[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#20157) Viking -> Norse

["Daniel Markstedt" <markstedt@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=20157 >

On 8/28/06, Per I. Mathisen <per@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=20157 >
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> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Daniel Markstedt wrote:
> > I suggest our "Viking" nation is renamed "Norse" - Vikings were 'only'
> the
> > seafarer/trader/warrior class of Norse society, so it's really a
> misnomer.
> > Thoughts?
>
> I am against this change. Viking is much more well known, and lots of
> people have no idea what 'norse' is. I couldn't even find it on
> www.dictionary.com
>
> Compare for example the wikipedia pages on the two, or see their
> respective number of google hits ;)
>
>    - Per



As Jason said in another ticket, Freeciv should educate rather than sticking
to old misconceptions! I bet that "Eskimo" is still a more common word, but
we call our nation "Inuit" because it is right.


--Daniel

On 8/28/06, Per I. Mathisen <per@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=20157 >

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Daniel Markstedt wrote:
> I suggest our "Viking" nation is renamed "Norse" - Vikings were 'only' the
> seafarer/trader/warrior class of Norse society, so it's really a misnomer.
> Thoughts?

I am against this change. Viking is much more well known, and lots of
people have no idea what 'norse' is. I couldn't even find it on
www.dictionary.com

Compare for example the wikipedia pages on the two, or see their
respective number of google hits ;)

   - Per

As Jason said in another ticket, Freeciv should educate rather than sticking to old misconceptions! I bet that "Eskimo" is still a more common word, but we call our nation "Inuit" because it is right.

--Daniel