Thursday, February 26, 2009

Yeni bir takma isim, tarihten bir isim


Takma isimlere, lâkaplara bayılıyorum. Bayıldığım gibi insanlara lakap takmayı da çok seviyorum.
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İşte yenisi. Dün geceden sonra. Kızıl Erik. Erik the Red. Hani ansiklopedilerde geçen ve Amerika kıtasına Amerigo Vespuci'den de önce ayak bastığı idda edilen bu arada Gronland'ı keşfeden Norveçli denizci (ilkokuldayken "kim kimdir" ansiklopedisinden okuduktan sonra bir tarih dersinde öğretmene söylemiştim. ancak o da "fazla kitap okuyorsun sen" demişti. sevimsiz!).
Eric the Red, a famous Viking explorer, left Iceland with his wife Thjódhild, and his children Leif, Freydis, Thorvald and Thorstein. His family was of Scandinavian origin and together they explored the tip of southern Greenland for several years. There they found endless rolling green pastures, perfect for raising sheep, goats and cows. Eric the Red, his family, servants and slaves built his farm estate near present day Julianehåb, which he named Brattahlid, in the early 980's. The adjoining fjord was later called Eriksfjord. The coastal waters were filled with an abundance of sea life including a variety of whales, seal, walrus', and many fish. On land, they found thousands of birds flocking the coastline, some competing for the scraps they could snatch from a well-fed polar bear or sated sea lion, others seeking out their own fare.
Erik the red 'dir bizimkisi. Let me introduce him...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

ahahahaha çok benziyo lann!!

Anonymous said...

bu erik the red neyi (ya da kimi mi demeliyim) keşfedecek??:))