User: Wiglaf

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Who I am

I am a ph D student in linguistics. You can also find me on the Swedish[1] and French[2] Wikipedias. - I grew up in a small town in Sweden and went to Uppsala where I discovered that it was more fun to study language than history. I have a masters degree including Archaeology, Russian, History, English and French. Nowadays, I am trying to finish my ph.D. which deals with semantics.

My wife is Jewish and comes from Moscow and we have two children. A girl who is 6 years old and a boy who is 1 years old.

I like mythology and ancient history. I have tried cover ancient Swedish history and mythology since it is usually not well-covered even in Sweden.

Why do I write so much about ancient Swedish history and archaeology? It is a limited subject since there are so few authentic sources about this time (compared to many other countries). It is also a subject that should be covered in Wikipedia, because someone may find it interesting. I do.

My contributions

Images: Troll image, Changeling, Nixie, Gylfi welcomes Odin, Odin the wanderer, Midwinter sacrifice by Carl Larsson, Agne, Alrik and Erik, Alf and Yngvi, Signhild, Hrolf Kraki, Tyr loses his hand, Hjalmar proposes to Ingeborg

I don't remember how many articles I have started (written from scratch or translated), but here are those I can recall

Jewish culture and the holocaust: Baal Shem, Odessa Massacre

Threatened animals: Sumatran Rhinoceros.

Linguistics: Primary metaphor, Prototype (linguistics).

Extinct animals: Elasmotherium, Wooly Rhinoceros.

Ancient nations: Dorset (culture), Daner, Lemovii, Njars (before my username).

Archaeology: Nordic Bronze Age, Pre-Roman Iron Age, Roman Iron Age, Götavirke (from OlofE's Swedish article).

Geography: Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, Folkland, Finnveden, Valsgärde (from OlofE's Swedish article), Vendel, Fyriså, Fyris Wolds, Scandza, Oddesund, Hålogaland, Solør, Tiveden, Tylöskog, Kolmården, Klarälven, Ed Forest, Kilsbergen, Romerike, Ranrike, Svinesund, Vingulmark, Gothiscandza, Bravellir

History: Germanic king, Landnámabók, Fornsigtuna, Norse clans, Stenkil, Eric VII of Sweden, Eric VIII of Sweden, Gardar Svavarsson, Germanic king, Halsten, Haakon the Red, Ingold I,Blot-Sweyn, Ingold I, Philip Halsten, Ingold II, Magnus the Strong, Anund Jacob, Emund the Old , House of Stenkil, House of Stenkil, Ragnvald Ulfsson, Ulf Tostesson, Uppsala öd, Rodwulf, Husby, Thorkel.

Mythology and Religion: Agne, Ale the Strong, Aun, Battle of Bråvalla, Bjarmaland, Blót, Dag the Wise, Dan (king), Domalde, Domar, Domovoi (before my username), Dyggve, Erik and Alrik, Fjölnir, Fornaldarsaga, Fylgja, Germanic mythology, Grottisongr, Haki, Halfdan, Hamingja, Hervarar saga, Historia Norwegiae, House of Yngling, Hugleik, Huld, Irminsul, Jorund, Mythological kings of Sweden, Nerthus, Proto-Indo-European religion, Reidgotaland, Scandinavian folklore, Shieldmaiden, Sol (goddess), Sveigder, Sögubrot af Nokkrum, Thor's Hammer, Tjodolf of Hvin, Tonttu (before my username), Vanlade, Varva, Visbur, Ynglingatal, Yngvi and Alf.

Semi-legendary people: Anund, Anund Uppsale, Askold and Dir, Aslaug (Kraka), Beowulf (hero), Björn at Hauge, Björn (III) Eriksson, Björn Ironside, Bödvar Bjarki, Eadgils, Eanmund, Ecgtheow, Egil, Emund Eriksson, Eofor, Erik Björnsson, Erik Anundsson, Erik Emundsson, Erik Refilsson, Erik Ringsson, Erik Weatherhat, Geatish kings, Gudröd the Hunter, Haethcyn, Hagbard, Hagbard and Signy, Halfdan Hvitbeinn, Halfdan the Mild, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Harald Hildetand, Heardred, Helgi, Helgi Hundingsbane, Herebeald, Hjalmar, House of Munsö, Hrethel, Hvitserk, Hygd, Ingeborg, Ingjald, Ingjald Olofsson, Ingvar, Ivar Vidfamne, Ohthere, Olof Björnsson, Olof Trätälja, Onela, Östen,Östen Beli, Öystein Halfdansson, Palnetoke, Randver, Refil, Ring, Scylding, Semi-legendary kings of Sweden, Sigar, Siggeir, Signy, Sigurd Ring, Sigurd Snake-Eye, Sinfjötli, Skagul Toste, Sölve, Styrbjörn Starke, Swerting, Waegmunding, Wealtheow, Wulfing, Yngling (lineage), Yrsa.

Redirects that I have initiated as articles: Indo-European.

Pages that I have contributed to a lot: Goths, Valkyries, Changeling, Rus' (people), Rurik, Geats, Suiones.

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