Talk:Baldrs draumar

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[edit] Hel?

I'm just trying to dab Hel, but where it says Hel in this article, it is refering to a place and not a goddess. Hel is the goddess of the underworlds, Helheim and Niflheim, in Norse mythology, so could the person who wrote the intro be refering to the underworlds ruled by Hel? BlankVerse 15:17, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Baldrs draumar is the proper form

This poem is usually called "Baldrs draumar", also in English discussion. I find 845 Google hits for that version and only 12 for "Dreams of Balder". I will ask Wiglaf to move the page back. - Haukurth 08:53, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

See the extended discussion at Balder. List this at requested moves if you like, but I strongly feel this should be at an English name. CDThieme 20:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

I participated in the discussion at Baldr and am familiar with all the arguments presented there. "Baldrs draumar" is by far the most common way to refer to this poem in English. Check almost any source. Even Google. - Haukurth 21:18, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Most sources give the original and then the English. See this example: [1]. The policy on the English wikipedia is to use the most common English name in the title. We do this as a courtesy to our readers, most of whom are much more familiar with English than Old Norse or Icelandic. CDThieme 22:05, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Reverting to original name. Dear CDThieme if your really feel strongly about this move, file a requested moves. The outcome will not be questioned.--Wiglaf 21:33, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

When I moved the page to an English title I followed the instructions and fixed the redirects so they worked. When you reverted me, you didn't fix the redirects, and now none of them work. CDThieme 22:06, 3 October 2005 (UTC)