreck and the grudging welcome given to the sailor victims thereof, referring to the difference between the way the laird treats such sailors and the visiting Earl. I bought the Penguin translation of Beowulf a decade ago, thinking "I ought" but never read it yet.
I wonder if 'unpopular house' is a literal translation, or if it's some kind of idiom.
ReplyDeleteThe closest I've ever been to studying Norse culture is reading Beowulf, and it's so full of metaphor that it's hard to know what's real and exactly what the listeners would understand from the poem.
I like the phrase. I'm dying to be able to use it ...............
The verse refers to shipwreck and the grudging welcome given to the sailor victims thereof, referring to the difference between the way the laird treats such sailors and the visiting Earl. I bought the Penguin translation of Beowulf a decade ago, thinking "I ought" but never read it yet.
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