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Finnish

2009-03-18T17:40:26Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of late medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry"), ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina") and ''Neito ja lohikäärme'' ("The Maiden and the Dragon"). A more archaic layer of epic poetry telling of warriors Ahti Saarelainen and Kaukamoinen and shamans Lemminkäinen and Väinämöinen is believed to have originated during the Viking times.

The [[New Testament]] was translated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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Finnish

2009-03-18T17:40:00Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of late medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry"), ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina") and ''Neito ja lohikäärme'' (The Maiden and the Dragon). A more archaic layer of epic poetry telling of warriors Ahti Saarelainen and Kaukamoinen and shamans Lemminkäinen and Väinämöinen is believed to have originated during the Viking times.

The [[New Testament]] was translated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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Finnish

2009-03-18T17:39:39Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of late medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry"), ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina") and ''Neito ja lohikäärme'' (The Maiden and the Dragon). The more archaic layer of epic poetry telling of warriors Ahti Saarelainen and Kaukamoinen and shamans Lemminkäinen and Väinämöinen is believed to have originated during the Viking times.

The [[New Testament]] was translated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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Finnish

2009-03-18T17:39:24Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of late medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry"), ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina") and ''Neito ja lohikäärme'' (The Maiden and the Dragon). The more archaic layer epic poetry telling of warriors Ahti Saarelainen and Kaukamoinen and shamans Lemminkäinen and Väinämöinen is believed to have originated during the Viking times.

The [[New Testament]] was translated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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[[category:language]]

Finnish

2009-03-18T17:36:19Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry") and ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina").

The [[New Testament]] was translated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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[[category:language]]

Finnish

2009-03-18T17:35:59Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian, and more remotedly to the [[Sámi]] languages.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. Well-known Finnish poems of medieval origin are ''Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi'' ("Lay of the Killing of Bishop Henry") and ''Elinan surma'' ("Death of Maiden Elina").

The [[New Testament]] was trsnlated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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[[category:language]]

Finnish

2009-03-18T17:33:09Z

Finntamp:

Finnish

2009-03-18T17:32:14Z

Finntamp:

'''Finnish''' is a [[Finno-Ugric]] [[language]] that is quite different to the other Scandinavian [[Germanic Language|Germanic language]]s. Finnish is closely related to Estonian, Karelian, Votic and Vepsian.

During the medieval times, Finnish oral poetry flourished, but it was rarely written down. The [[New Testament]] was trsnlated into Finnish during the [[16th century]], but until 1863 it was [[Swedish]], not Finnish, that was the official language in [[Finland]].

==See Also==

* [[Finnish alternate titles]]

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Battle cry

2009-03-18T17:27:58Z

Finntamp: "likely date" from the Viking times is rather doubtful

A '''battle cry''' is a word or phrase shouted by [[fighter|warriors]] in [[combat]], intended to strengthen the [[morale]] of friendly troops and shake the morale of the enemy. Battle cries are also used to [[rally]] troops at need.

Many individual [[fighter|fighters]] and [[household|households]] have their own battle cries, as do [[Barony|Baronies]] and [[Kingdom|Kingdoms]].

A line of [[armed]] fighters roaring a battle cry as they crash into an enemy [[shieldwall]] is a formidable sight, indeed.

== Battle Cries in Period ==
In the [[medieval]] period, everyone had a battle cry. The various cries were usually [[religion|religious]] in nature.

Some examples:
* ''Olicrosse!'' (Holy Cross!) was the [[French]] battle cry at the [[Battle of Bouvines]].
* ''Santiago y Adelante!'' (Saint James and at them!) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] battle cry dating from the [[Reconquista]].
* ''Hakkaa p��lle!'' (Hack them down!) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] battle cry, documented during the 17th century.
* ''Lamh Ladir Abu!'' is an ancient [[Irish]] battle cry.
* ''Allah-u Akbar!'' (God is Great) is the traditional [[Islam|Muslim]] battle cry, partly because it is the duty of a devout Muslim to say these words before death.

== Battle Cries in the SCA ==
Anyone in the [[SCA]] can have a battle cry of their own, but ideally it will be short, easy to shout clearly, and not overly [[obscene]].

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