Part 9

Gr[)i]m G[)u]d' braend G[)u]d' r[)i]d G[)u]d' r[=o]d G[)u]n_n_' b[)i] orn G[u:]' t_h_orm Gyda (g[=e]' d[+a])

Hae' k[)i] Hae' k[+o]n Haelf' d[)a]n H[)a]r' [)a]ld Hae' vaerd H[)e]l' ae H[)e]l' g[+a] H[~e]r' st_e_[=i]n Holmstein (h[=o]lm' st[=i]n)

[)I]n' golf [=I]' vaer

Leif (l[+i]f)

Niflheim (n[+e]v' 'l h[=a]m)

[=O]' d[)i]n [=O]' laef Orkneys (ork' n[)i]z)

Raen Reykjavik (r[=a]' ky_[.a]_ v[=e]k') Rolf

Sh[)e]t' l_[)a]_nds Sif (s[=e]f) Sighvat (s[)i]g' v[)a]t) Snorri (sn[)o]r' r[+e]) Sol' f[)i]

Thor (thor) T_h_or' b[)i] orn T_h_or' f[)i]nn T_h_or' g[)e]st T_h_or' h[)i]ld T_h_or' k[)e]l T_h_or' l_e_[=i]f T_h_or' olf T_h_or' st_e_[=i]n Tyrker (t[~e]r' k[~e]r)

V[)a]l h[)a]l' _l[.a]_ Valkyria (v[)a]l k[)i]r' y_[.a]_) V[=i]' k[)i]ng

A GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION

[=a] as in [=a]le [)a] as in [)a]dd _[)a]_ as in fin_[)a]_l [.a] as in [.a]sk _[.a]_ as in sof_[.a]_ ae as in aerm [a:] as in [a:]ll

[=e] as in [=e]ve [+e] as in [+e]vent' [)e] as in [)e]nd [~e] as in h[~e]r

[=i] as in [=i]ce [)i] as in [)i]t

[=o] as in [=o]ld [+o] as in [+o]bey' [)o] as in [)o]dd o as in lord

[)u] as in [)u]p _[)u]_ as in circ_[)u]_s [u:] as in r[u:]de

[=y] as in fl[=y]

Silent letters are italicized.