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oirthear (air-her) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/27/2011
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1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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oirthear (air-her), means against the horizon (Sunrise)


Orientation toward the Sun was very important for the Vikings which is seen when the dead are always placed with his face in the same direction at burials. When we look at what their weather-mark names indicates, we see that Sunrise was important as it was from this orientation, the other was expressed.
East (oirthear) means against the horizon (Sunrise),
West (iarthair) means backward,
North (tuaisceart) is to the left,
South (deisceart) is to the right all direction when they facing sunrise.

When we then look at the words is a certain connection between the words oirthear, orient and the Latin o’riens. The Latin word o’riens means uprising (the Sun). And the Vikings came in contact with the Romans in Britain, so it is not impossible that their words came from there also.

Then You could try to find the other three sides also. tuaisceart, iarthair, deisceart.

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