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| "a place for writing" a room in medieval European monasteries devoted to the copying of manuscripts by monastic scribes. |
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| thin material used for writing on made from hide; often calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, and often split. |
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| It is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. basically nicer parchment. |
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| 5th - 10th century. also called the early middle ages. intelectual darkness. tribal migrations. |
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| one of the 9 worlds. home of oden and his wife figg |
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| the state of being an outlaw. erik the red was in outlawry. during a state of outlawry one could be killed on sight. |
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| person who writes or copies manuscripts. |
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| important with Newfoundland |
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| character in the saga of erik the red. a nothe man of vinland killed one of erik's men |
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| figure of speech, humorous. common in saga writing. |
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| inlet of water often surrounded by very steep cliffs. most of the shore of Norway consists of fjords. |
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| being who rules over a world called also called hell she receives some of the dead. |
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| one of the 9 worlds in nose mythology. it is the realm inhabited by humans. (our realm) |
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| the only place where the vikings landed in north america other than greenland. in newfoundland, site of leif erikson. |
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| Female figures who decide which soldiers live and which soldiers die. Take their chosen ones to valhalla. |
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| enormous hall in asgard ruled over by odin, 1/2 of those who die in combat travel upon death |
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| king of norway. under his reign there was a lot of unrest. people were leaving to go to scotland/ireland. |
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| example that brothers are the most fragile bond. cain is the first born and the first murderer. abel is the first human to die |
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