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Multi-cam view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg

by Kye 3y ago

somenameforme 3y ago
It's so interesting to see things like this and imagine what peoples of times past would have thought about when first discovering such sights and sites! Or even imagine yourself seeing this thousands of years past with no idea of what or why it was happening.
- Obscurity4340 3y ago
  This needs a comedy sketch
- netfortius 3y ago
  So funny you should mention this! I am almost finished re-reading one of my childhood favorite comics, Rahan [1] , where authors imagined live in prehistoric times, and where almost one third of the albums bring up the topic, one way or another, attempting to imagine what kind of feelings and beliefs such events induced. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan_(comics) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan_(comics)
- parentheses 3y ago
  There is a Doctor Who episode where they went to Pompeii.
- runarberg 3y ago
  No need to guess. There is almost a thousand year old story in Iceland which describes such a thing in Brennunjálssaga. The story goes something along the lines that they were discussing whether to adopt Christianity at the Parliament. but as they were debating somebody told them that a new eruption had started. Some assembly members wanted to blame this on the debate, that the gods were insulted that they were considering being abandoned, however others argued: “Then what angered the gods that produced the lave which we stand on now?” In short, people kind of knew what was going on. They may not have known the exact mechanism, but they did know that this was how land formed, and was a normal part of nature, just like the northern lights, earthquakes and rain.
  - bradrn 3y ago
    I can’t find that story in this translation: https://sagadb.org/brennu-njals_saga.en https://sagadb.org/brennu-njals_saga.en
    - runarberg 3y ago
      Sorry, got my sources wrong. It is actually in Íslendingabók, specifically in Kristni Saga chapter 11. This little story is so often cited in Iceland you kind of just learn it in your head and only know it is in some of the sagas.
      - bradrn 3y ago
        Ah, thanks! Found an English translation [0] which has the story on pp 48–49 (PDF pages 98–99). [0] http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/IslKr.pdf http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/IslKr.p...

Multi-cam view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg

by Kye 3y ago

Multi-cam view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804nPrAUAxg

It's so interesting to see things like this and imagine what peoples of times past would have thought about when first discovering such sights and sites! Or even imagine yourself seeing this thousands of years past with no idea of what or why it was happening.

Obscurity4340 3y ago
This needs a comedy sketch
netfortius 3y ago
So funny you should mention this! I am almost finished re-reading one of my childhood favorite comics, Rahan [1] , where authors imagined live in prehistoric times, and where almost one third of the albums bring up the topic, one way or another, attempting to imagine what kind of feelings and beliefs such events induced. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan_(comics) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahan_(comics)
parentheses 3y ago
There is a Doctor Who episode where they went to Pompeii.
runarberg 3y ago
No need to guess. There is almost a thousand year old story in Iceland which describes such a thing in Brennunjálssaga. The story goes something along the lines that they were discussing whether to adopt Christianity at the Parliament. but as they were debating somebody told them that a new eruption had started. Some assembly members wanted to blame this on the debate, that the gods were insulted that they were considering being abandoned, however others argued: “Then what angered the gods that produced the lave which we stand on now?” In short, people kind of knew what was going on. They may not have known the exact mechanism, but they did know that this was how land formed, and was a normal part of nature, just like the northern lights, earthquakes and rain.
- bradrn 3y ago
  I can’t find that story in this translation: https://sagadb.org/brennu-njals_saga.en https://sagadb.org/brennu-njals_saga.en
  - runarberg 3y ago
    Sorry, got my sources wrong. It is actually in Íslendingabók, specifically in Kristni Saga chapter 11. This little story is so often cited in Iceland you kind of just learn it in your head and only know it is in some of the sagas.
    - bradrn 3y ago
      Ah, thanks! Found an English translation [0] which has the story on pp 48–49 (PDF pages 98–99). [0] http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/IslKr.pdf http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/IslKr.p...