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Vikings, or "Northmen", roamed the western world from their homeland in northern Europe through the Baltics to North America. On these journeys at special or sacred places they paused to carve Runes into slabs of rock and stone. These runic inscriptions served as one of the first technologies; serving as a basic alphabet, being a guide to other travelers, and providing a process by which one could communicate with the gods. As we"surf" through the internet on our"Viking Browsers" we come across sites where inscriptions have also been left for us to comprehend. Hopefully we will be able to perceive a level of craftsmanship and meaningful communication that is as relevant today as the runic monoliths were to those travelers back then. |
This is theHomePage of Robert L.(DrBOB)
Appelman
appelman@indiana.edu
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BRAGI, the Norse God of poetry and eloquence, rules here where manifestations of the arts, and songs of great deeds may be found. |
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MIMIR, the wise Aesir God, rules here where evidence of wisdom and attempts to define the arts and communication are recorded. |
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The Good DWARVES, who are highly skilled craftsmen, govern this domain where secrets of the trade, paths to greater levels of craftsmanship, and incantations for magic may be found. |
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GIFION, a Goddess of Magic & Fertility plus a shape-shifter, is the gatekeeper of these paths to lands outside of AppelEarth. These lands offer excitement, prosperity, and magic but beware -- it is easy for a traveler to get lost and never find the path back. |
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