tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post207236924107124000..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Yuletide and Mothers’ NightCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-17980171684574374152008-03-24T20:59:00.000+00:002008-03-24T20:59:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-57284996574480870182008-02-13T13:51:00.000+00:002008-02-13T13:51:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-80810226194537293622007-12-24T19:14:00.000+00:002007-12-24T19:14:00.000+00:00Constance - it's odd that some traditions survive ...Constance - it's odd that some traditions survive and others die out, isn't it? I don't know if anyone's ever identified any rhyme or reason to it (a sort of natural selection process, I suppose?)<BR/><BR/>Bernita - I wonder when it became dissociated from the solstice and associated with a fixed date of 25 Dec instead? Though a few days doesn't really make much difference.<BR/><BR/>Carl V - Thanks, and I'm very pleased you found it interesting. Merry Christmas to you and yours!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-54755873442861948632007-12-24T14:07:00.000+00:002007-12-24T14:07:00.000+00:00Thanks a lot, I honestly had no idea of the true d...Thanks a lot, I honestly had no idea of the true defintion or of the history behind it. What a great post! <BR/><BR/>I hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-39666909500298711462007-12-22T18:31:00.000+00:002007-12-22T18:31:00.000+00:00I wish they hadn't altered the date of Christmas.M...I wish they hadn't altered the date of Christmas.More fitting to have it on the solstice.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-6693583456129875792007-12-22T15:41:00.000+00:002007-12-22T15:41:00.000+00:00Interesting stuff. Nice to know why some tradition...Interesting stuff. Nice to know why some traditions cling on and where they came from.Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-33946467777859150322007-12-22T15:22:00.000+00:002007-12-22T15:22:00.000+00:00Thanks, everyone! I'm delighted you found the pos...Thanks, everyone! I'm delighted you found the post interesting! Nymeth, I have an occasional series of posts in mind covering aspects of the non-Christian religions of early medieval Britain (what we know of them, which often isn't very much), so you may like to check back from time to time.<BR/><BR/>Happy Christmas and best wishes <BR/>for the New Year to everyone!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-40117039052477219502007-12-22T15:01:00.000+00:002007-12-22T15:01:00.000+00:00Fascinating. I feel so informed now. :) Thanks!Fascinating. I feel so informed now. :) Thanks!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-9409903561324115812007-12-22T10:53:00.000+00:002007-12-22T10:53:00.000+00:00I LOVED this post! I love everything that has to d...I LOVED this post! I love everything that has to do with history of language and old pagan traditions. Just the other day my boyfriend and I were wondering where "Yule" came from... we were going to look it up on Wikipedia, but then we forgot. Now, thanks to you, we know! Thank you for this wonderful post :)Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-9906146332237733792007-12-21T23:12:00.000+00:002007-12-21T23:12:00.000+00:00How interesting! Thank you for sharing that bit o...How interesting! Thank you for sharing that bit of history with us. I love learning stuff like this. "-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-14750720449025098222007-12-21T22:10:00.000+00:002007-12-21T22:10:00.000+00:00Thank you Carla - it was great to read your post a...Thank you Carla - it was great to read your post and learn a little more about Bede. Happly Christmas to you and yours<BR/>JulieJuliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060846095995058087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-41088920181492904552007-12-21T16:14:00.000+00:002007-12-21T16:14:00.000+00:00Gabriele - I bet someone's already written it! Re...Gabriele - I bet someone's already written it! Remember when Susan invented Topaz Plantagenet for a joke?<BR/><BR/>Not being a linguist, I don't know how 'Jul' fits in, though I'd guess that it's related to the Old English term. 'Giuli' is Old Anglian, by the way, which one would expect to be a reasonably close cousin of the language spoken in Denmark, so it may be significant that it's the Old Anglian spelling that's closest to the Scandinavian word. <BR/><BR/>Marg, Chris, Susan - Thanks! Hope you found it interesting.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-9901085232214405902007-12-21T13:52:00.000+00:002007-12-21T13:52:00.000+00:00Fascinating! Never knew all of this.Fascinating! Never knew all of this.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-24444314168655318822007-12-21T13:22:00.000+00:002007-12-21T13:22:00.000+00:00Very educational. Thanks. Great post!Very educational. Thanks. Great post!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-40263835192727324732007-12-21T08:33:00.000+00:002007-12-21T08:33:00.000+00:00Very interesting post! Thanks for participating Ca...Very interesting post! Thanks for participating Carla!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-80292459336803531632007-12-20T22:58:00.000+00:002007-12-20T22:58:00.000+00:00Ok, now I'm waiting for a romance where the Saxon ...Ok, now I'm waiting for a romance where the Saxon Amber falls in love with the Dane Wolf, and they'll have turkey for the Yule fest in 850 AD. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing those tidbits. I didn't know about the Old English origin of the word. But I wonder how the Scandinavian Jul connects to this.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com