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Subject: Re: Thorwaldson
Author: Marc   (Authenticated as picard)
Date: May 14, 2009 at 11:20:01 AM
Reply to: Thorwaldson by Megan
Actually, it's Icelandic and composed of Thor (Old Norse þórr), the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology, and wald 'power'.

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