THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD
On 8 June AD793, the Holy Island of Lindisfarne on the Northumberland coast was raided for the first time by Norsemen, heralding the start of what is now known as the Viking invasion of Britain. While our general image of these warriors is one of thieves and pillagers, the Vikings gave us much. This is particularly true when it comes to the English language.
You can take this on (traust) trust, last (torsdag) Thursday, having (blundra) blundered into my (heim) home in muddy (sko) shoes, leaving a trail of (myki) muck and (myrr) mire behind me, my wife went (berserk) berserk, calling me a (lasinn) lazy, (rotinn) rotten so and so. Indeed, without the Vikings, fieldsports would be a very different thing. When you (kasta) cast…