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Not sure York was that chuffed to get the Vikings :/
Oh I dunno, done pretty well out of them since………
With the Jorvik Viking Centre, etc.
The majority of place names in modern day York originate from the Norse habit of putting ‘gate’ on the end of place names. Such as Coppergate, Ousegate, High and Low Petergate, etc.
Incidentally, Skem is said to have been a Viking stopping off point as well. I’ve heard several tales of ghostly sightings of Vikings over the years. Seriously. (its a myth that they worn horned helmets though)
im pretty sure most vikings had horn on helmet when raiding villages
scholes im sure was a viking settlement ,one time you could navigate up the river duggie untill it narrowed over the years
also alot of folk in wigan unkowing have norse ancestry and with a second name like i have ending in son you might well beMy Gran used to ask ” what’s a norse? ” whenever I mentioned an equine ! Always picking me up on stuff like that !
Regarding this Eikrem though, I like the idea of us signing a Norwegian. It’s a place I’d like to visit, as it looks very clean, scenic, and I watched a Michael Palin programme where he went to Tromso once and I thought ‘hmmm, looks a nice place’. My Everton mate went there watching them in Europe and said a pizza cost £29 and a McDonalds was about £15!The UK has done ok out of Norway over the years. York got the Vikings, the Military OSE in WW2 got Max Manus, Trafalgar Square gets a giant Christmas tree every year, in the 80’s we got the band ‘A-ha’, United got Solksjaer, and television got the husky voiced Mariella Frostrup.*
*and yes, I would. If you were wondering. ;)
I went to Norway with the missus once & I can confirm that it is ridiculously expensive in comparison to Blighty – we went out on New Years Day evening for somet to eat, could only find a Hard Rock Cafe, ordered burger & chips & veggie burger & chips for us, plus 2 drinks each & it came to the best part of £60. The first pint I bought in a pub called The Churchill was the equivalent of £7.
That said we got talking to a bloke who owned a dry cleaners & he said that the woman who worked at the counter in his shop earnt the equivalent of £35k a year so they don’t think it is expensive
There’s a lot of places/bars/restaurants called Chruchill & the like as the govt & people seem grateful for the British efforts over there in WWII. I think that’s also why they send the Crimbo tree over to Trafalgar Square every yearA lot of places in the north west were Viking settlements especially in Merseyside & the outlying areas. Dunno about Scholes as someone mentioned but Skem definitely was & anywhere in Liverpool itself that has “teth” at the end of it e.g Toxteth, Croxteth
Anyway any more updates on this Eikrem fella??
I went to Norway with the missus once & I can confirm that it is ridiculously expensive in comparison to Blighty – we went out on New Years Day evening for somet to eat, could only find a Hard Rock Cafe, ordered burger & chips & veggie burger & chips for us, plus 2 drinks each & it came to the best part of £60. The first pint I bought in a pub called The Churchill was the equivalent of £7.
That said we got talking to a bloke who owned a dry cleaners & he said that the woman who worked at the counter in his shop earnt the equivalent of £35k a year so they don’t think it is expensive
There’s a lot of places/bars/restaurants called Chruchill & the like as the govt & people seem grateful for the British efforts over there in WWII. I think that’s also why they send the Crimbo tree over to Trafalgar Square every yearA lot of places in the north west were Viking settlements especially in Merseyside & the outlying areas. Dunno about Scholes as someone mentioned but Skem definitely was & anywhere in Liverpool itself that has “teth” at the end of it e.g Toxteth, Croxteth
Anyway any more updates on this Eikrem fella??
Nothing on Eikrem, but loads on Molde.
I was there in 2006 for a UEFA Cup match and can confirm it to be a one reindeer town with ridiculously expensive food and beer.
Scary runway at the airport that juts into the sea, a nice modern hotel across the car park from the stadium, and all next to a fjord with huge ships cruising past just a few yards away. Very impressive.
All in all, of no relevant to the original thread as I know fook all about this player.
Just thought I’d share it though in case anyone was ever thinking of going.
Nothing on Eikrem, but loads on Molde.I was there in 2006 for a UEFA Cup match and can confirm it to be a one reindeer town with ridiculously expensive food and beer.
Scary runway at the airport that juts into the sea, a nice modern hotel across the car park from the stadium, and all next to a fjord with huge ships cruising past just a few yards away. Very impressive.
All in all, of no relevant to the original thread as I know fook all about this player.
Just thought I’d share it though in case anyone was ever thinking of going.
Not me, I can’t a fjord it
I’ve been to Norway quite a lot in the past. £7 a pint sounds like you found quite a reasonable drinking establishment. I would like to take this opportnity to promote the second city of Norway, Bergen. It has all the beauty of having the close proximity of the Fjords, but is a large city too. I’d particularly recommend taking a loved one up the Funicular whilst there ;)
Hope he sets the pulses racing like that other scandinavian d.v.d purchase …the legend that was Stefan Bidstrup.Denmarks best box to box midfield motor !!!!!
Hope he sets the pulses racing like that other scandinavian d.v.d purchase …the legend that was Stefan Bidstrup.Denmarks best box to box midfield motor !!!!!Yeah, but unfortunately the ‘box to box’ they where referring to was ‘chicken nuggets’ to ‘big mac’.
Not sure York was that chuffed to get the Vikings :/
Oh I dunno, done pretty well out of them since………
With the Jorvik Viking Centre, etc.
The majority of place names in modern day York originate from the Norse habit of putting ‘gate’ on the end of place names. Such as Coppergate, Ousegate, High and Low Petergate, etc.
Incidentally, Skem is said to have been a Viking stopping off point as well. I’ve heard several tales of ghostly sightings of Vikings over the years. Seriously. (its a myth that they worn horned helmets though)[/quote]
I always thought the Gate endings to placenames came from Roman towns as they were all surrounded by walls and obviously had a few places to enter/exit.Wigan was a Roman town at sometime hence Standishgate,Wallgate,Hallgate and Millgate.I dont know if its correct but I was once told that the name Wigan comes from the Saxon word Wig which was meant to mean Battle and that it was the site of a Bloody battle between the Saxons and Romans.Im sure someone knows the real reason for our towns name. ;)
“Gate” endings come from the Norse word “gata” which means “street” – so Standishgate is Standish Street, Wallgate is Wall Street.
As for the origin of the name the attached is from the local archaeological society, who at least should have some idea:
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