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		<title>By: Michael</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-17760</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1989548,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Simon Hoggart&#039;s column&lt;/a&gt; in today&#039;s Guardian has the same story, but also reveals that: 

&quot;Magnus saw himself as a historian first, and got slightly tetchy if people regarded him only as the presenter of Mastermind.&quot;

And there&#039;s also a rather sweet coda to the Fred Housego question:

&quot;I&#039;ve rarely seen anyone look so sad and deflated. But he can&#039;t have minded too much, because he cheerfully recounted the incident in his memoirs, called, no doubt at the insistence of his publisher, I&#039;ve Started So I&#039;ll Finish.&quot;

Incidentally, what&#039;s his reputation outside the UK?  Or did &lt;i&gt;Mastermind&lt;/i&gt; carry all before it?  

(Or is he totally unknown outside Britain and, obviously Iceland?  Or even unknown in Iceland, much as nobody in America knows who Ruby Wax is?)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1989548,00.html" rel="nofollow">Simon Hoggart&#8217;s column</a> in today&#8217;s Guardian has the same story, but also reveals that: </p>
<p>&#8220;Magnus saw himself as a historian first, and got slightly tetchy if people regarded him only as the presenter of Mastermind.&#8221;</p>
<p>And there&#8217;s also a rather sweet coda to the Fred Housego question:</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve rarely seen anyone look so sad and deflated. But he can&#8217;t have minded too much, because he cheerfully recounted the incident in his memoirs, called, no doubt at the insistence of his publisher, I&#8217;ve Started So I&#8217;ll Finish.&#8221;</p>
<p>Incidentally, what&#8217;s his reputation outside the UK?  Or did <i>Mastermind</i> carry all before it?  </p>
<p>(Or is he totally unknown outside Britain and, obviously Iceland?  Or even unknown in Iceland, much as nobody in America knows who Ruby Wax is?)</p>
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		<title>By: Callan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Callan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Magnusson was of much the same opinion. There is a very cruel and funny story about how he was showing a VIP around an archeological site in Iceland. At the end of the tour the VIP said:
&quot;There&#039;s something I&#039;ve often wondered and you are really the only man with the expertise to know so can I ask you a question?&quot;
&quot;Of course&quot; beamed Magnusson &quot;I should only be too pleased!&quot;
&quot;What&#039;s Fred Housego* really like?&quot;

*Taxi-driver and Mastermind winner who briefly became a minor celebrity in the early 1980s.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Magnusson was of much the same opinion. There is a very cruel and funny story about how he was showing a VIP around an archeological site in Iceland. At the end of the tour the VIP said:<br />
&#8220;There&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve often wondered and you are really the only man with the expertise to know so can I ask you a question?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Of course&#8221; beamed Magnusson &#8220;I should only be too pleased!&#8221;<br />
&#8220;What&#8217;s Fred Housego* really like?&#8221;</p>
<p>*Taxi-driver and Mastermind winner who briefly became a minor celebrity in the early 1980s.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Brooke</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-17176</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris Brooke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yup, you&#039;re right:

&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt; Ãžeir brÃ¦Ã°ur riÃ°u vestur til Reykjardals, HÃ¶skuldur og HrÃºtur, og gistu aÃ° Lundi. Ãžar bjÃ³ ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfur sonur Bjarnar gullbera. Regn hafÃ°i veriÃ° mikiÃ° um daginn og hÃ¶fÃ°u menn orÃ°iÃ° votir og voru gervir langeldar. ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfur bÃ³ndi sat Ã¡ meÃ°al Ã¾eirra HÃ¶skulds og HrÃºts. Sveinar tveir lÃ©ku Ã¡ gÃ³lfinu. Ãžeir voru veislusveinar ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfs og lÃ©k mÃ¦r ein hjÃ¡ Ã¾eim. Ãžeir voru mÃ¡lgir mjÃ¶g Ã¾vÃ­ aÃ° Ã¾eir voru Ã³vitrir.

Annar Ã¾eirra mÃ¦lti: &quot;Eg skal Ã¾Ã©r MÃ¶rÃ°ur vera og stefna Ã¾Ã©r af konunni og finna Ã¾aÃ° til forÃ¡ttu aÃ° Ã¾Ãº hafir eigi sorÃ°iÃ° hana.&quot;

Annar svaraÃ°i: &quot;Eg skal Ã¾Ã©r HrÃºtur vera. Tel eg Ã¾ig af allri fjÃ¡rheimtunni ef Ã¾Ãº Ã¾orir eigi aÃ° berjast viÃ° mig.&quot;

Ãžetta mÃ¦ltu Ã¾eir nokkurum sinnum. ÃžÃ¡ gerÃ°ist hlÃ¡tur mikill af heimamÃ¶nnum. ÃžÃ¡ reiddist HÃ¶skuldur og laust sveininn meÃ° sprota, Ã¾ann er MÃ¶rÃ°ur nefndist, en sprotinn kom Ã­ andlitiÃ° og sprakk fyrir.

HÃ¶skuldur mÃ¦lti viÃ° sveininn: &quot;VerÃ° Ãºti og drag engan spott aÃ° oss.&quot;

HrÃºtur mÃ¦lti: &quot;Gakk hingaÃ° til mÃ­n.&quot;

Sveinninn gerÃ°i svo. HrÃºtur drÃ³ fingurgull af hendi sÃ©r og gaf honum og mÃ¦lti: &quot;Far Ã­ braut og leita Ã¡ engan mann sÃ­Ã°an.&quot;

Sveinninn fÃ³r Ã­ braut og mÃ¦lti: &quot;ÃžÃ­num drengskap skal eg viÃ° bregÃ°a Ã¦ sÃ­Ã°an.&quot;

Af Ã¾essu fÃ©kk HrÃºtur gott orÃ°. SÃ­Ã°an fÃ³ru Ã¾eir vestur heim og er nÃº lokiÃ° Ã¾rÃ¦tum Ã¾eirra MarÃ°ar. &lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
From over &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snerpa.is/net/isl/njala.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yup, you&#8217;re right:</p>
<blockquote><p> Ãžeir brÃ¦Ã°ur riÃ°u vestur til Reykjardals, HÃ¶skuldur og HrÃºtur, og gistu aÃ° Lundi. Ãžar bjÃ³ ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfur sonur Bjarnar gullbera. Regn hafÃ°i veriÃ° mikiÃ° um daginn og hÃ¶fÃ°u menn orÃ°iÃ° votir og voru gervir langeldar. ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfur bÃ³ndi sat Ã¡ meÃ°al Ã¾eirra HÃ¶skulds og HrÃºts. Sveinar tveir lÃ©ku Ã¡ gÃ³lfinu. Ãžeir voru veislusveinar ÃžjÃ³stÃ³lfs og lÃ©k mÃ¦r ein hjÃ¡ Ã¾eim. Ãžeir voru mÃ¡lgir mjÃ¶g Ã¾vÃ­ aÃ° Ã¾eir voru Ã³vitrir.</p>
<p>Annar Ã¾eirra mÃ¦lti: &#8220;Eg skal Ã¾Ã©r MÃ¶rÃ°ur vera og stefna Ã¾Ã©r af konunni og finna Ã¾aÃ° til forÃ¡ttu aÃ° Ã¾Ãº hafir eigi sorÃ°iÃ° hana.&#8221;</p>
<p>Annar svaraÃ°i: &#8220;Eg skal Ã¾Ã©r HrÃºtur vera. Tel eg Ã¾ig af allri fjÃ¡rheimtunni ef Ã¾Ãº Ã¾orir eigi aÃ° berjast viÃ° mig.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ãžetta mÃ¦ltu Ã¾eir nokkurum sinnum. ÃžÃ¡ gerÃ°ist hlÃ¡tur mikill af heimamÃ¶nnum. ÃžÃ¡ reiddist HÃ¶skuldur og laust sveininn meÃ° sprota, Ã¾ann er MÃ¶rÃ°ur nefndist, en sprotinn kom Ã­ andlitiÃ° og sprakk fyrir.</p>
<p>HÃ¶skuldur mÃ¦lti viÃ° sveininn: &#8220;VerÃ° Ãºti og drag engan spott aÃ° oss.&#8221;</p>
<p>HrÃºtur mÃ¦lti: &#8220;Gakk hingaÃ° til mÃ­n.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sveinninn gerÃ°i svo. HrÃºtur drÃ³ fingurgull af hendi sÃ©r og gaf honum og mÃ¦lti: &#8220;Far Ã­ braut og leita Ã¡ engan mann sÃ­Ã°an.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sveinninn fÃ³r Ã­ braut og mÃ¦lti: &#8220;ÃžÃ­num drengskap skal eg viÃ° bregÃ°a Ã¦ sÃ­Ã°an.&#8221;</p>
<p>Af Ã¾essu fÃ©kk HrÃºtur gott orÃ°. SÃ­Ã°an fÃ³ru Ã¾eir vestur heim og er nÃº lokiÃ° Ã¾rÃ¦tum Ã¾eirra MarÃ°ar. </p></blockquote>
<p>From over <a href="http://www.snerpa.is/net/isl/njala.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: Martin Wisse</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-17164</link>
		<dc:creator>Martin Wisse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not just the same without the original Icelandic...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not just the same without the original Icelandic&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Brooke</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-16968</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris Brooke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gah! Viking soap opera with an emphasis on divorce cases and the bloodfeuds to which they inevitably give rise? How can anyone not be hooked? But perhaps you&#039;re more of a &lt;I&gt;Hrafnkel&#039;s Saga&lt;/I&gt; kinda guy?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gah! Viking soap opera with an emphasis on divorce cases and the bloodfeuds to which they inevitably give rise? How can anyone not be hooked? But perhaps you&#8217;re more of a <i>Hrafnkel&#8217;s Saga</i> kinda guy?</p>
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		<title>By: tony</title>
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		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Umm.. it hasn&#039;t quite persuaded me to want to read the thing...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Umm.. it hasn&#8217;t quite persuaded me to want to read the thing&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Early Modern Notes &#187; Magnus Magnusson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Early Modern Notes &#187; Magnus Magnusson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] RIP Magnus Magnusson (Thanks)  Posted by Sharon on 8 January 2007 at 6:03 pm in [...]</description>
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		<title>By: scwr</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-16359</link>
		<dc:creator>scwr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have just posted on this very point with a more or less apposite reference from A E Housman on the newspaper response to the death of Matthew Arnold. It&#039;s pretty bad when even supposedly &#039;intelligent&#039; papers go for the &#039;celebrity&#039; slant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have just posted on this very point with a more or less apposite reference from A E Housman on the newspaper response to the death of Matthew Arnold. It&#8217;s pretty bad when even supposedly &#8216;intelligent&#8217; papers go for the &#8216;celebrity&#8217; slant.</p>
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		<title>By: Debs</title>
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		<dc:creator>Debs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I consider myself enlightened!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I consider myself enlightened!</p>
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		<title>By: Michael</title>
		<link>http://virtualstoa.net/2007/01/08/urgent-public-service-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-16270</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I sympathise - next week, I&#039;m having to give a talk on Ken Russell to a load of sixth formers (as one does), to whom he will almost certainly be &quot;the old git off Celebrity Big Brother&quot; first and foremost.  

(As an entirely irrelevant aside, I&#039;ve greatly enjoyed the way people in the Celebrity Big Brother forums - which I dipped into briefly last week as legitimate background research - have been making the tacit assumption that because Russell is nearly eighty, he must therefore be some like of delicate, easily shockable flower.  These people have clearly never seen &lt;i&gt;The Devils&lt;/i&gt;, let alone &lt;i&gt;Lisztomania&lt;/i&gt;...)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sympathise &#8211; next week, I&#8217;m having to give a talk on Ken Russell to a load of sixth formers (as one does), to whom he will almost certainly be &#8220;the old git off Celebrity Big Brother&#8221; first and foremost.  </p>
<p>(As an entirely irrelevant aside, I&#8217;ve greatly enjoyed the way people in the Celebrity Big Brother forums &#8211; which I dipped into briefly last week as legitimate background research &#8211; have been making the tacit assumption that because Russell is nearly eighty, he must therefore be some like of delicate, easily shockable flower.  These people have clearly never seen <i>The Devils</i>, let alone <i>Lisztomania</i>&#8230;)</p>
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