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My Norwegian Name

by @sgholter

Few can pronounce it Unless Scandinavian. The r's are all rolling, And the letters all sound... More or less not as In English. Just let it go, it's a 'twister, I know. My names are all old-norse, Not modern Norwegian. (Viking-speak sounded More close to Icelandic). Sverre means "spin like an arrow", Expression for being untamed; un- Controllable; wild-man. G is for Guttorm: "Where Gods Seek Shelter"; a fortress for those One thought needed one least. Holter means "edge of the woods"; The end of the forest (or where it Begins). *The Wildman Where the Gods Seek Shelter at the Edge of the Woods.* My friends call me Sverre. It is a name I've shared with Swordbearing kings. I am equally proud When addressed.
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