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    1. Re: [<orcadia>] Jo Ben's Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum
    2. Bill Irvine

    3. "the Stronsay sea-beast with his impressive genitalia" perhaps the Oosic? "Oosic is fossilised walrus penis-bone, and was prized by the Vikings because it retains a good grip even when it is wet." bill canadian orcadian ----- Original Message ----- From: Sigurd Towrie <sigurd@orkneyjar.com> Date: Friday, August 6, 2004 2:53 pm Subject: [<orcadia>] Jo Ben's Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum > It's taken a long time but I've finally put a translation of this > sixteenthcentury gem online. > > Originally written in Latin, the translation includes information > not deemed > suitable for the original publication in Barry's "History of > Orkney" - > namely Troicis, . > > However, there remain sections which I (with my rudimentary > Latin), and > translaters before me, have struggled with. So I'd be glad to hear > fromanyone with a grasp of Latin who fancies taking a look and > offering their > opinions (reply offlist to address below). > > The new section is at http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/joben > > -- > Sigurd Towrie > Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney > Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com > Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com > Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with > the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

    08/07/2004 01:37:25
    1. RE: [<orcadia>] Jo Ben's Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum
    2. Sigurd Towrie

    3. On 07 August 2004 15:37, Bill Irvine wrote: > "the Stronsay sea-beast with his impressive genitalia" perhaps the > Oosic? "Oosic is fossilised walrus penis-bone, and was prized by the > Vikings because it retains a good grip even when it is wet." More likely to be Ben's interpretation of the Stronsay belief in Nuckelavee - a foul creature with the lower body of a horse. Although perhaps the term "lower body of a horse" was the later antiquarians, who recorded the scant surviving tales, way of "cleaning up" the tradition for their readers? -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

    08/07/2004 04:50:13