I am a Norwegian senior system consultant interested in politics, cultural history, language, music and Norse mythology.


Garvord – the warden
My username/tag is an adaptation of a name of the supernatural being Gardvord. He is, according to Nordic folklore the guardian or warden of the farm, watching over the it. Gardvord is place bound and lives in the presence of the habitants, but is a Vette – a kind of a spirit. According to tradition, it was necessary to provide sacrifices in order to maintain a good relationship with him. Then he gave prosperity and well-being to everything and everyone in return.
Etymology: Norse garðvǫrðr (source: www.snl.no)

Fun fact
Santa Claus replaced Gardvord in Norwegian tradition.

Reference
Nordic ー refers to the geographic grouping of countries in northern Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, the Faeroe islands and Finland. Scandinavia refers to the Nordic countries excluding Finland.
Scandinaviaー a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties. Scandinavian culture supersedes the culture using Norse language in the Viking Age and is considered rooted in that heritage. Finland does however not share the same common language group as the other countries.
Scandinaviaー refers to the Nordic countries excluding Finland.
Norseー was the language of Norway and the countries that were populated from Norway in the Viking Age. In Norway, Norse was used in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. Modern Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese come from Norse, and so did Norn, a language that was spoken in the Orkney Islands and Shetland until the 18th century.

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