Sheila Majczan
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Elin Eriksen:
I am certainly learning a lot about your history and customs. So I am reading a little slower, trying to "sound out" the words but knowing I don't have a clue as to how some letters or combination of letters are pronounce. So are you having a good day? (Have to have a question mark here.) I hope so. Is your daughter well? I have her on my prayer list.
Elin Eriksen
I really appreciate you taking your time, Sheila.
By the bye, the đ is pronounced like th.
I did try to avoid the letters that are not in use today but a few were unavoidable. King Alfred, for instance, was called King Æthelred but since the æ is no longer in the English alphabet I chose the modern translation.
I remember your daughter had Norwegian ancestry so it must be interesting to know some of her heritage. I thought it particularly fun to add some of the traditions that are still in use in modern weddings and Christmas celebrations. Many that one might believe are new inventions are indeed very old (and pagan) customs.
I am tired but well, shuttling back and forth between hospitals and therpists with my children. It has been a busy autumn and I do not have much time for reading or writing but I am hoping it will calm after new year's.
By the bye, the đ is pronounced like th.
I did try to avoid the letters that are not in use today but a few were unavoidable. King Alfred, for instance, was called King Æthelred but since the æ is no longer in the English alphabet I chose the modern translation.
I remember your daughter had Norwegian ancestry so it must be interesting to know some of her heritage. I thought it particularly fun to add some of the traditions that are still in use in modern weddings and Christmas celebrations. Many that one might believe are new inventions are indeed very old (and pagan) customs.
I am tired but well, shuttling back and forth between hospitals and therpists with my children. It has been a busy autumn and I do not have much time for reading or writing but I am hoping it will calm after new year's.
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Sheila Majczan
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Elin Eriksen:
The way the cover is presented makes it seem as if it is an unpublished version. Thanks for getting back to me. I have not yet read the first page but "borrowed" it onto my Kindle so I am ready to start this morning. Have a good day. What time is it there? We have 9:21 am here.
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Oct 27, 2021 06:01AM · flag