Lögberg-Heimskringla - 21.02.1986, Side 2

2-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 21. FEBRUAR 1986
Greetings from aboard the Viking
ship, Mundi. Since my last message,
much has happened. Ashore, I en-
countered in the spirited shades of
the sullen grove of Lundi, the fierce
Black Dragon of Death. With brilliant
emerald eyes and massive fiery red
mouth, he snatched the life of Jóhann
Frá Straumi. Sadly I lay Jóhann to
rest. The snow fell softly; I wept
silently; the land slept; winter
remained.
Later, at the point of the rivers'
crossing, there lurked the slimy
virulent blob known as Víri. One
touch and all strength was gone.
Only the healing power of sleep
restored radiating energy to my body.
Our royal lady beckons still, but no
longer am I alone. Friends have em-
barked and I bid welcome to Jónas
Skeggi, Guðrún ljóshærðu, Oskar
Vesturheimsmaður and Robert
Hrausti. Together, we call for
favourable winds in following the
flame of Frimann B. Anderson, the
determined dreamer who, with six
hundred dollars, nurtured Heims-
kringla as an infant. Now, ap-
proaching her one hundredth year,
we continue the quest for new sub-
scribers in her support.
Celebrate with us the feast of Þorri
and the season of renewal. Join the
list appearing below. Who will be our
lOOth new subscriber?
Sæl og bless,
Linda Jóhanns
1907 W. Goodman, Winnipeg, Man.
1908 Mrs. W. Schooley, Surrey, B.C.
1909 Frances Diaz, Edmonds,
Wash., USA
1910 Mr. & Mrs. Arni R. Swanson,
Mississauga, Ont.
1911 K.B. Arnason, Coquitlam, B.C.
1912 Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Blakely,
Blaine, Wash., USA
1913 O. B. Ogmundson, Chilliwack,
B.C.
1914 John & Mary Gauti, Victoria,
B.C.
1915 Johann Johannson, Burnaby,
B.C.
1916 Dr. W.F. Sigurdson, Sidney,
B.C.
1917 Dora Wonko, Winnipeg, Man.
1918 Lorenz W. Sigurdson, Pasa-
dena, Cal.
1919 Oddny C. Eggertson, Van-
couver, B.C.
1920 Mr. & Mrs. Erling Bjarnason,
Vancouver, B.C.
1921 Einar Finnson, Rosseau, Ont.
1922 Stefan H. Thorsteinson,
Coquitlam, B.C.
1923 K.J. Sumarlidson, New West-
minster, B.C.
1924 Thora Orr, Maple Ridge, B.C.
1925 Hazel Leifs, Calgary, Alta.
1926 R.E. Helgason, New West-
minster, B.C.
1927 Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bardal, North
Vancouver, B.C.
1928 Mr. & Mrs. Oswald B. R.
Holm, Hamilton, Ont.
1929 Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Holm,
Lethbridge, Alta.
1930 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. K. Holm,
Victoria, B.C.
1931 Mr. & Mrs. Ed Mroz Jr., Fern-
dale, Mich., USA
1932 Mr. & Mrs. Ian C. Simpson,
Ferndale, Mich., USA
1933 Grace S. Malm, Burnaby, B.C.
1934 T.W. Thorfinnson, Richmond,
B.C.
Icelandic Lessons
LESSON 6
Test (fing):
1. Find out what cases the words
in bold are in.
a) Kötturinn stekkur yfir stólinn.
b) Jón talar um konuna. c) Honum
finnst hún góð. d) I skálinni er
brauð. e) Hann heir Páll. f) Hún
setur stólinn á borðið. g) Taskan er
yfir blaðinu. h) Sigurður fer til hen-
nar. i) Helga er góð kona j) Hann
stendur við gluggann en gengur svo
frá honum.
Translation: a) The cat jumps over
the chair; b) Jón talks about the
woman; c) He likes her, finds her
kind; d) There is bread in the bowl;
e) His name is Þall; f) She puts the
chair on the table; g) The briefcase is
over the paper; h) Sigurður goes to
her; i) Helga is a good woman; j) He
stands by the window, but now he
walks away from it.
2. Write down nouns which have
the definite articles.
The personal pronouns:
Let us now shelve the nouns for a
little while and concentrate on pro-
nouns. First, the personal pronouns.
In this lesson they will only be ex-
plained in the singular. Here is how
they are declined:
realized through the first five lessons,
the personal pronouns also are found
in all four cases, both in the singular
and the plural. Comparing Icelandic
to English, there is not a great deai
of difference. There are lst, 2nd and
3rd persons in both languages. One
major difference exists, however. In
Icelandic, things like stóll (chair),
borð (table) and taska (bag, briefcase)
have different genders in Icelandic,
but are in most cases neuter in
English. It is important that students
learn the personal pronouns and their
declensions because they play such
a big part in Icelandic, just as they do
in English. Next week: more on per-
sonal pronouns.
Þekkirðu höfundinn?
I VOll hc shc il
Nom. hú hann hún þaú
Acc. mig Þm hann hana það
Dat. mcr [iór honum hcnni I’V(
Gcn. mín þín hans hennar |X-'SS
As you can see and already have
Vísan í síðustu viku er eftir
alþýðuskáldið Valdimar Pálsson.
Valdimar fluttist ungur vestur með
bróður sínum, Tryggva. Settist hann
að í Winnipeg og lærði múrsmíði.
Valdimar var tvíkvæntur (missti fyrri
konu sína á besta aldri) og flutti með
þeirri seinni til Saskatchewan, suður
af Leslie en seinna til Foam Lake, þar
sem hann lést. Um Valdimar Pálsson
skrifaði séra Jakob Jónsson eitt sin í
Tímaritið:" Valdimar Pálsson sór sig
í ætt við hin íslensku alþýðuskáld. Eg
spurði hann að því hvenær hann
hefði byrjað að yrkja. "Mér finst eg
aldrei hafa ort", svarði hann. En
hann kvaðst hafa tekið eftir því á
unga aldri, einkum þegar hann sagði
eitthvaði í spaugi eða glaðværð, að
orðin féllu eins og af tilviljun í stuðla,
og varð það smám saman til þess að
hann fór að beita þessari gáfu sinni
af ráðnum huga. En frest af því sem
hann yrkir, er innfall augnabliksins
. . . Af vísum Valdimars hafa sumar
gamanvísur hans orðið kunnastar
meðal almennings. Hygg eg að fyndni
Valdimars sé vinsælust sökum
samlíkinga hans sem oft eru
óvenjulegar, og þó ljósar. Orðaleikir
koma sjaldan eða aldrei fyrir í hans
kveðskap, og að því leiti er hann gjör-
ólíku Káin." En sjáum til, hvað er
næst?
Um dal hef eg gengið dáinnar þrár
dulur og fár við menn,
og hælis leitað, en það var ei þar,
og því er mjer hugþungt enn.
1935 Sigurjonsson, North Van-
couver, B.C.
1936 Katrin Webster, Winnipeg,
Man..
1937 Barbara Bjornson, Richmond,
B.C.
1938 Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Steele,
Coquitlam, B.C.
1939 Gestur & Violet Sigurdson,
Swift Current, Sask.
Ella Ramsay, Brandon, Man.
Loa Hokanson, Selkirk, Man.
Magnus Magnusson, Selkirk,
Man.
John O. Johnson, Selkirk, Man.
Irene Carswell, Selkirk, Man.
Ragnar Holm, Selkirk, Man.
M. Tobin, Winnipeg, Man.
Doreen Nassey, Vancouver,
B.C.
Olive Pybus, Delta, B.C.
Valdimar J. Helgason, Coquit-
lam, B.C.
Freda Sellers, Princeton, B.C.
H. Arnfinnson, Kimberley,
B.C.
Mr. & Mrs. A. V. Holm, Gimli,
Man.
A. Thorlakson, Winnipeg, B.C.
Lewis Arnason, Elfros, Sask.
F. Scott Stephanson, Elfros,
Sask.
1956 Jonina Eaman, Edmonton,
Alta.
Lilja Melsted, Castlegar, B.C.
Helgi Danielson, Gimli, Man.
O. B. Johannson, Fremont,
Cal., USA
1960 Wm. M. Eiriksson, Steinbach,
Man.
1961 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Reykdal, Van-
couver, B.C.
1962 V. S. Arnason, Surrey, B.C.
1963 Vigdís Einarson, Brandon,
Man.
1964 Robert G. Goodman, Win-
nipeg, Man.
1965 Simbi Helgason, Mozart, Sask.
1966 Peter G. Peterson, St. Hilaire,
P. Q.
1967 Bjossi Jonasson, Arborg, Man.
1968 Jim Anderson, Edmonton,
Alta.
1969 Rosa Thorfinnson, Monntain,
N. D., USA
1970 Mr. & Mrs. M. Block, Coquit-
lam, B.C.
1971 Lara Boyd, Vancouver, B.C.
1972 Margaretta Brazier, Dunedin,
Fla., USA
1973 Incelandic Canadian Frón,
Winnipeg, Man.
1974 Sylvia Isfeld, Burnaby, B.C.
1975 Haraldine Magnusson Webb,
Manitou, Man.
1976 Gudmunda Dagbjartsdottir,
Reykjavik, Iceland
1977 R. B. Krentz, Scarborough,
Ont.
1978 Evelyn Hokanson, Riverton,
Man.
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Up-Coming Events
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