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| Jormungand |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 03:29:04
Hey, just dropped in to say hi to everyone. I've been looking for a few forums to join for awhile, and this one seemed pretty nice, and filled with inteligant people. I hope I can become part of your community and become an active member. Thanks! |
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| MidNight |
Posted - 13 Mar 2003 : 11:47:17
Welcome to Candlekeep, Jormungand! 
I hope you'll enjoy your visits as much as I always do. I'm kind of new here too, by the way. Anyway, welcome! |
| Salius Kai |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 19:10:31
Well, it would appear that someone has beaten me to it, but.....
Welcome, Jormungand, to these walls of infinite knowledge.
I hope you enjoy your stay. |
| Avaly |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 15:01:15
/looks up at the long list of welcomes and sighs
I think I am the late one this time  . I guess I have been caught up in the Candlekeep Inn. mmmm who can I blame! MUMADAR! Yeap, I can blame him. :)
/runs away
Welcome to the Candlekeep form...you shall find everyone one willing to help with your questions...
Honor to all,
Avaly Nightstar |
| Drummer Boy |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 14:09:18
Welcome, Jormungand, to these great walls of Candlekeep. I hope ;you find the knowledge you seek here.
To Artalis:  Ok, I guess I'm late this time...
To Bookwyrm: IIRC, the mathematical name of a figure-8 is a lemniscate (sp.), but perhaps you were talking about the symbol name, and not the mathematical one. |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 09:59:56
Ah, yes, good point, Mumadar. Sometimes (read often) I overlook the obvious.
And yes, I know about the Celts. It's not just the famous football (American version) team. (To the Americans: And it's pronounced with a 'K' sound! It's 'Kelts,' not 'Selts'!  grr)
(Hmph. Idiot Americans.)
[Bookwyrm seems to have forgotten that he, too, is an American . . . .] |
| Mumadar Ibn Huzal |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 09:48:47
quote:
Originally posted by Bookwyrm
For those of us who do know? If we know, why tell us? 
And for further information, it's better known as "the Midgard Serpent" due to the fact that it encircles the entire world (Midgard is what the Norsemen called Earth), and actually bites it's tail, as it lies beneath the sea.
It's also equated with the Ouroboros, one of the symbols of infinity. It's shown as a worm, snake or dragon biting or swallowing its own tail, and can also mean universal nature, completion, perfection, and/or totality. It's probably where we got the sideways-figure-8 symbol ( the actual name escapes me at the moment) for mathematical infinity
The symbol of the serpent biting its own tail first appeared in the New Kingdom of Egypt, then Phonecians took it and gave it to the Greeks (they're the ones who named it Ouroboros (or uroboros), meaning tail-eater). They considered it the Great World Serpent encircling the earth, associated with the world-ocean.
I assume it somehow got up to the Norsemen . . . how, I don't know, as I don't know anything beyong that, but hey, that's a gap of (at the very least) a thousand years. Plenty of time for an idea like that to spread that far.
[sighs happily] I love mythology, don't you? 
Ah, but forget the thousand years for a moment, and look at the Celts and their art... and I don't mean the contemprary Celts (as in Celtic soccerclub)... but the ancient Celts who lived alongside the ancient greeks though were less developed in a civilized way... anyways, their art has a lot of elements that resemble the infinity symbol. Knots without a begining or an end which are impossible to unravel... Add a little texture to the knots and they resemble snakes etc... Rather then the symbol coming from the Greeks or the Phonecians, it might have been a paralel development, or, and that is what I suspect, have an even older comon ancestor...
Yes, I love mythology too , and ancient Europe as well...
Oh yes, also welcome to the halls of Candlekeep Jormungand. |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 08:49:30
[sigh] Come on, Zemd, lighten up. I'm trying to make him welcome in my own way. My own long-winded, more-information-than-anyone-ever-asked-from me sort of way. |
| zemd |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 08:40:51
Bookwyrm, i meant calm Quiet wasn't the right word
You tell that there's no reason to be afraid, but when you count the number of members who stopped posting right after there fist post, i think that we should calm down sometimes!!!
By the way Jormungand, Artalis is happy because is ALWAYS late: when a newbie arrive he welcomes him 3/4 days after...
So well done Artalis |
| Lord Rad |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 08:10:48
Welcome to Candlekeep Jormungand! Im sure youll find much Realmslore within these walls and make many new friends |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 08:00:18
We can? That doesn't seem right . . . these threads are always --
What?
Speak up, Zemd, I can't hear --
Huh? Oh! Um, yes, right. We're very quiet here. Yessir, no reason to be scared off, nope nope nope.
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| zemd |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 07:44:33
Welcome Jormungang! Don't be afraid by this VERY warm welcomes, sometimes we can be a little quieter |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 07:04:10
quote:
Originally posted by Echon
For those of you who do know, Jormungand is the original name of the great worm of Norse mythology.
For those of us who do know? If we know, why tell us?
And for further information, it's better known as "the Midgard Serpent" due to the fact that it encircles the entire world (Midgard is what the Norsemen called Earth), and actually bites it's tail, as it lies beneath the sea.
It's also equated with the Ouroboros, one of the symbols of infinity. It's shown as a worm, snake or dragon biting or swallowing its own tail, and can also mean universal nature, completion, perfection, and/or totality. It's probably where we got the sideways-figure-8 symbol ( the actual name escapes me at the moment) for mathematical infinity
The symbol of the serpent biting its own tail first appeared in the New Kingdom of Egypt, then Phonecians took it and gave it to the Greeks (they're the ones who named it Ouroboros (or uroboros), meaning tail-eater). They considered it the Great World Serpent encircling the earth, associated with the world-ocean.
I assume it somehow got up to the Norsemen . . . how, I don't know, as I don't know anything beyong that, but hey, that's a gap of (at the very least) a thousand years. Plenty of time for an idea like that to spread that far.
[sighs happily] I love mythology, don't you? |
| Echon |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 06:09:11
Greetings Jormungand and welcome to Candlekeep.
I must say that I really like your name. For those of you who do know, Jormungand is the original name of the great worm of Norse mythology.
-Echon |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 04:22:08
*Ahem*
Welcome to these halls of infinite knowledge.
[Hehe, I finally got a chance to say that before someone else! ]
By the way, I like your signature. Very amusing. |
| Targon Moonrise |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 03:58:53
Welcome to Candlekeep! If you are in seek of knowledge, this is a good place to gather it. I hope we may bump pathes again in these most prostegous halls. |
| Lost Elph |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 03:56:03
welcome friend! yes every one here is really nice...but sometimes a bit weird....like myself hope you will say and that your say will be grand! |
| Sadonayerah Odrydin |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 03:50:44
*can't help but laugh a little* Well Artalis, it seems that you've beaten everyone to the punch this time.  
Well met and Welcome to Candlekeep Jormungand! If ever you need any help, feel free to ask and I'm sure that the scribes (myself included) would be willing to help you find the answer. |
| Artalis |
Posted - 12 Mar 2003 : 03:43:40
**chuckles to himself**
Ha always late eh, Drummer Boy? Well who's late this time?"
**clears his throat**
"Ahem"
"Welcome to Candlekeep, the greatest repository of knowledge in all the Realms.
I am Artalis, feel free to call on me for assistance if you like.
Enjoy your stay." |
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