tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post3986391924050732020..comments2023-10-20T06:48:04.662-05:00Comments on Lord of the Green Dragons: On the Etymological Sources in Some of EGG's Fictional NamesRob Kuntzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-84023158844078964862010-11-18T18:49:14.248-06:002010-11-18T18:49:14.248-06:00@Roger the GS: Heh. He is rather wild looking (t...@Roger the GS: Heh. He is rather wild looking (the poses are pretty funny at the end and reminded me for some reason of a cheer-leader's pose). Odd. ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-30668927089812843482010-11-18T18:09:52.644-06:002010-11-18T18:09:52.644-06:00That Green Giant is more terrifying than any Harry...That Green Giant is more terrifying than any Harryhausen monster ;)Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-65803043074767139732010-11-18T15:36:01.756-06:002010-11-18T15:36:01.756-06:00@Timeshadows: Hello there Miss Pirate! ;) Insid...@Timeshadows: Hello there Miss Pirate! ;) Inside-joke unless you read her blog...<br /><br />Ancient Giant Lore has no revelation date. Perhaps if I were to clone myself with one of Dave Arneson's clone spells I could finish all I have in parts, fragments, or otherwise outlined. Then again, who knows; maybe you can help me finish some of these? :)<br /><br />Heh... Erhm, I mean, "Ho, Ho, Ho!" ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-7311553610135562562010-11-18T15:26:31.902-06:002010-11-18T15:26:31.902-06:00@GW: Well, happy sailing that route, but I will o...@GW: Well, happy sailing that route, but I will offer some informed suggestions. First, I have been studying said volumes off and on for over 10 years and have never finished doing so. They are not simple read-throughs, they are scholarly texts. Further, have your available language dictionaries: Old Norse, Icelandic, Germanic, Latin, OE, O. Saxon and others ready, as many of the in-text quotes are not translated, and you will have to make sense of the contexts from fragments if you do not translate these. Very painstaking at times, thus the slow-going. But these four volumes reveal more information than you could possibly digest in a life-time of study. Also, consider getting the 4-Vol. paperbacks somewhere, as you will otherwise, and frequently, be challenged using the electronic versions while cross-referencing related areas in different volumes and the massive index.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-52713775287389812762010-11-18T13:16:52.243-06:002010-11-18T13:16:52.243-06:00@LotGD: Jacob Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, eh? ...@LotGD: Jacob Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, eh? I don't have the books, but a quick search finds them available as free downloads in B&N's ebook library.<br /><br />Ho Ho Ho, indeed! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-35404072606557424872010-11-18T13:07:23.570-06:002010-11-18T13:07:23.570-06:00It was fun to see the old commercial, again. :D
...It was fun to see the old commercial, again. :D<br /><br />Lost Giant Lore to be revealed on day? Hmm?Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-55581430282906451712010-11-18T11:33:48.871-06:002010-11-18T11:33:48.871-06:00@GW: Sorcerer more like it; the Giants in our cam...@GW: Sorcerer more like it; the Giants in our campaign<br />were based on the Teutonic conception. Sustare's druid as adapted to D&D by TSR is no where aligned with the concepts exposed in the G-series or with my unpublished treatise on GH's ancient giants and where they derive from wherein I place their advent in historical context similar to those of the Skands (re-in Jacob Grimm's Teutonic Mythology).<br /><br />Ho Ho Ho! :)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-80349280239912998582010-11-18T11:27:47.196-06:002010-11-18T11:27:47.196-06:00@ Loneislander: Hmm. When in doubt, just do as I...@ Loneislander: Hmm. When in doubt, just do as I have done and quickly flip open a dictionary and without thinking, point to a random word. You'll be surprised by the results. :)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-52089250020543509272010-11-18T11:26:11.207-06:002010-11-18T11:26:11.207-06:00@ Scott: Fee Fi Fo Fum... :)@ Scott: Fee Fi Fo Fum... :)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-75898357532493923922010-11-18T11:05:17.097-06:002010-11-18T11:05:17.097-06:00Zounds! And seeing the you-tube video, he is a sor...Zounds! And seeing the you-tube video, he is a sorceror as well! Hmm, maybe a druid? <br /><br />I love these tasty bits of history as well.<br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-55441572362486314592010-11-18T10:47:10.089-06:002010-11-18T10:47:10.089-06:00I can't name anything for my life.I can't name anything for my life.LoneIslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162172122869453950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-63609622606989749852010-11-18T10:39:08.568-06:002010-11-18T10:39:08.568-06:00Ho, Ho, Ho... Green Giant!
Seriously - I crave th...Ho, Ho, Ho... Green Giant!<br /><br />Seriously - I crave this kind of info. Good stuff.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.com