© Gunnar Tómasson 6 December 2016 Foreword The title of this posting is that of a poem by Gabriel Harvey, published in 1593. That was also the year of publication of the first work to appear under the name William Shakespeare. The poem has been described as “intensely cryptic“, which is also my view of […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 5. desember 2016 I. Mýramannakyn (Egilssaga, 87. kafli) 26678 = Þorsteinn Egilsson tók skírn, þá er kristni kom á Ísland, 10647 = ok lét kirkju gera at Borg. 16237 = Hann var maðr trúfastr ok vel siðaðr. 14141 = Hann varð maðr gamall ok sóttdauðr 21607 = ok var jarðaðr at […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 4 December 2016 Reference Cipher Value 441355¹ I + II = 141734 + 299621 = 441355 III + IV = 398672 + 42683 = 441355 I. The Past as Prologue (Le Serpent Rouge, Preface) 141734 16676 = Avant de lire les lignes qui suivent, 16583 = Au lecteur de daigner se […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 3 December 2016 The King James Bible, 1611 Dedication 2542548 I + II + III + IV = 1609582 + 320663 + 438097 + 174206 = 2542548 I. And thou shalt be brought down. (Isaiah Ch. 29, KJB 1611) 1609582 5763 = Ophiuchus – Serpent Holder. 13th House of the […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 2 December 2016 I. Reference Saga Cipher Value (Construction) 174206 Edda Opening Sentence 24844 = Almáttigr Guð skapaði í upphafi himin ok jörð ok alla þá hluti, 24337 = er þeim fylgja, ok síðast menn tvá, er ættir eru frá komnar, 4148 = Adam ok Evu, 22395 = ok fjölgaðist þeira […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 1. desember 2016 Inngangsorð Sturlu Þórðarsonar (Lokakafli Grettissögu) Hefir Sturla lögmaðr svá sagt, at engi sekr maðr þykki honum jafnmikill fyrir sér hafa verit sem Grettir inn sterki. Finnr hann til þess þrjár greinir. Þá fyrst, at honum þykkir hann vitrastr verit hafa, því at hann hefir verit lengst í sekð einnhverr […]
© Gunnar Tómasson 30 November 2016 I. Flosi – Archetypal Saga Man of Seventh Day (Construction) 4684 1 = Monad 913 = Adam 2770 = Flosi 1000 = Light of the World 4684 7 = Man of Seventh Day 4000 = Flaming Sword 677 = EK – 13th Icelandic for I/EGO 4684 […]