older layers of legend
explorations in comparative philology & linguistics
the older layers of legend ¹ are the tapestries of language & folklore that lie in the background of ancient cultures which i seek to explore through the study of linguistics & folklore· the pieces linked below are web reworkings of my linguistic & philological research·
independent research
· summer mmxxii —
- Ofer Hreðerlocan · Beyond the chest-locker: Locating the Old English mind & soul · summer 2022 - harvest 2022
- Enta Ǽrgeweorc · Re-evaluating ettins in Old English literature · summer 2022 – harvest 2022
graduate research in germanic philology through Signum University
· summer mmxviii — harvest mmxxi
Mjǫðr Óðins · Reconstructing Germanic verse formulae · spring 2013 – harvest 2021 | spring 2022
- Verse-internal formulae
- West Germanic verse-internal formulae
- Temporal halflines · PWG *langā hwīlā & *uʀlaghwīlu
- His son spoke · PWG *X maþlōdē Y sunu/barn
- With words & works · *wurdą ⁊ wurką
- Herdsman of the people · *X hirdijaz
- Each among men · *X gahwaz
- Children of men · *X barnō/suniwiz
- The sword’s edge · *mēkijas agjō
- Verse-spanning formulae
- The life of the ettin · *ferhwą… etunas
- Rime-cold deprivation · *hrīmakaldaz
- Of gods & elves · *ansiwǫ̂… albijǫ̂
- Battle-gear clustering · *brunjǭ… helmaz
- Say what yow list · Impersonal verbs in English · harvest 2020 | harvest 2021
- *Wargaz · Cú Chulainn, Óðinn, & lupine deviance in NW Indo-European cultures · summer 2020 | spring 2022
- Ainmm Oénguso · The youth, time, and name of Oéngus · summer 2020 | spring 2022
- Alfar · Interpreting elven lore · winter 2016 – spring 2020 | spring 2022
- Reginrúnar · Rune-working in the primary textual sources · spring 2020 | spring 2022
- *Mōdurz Brōþēr · Verner’s law in PIE nominal accent reconstruction · spring 2020 | spring 2022
- Drudging · Evolving terminology for Germanic fealty & service · winter 2020 | spring 2022
- Reliquie Gotiche · Gothic features preserved in Italian loans · harvest 2019 | harvest 2021
- Quirky subjects · Non-nominative subjects in Icelandic · summer 2018 | harvest 2021
undergraduate research in linguistics & cultural studies through Seattle Pacific University
· harvest mmxiii — spring mmxvii
- Stative PIE · Active-stative alignment in Proto-Indo-European · spring 2017 | harvest 2021
Φωνήεντα · PIE vowel quality and accent approaches · spring 2010 - harvest 2016 | spring 2022
- Naši Keltové · The role of Celtic archæology in Czech identity · spring 2016 | spring 2022
1· this phrase comes from jrr tolkien’s commentary to his translation of béowulf · he leaves this note on the sigemund section of the poem·
“Sigemund was (or is represented as) the pre-eminent dragon-slayer (not–certainly in the older layers of legend–a frequent exploit!).”
— Tolkien, JRR 2014. Beowulf: a Translation and Commentary. p 287
2· all translations of primary and secondary source texts cited in the articles presented here are mine