What I'm wondering is if the devs drew on some kind of real world history or cultural reference to come up with the name. Obviously, it was inspired by Valhalla from the old Norse tradition, I'm more interested in how they came up with the word itself. Was wondering if anyone had any insight on this?
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A question about Sovngarde...
» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:31 pm
What I'm wondering is if the devs drew on some kind of real world history or cultural reference to come up with the name. Obviously, it was inspired by Valhalla from the old Norse tradition, I'm more interested in how they came up with the word itself. Was wondering if anyone had any insight on this?
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Genevieve - Posts: 3424
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:33 pm
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ZzZz - Posts: 3396
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:26 pm
They probably just took two northern European words and combined them.
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xemmybx - Posts: 3372
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:50 pm
I don't know, old norse perhaps?
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Alyce Argabright - Posts: 3403
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:48 am
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Easter_Eggs
Its not listed in this site, so I can't think of where else it would be listed
Its not listed in this site, so I can't think of where else it would be listed
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carrie roche - Posts: 3527
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:18 am
Hm...
Don't know where Sovn comes from but the "gard" comes from Asgard. I HAVE SPOKEN.
Don't know where Sovn comes from but the "gard" comes from Asgard. I HAVE SPOKEN.
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Wanda Maximoff - Posts: 3493
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:28 am
"Sovn" means "sleep" in Danish and Norwegian.
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
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Emilie Joseph - Posts: 3387
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:36 pm
"Sovn" means "sleep" in Danish and Norwegian.
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
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Holli Dillon - Posts: 3397
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:17 pm
"Sovn" means "sleep" in Danish and Norwegian.
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
Exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Makes sense.
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Melis Hristina - Posts: 3509
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:44 pm
makes sense...a sleepy (or is it sleezy??) farm 
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WYatt REed - Posts: 3409
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:07 am
My dad thinks they got Sovengard from Lord of the Rings. Among a few other things that I don't remember right now...
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GabiiE Liiziiouz - Posts: 3360
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:50 pm
"Sovn" means "sleep" in Danish and Norwegian.
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
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Michelle Smith - Posts: 3417
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:23 am
So then it means the castle or keep where the noble dead go when they fall into the sleep of death.
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evelina c - Posts: 3377
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:05 am
Very cool place.
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Kayla Keizer - Posts: 3357
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:13 am
"Sovn" means "sleep" in Danish and Norwegian.
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
"Gard" comes from the Old Norse language (as in Asgard). The modern equivalent ("g?rd" in modern Swedish, for instance) means "farm", but in old Norse the meaning rather is "keep" or even "castle".
That is great! I figured Bethesda got the name from somewhere. They do things like that. Thanks for the info, it makes sense. Sovngard sounds right and is derived from something, typically great for Bethesda.
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luis ortiz - Posts: 3355
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:16 am
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Alyna - Posts: 3412
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:15 pm
So Svongarde, mean sleep in a keep/castle (In svogarde's case mead hall) or eternal rest in keep/castle
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Shelby McDonald - Posts: 3497
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» Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:02 pm
Sovn is a Nordic root.
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