tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7249163827873754134..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: The Perfect Story for the HallGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-4055286437454538852016-09-06T17:08:11.459-04:002016-09-06T17:08:11.459-04:00The finder has a Facebook page. He says he thinks...The finder <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207774817545320&set=a.10207774829985631.1073741829.1140434164&type=3&theater" rel="nofollow">has a Facebook page</a>. He says he thinks the sword belonged to Ingólfr Arnarson.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-83058225954811260652016-09-06T16:41:29.152-04:002016-09-06T16:41:29.152-04:00Begin the grant applications!Begin the grant applications!Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-30101615419837648362016-09-06T16:15:01.091-04:002016-09-06T16:15:01.091-04:00The Hall should launch an archeological expedition...The Hall should launch an archeological expedition, history research trip, and goose hunt. I wonder if there's a visa category for that.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-65768352196269414222016-09-06T15:54:12.756-04:002016-09-06T15:54:12.756-04:00Grim, my parents are going there next week. I'...Grim, my parents are going there next week. I'll see if they will keep their eyes open. (Not that they'll be too far off the beaten track, but with my parents, well, one never knows.) :)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-58753157963908721582016-09-06T13:18:06.077-04:002016-09-06T13:18:06.077-04:00(Indeed, it would be worth looking around that loc...(Indeed, it would be worth looking around that location to see if a body could be found -- but I don't have the resources for an expedition to Iceland.)Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-24473840818141761452016-09-06T13:17:35.935-04:002016-09-06T13:17:35.935-04:00Fair enough. Let's keep our eyes out for such...Fair enough. Let's keep our eyes out for such a character. It may well be framed as a disappearance, not a murder: since the weapon was never found, perhaps the body never was either.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-55759871198886849342016-09-06T12:53:58.822-04:002016-09-06T12:53:58.822-04:00Nobody comes to mind. But my fingertip knowledge o...Nobody comes to mind. But my fingertip knowledge of the sagas is limited.Lars Walkerhttp://www.brandywinebooks.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-49866879657430409562016-09-06T12:31:18.325-04:002016-09-06T12:31:18.325-04:00Indeed, the fact of the sword's relative rarit...Indeed, the fact of the sword's relative rarity and prestige makes it strange that it wasn't recovered. Are there any saga characters you can recall who went out thus armed, and vanished never to be found again? A case of murder (where the body was hidden, and the sword not kept because it would have been recognized)?Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-84416015254096688352016-09-06T09:24:25.964-04:002016-09-06T09:24:25.964-04:00This is great. The sword was a prestige weapon, us...This is great. The sword was a prestige weapon, useless for anything but killing men, so most guys were satisfied with an axe (which is easier to fight with anyway). So the owner was probably a man who either a) had served as a professional soldier abroad, or b) was very rich and could afford to show off. We might have a saga character here, if we could only identify him.Lars Walkerhttp://www.brandywinebooks.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-37806746735455915932016-09-05T22:48:20.523-04:002016-09-05T22:48:20.523-04:00Yeah, I've got nothing to add. You win the int...Yeah, I've got nothing to add. You win the internet today.Tomnoreply@blogger.com