Utterly delighted that Norsemen S3 is Jarl Varg's origin story (and a chance to get more Frøya). ⚔️ #Norsemen

Originally Thurso was known by the #Celtic name of tarvodubron meaning "bull water" or "bull river". Similarly Dunnet Head was tarvedunum standing for "bull fort" and the name of the town name may have its roots there. Norse influence altered its name to Thjorsá, then Thorsá, based on the deity of Thor and translating as the place on Thor’s River.
The local Scots name, Thursa, derives from the Norse, as does the modern Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Theòrsa (The "th" is pronounced as "h" and the "bh" as "v".). Inbhir means a river mouth, and is generally found as "Inver" in many anglicised names. It is possible that there was also a pre-Norse Gaelic name as well, as "tarvodunum" is cognate with the modern Gaelic terms, "tarbh" (bull), "dobhran" and "dun".
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurso
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RT @TheBrochProject@twitter.com
#Viking people:
Does Thurso mean 'Bull River' or 'Thor's River'?
Explain please.
And then also here's a vote for people who like to vote on such matters.
#Norse #Scotland #Caithness #Vikings #Norn #Norsemen

The #Welsh hero March fab Merchiawn was called one of the “Three Seafarers of the Island of Britain,” where he arrived on a boat from the land of the Norsemen to become his cousin king #Arthur`s occasional adviser.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @PhilipHarveyArt@twitter.com
The Norsemen Cometh! Lock up your daughters! and guard your valuables! Or something like that anyway.. 😉
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https://society6.com/product/the-norsemen-cometh_print #Myart #Artwork #FineArtAmerica #Norsemen #Vikings #Longships #Art #Seafarer #Voyage

#learningNorwegian
Part of my homework was to watch an episode of the series #Vikingane or as we foreigners know it: #Norsemen

Really enjoyed the first episode 😂 great sense of humor

Vikingane, Norsemen (#Vikingane #Norsemen #year2017)

Vikingane, Norsemen (#Vikingane #Norsemen #year2017)