http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6947005.stm

"...the warmth and friendliness with which you greet us today and the Viking ship show us that, luckily, it has all been forgiven." -Danish Culture Minister Brian Mikkelson, on the arrival of the replica Viking ship Havhingsten (The Sea Stallion) at Dublin

Luckily, as god knows what might have happened if people had not.


Anyway, I was wondering if the invasion affected the Irish language munch?


PS, I could not help rant a bit when I read this "Despite a diet of dried food and sleeping in the cold, cramped and wet conditions of an open boat he was glad to see the port of the Irish capital"

So basically, as a modern person in an open boat, he did not want to get off it and have a shower? He wanted to stay on it? I hate journalists and [snip]

Pingin, margadh, seol, cíle,

Ón Lochlannais a tháinig a lán des na focail a bhaineann le loingseoireacht agus le trádáil.

Besides, the English have a lot more to forgive; half the country was overrun and rules by the Danes.

In Ireland, they only ever held pockets and were assimilated.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw

"Despite a diet of dried food and sleeping in the cold, cramped and wet conditions of an open boat he was glad to see the port of the Irish capital"

"Despite" implies that the diet of dried food and sleeping in cold, cramped and wet conditions at sea is preferable to disembarking to the Irish capital.

Whether it was meant to be ironic or sarcastic, or was simply poorly written, I don't know; I have no idea what the beeb's usual MO is in such a matter, although it's disappointing to consider it might be a deliberate swipe.