@jameshowell I remember reading about Vikings when I was kid. The assemblies were Things, the stick they used to summon a thing was a Thingbod, and the big assembly of everybody was the Althing.

I was reminded of this recently when I read Kristin Lavransdatter. This recent translation kept the Norwegian _ting_ though.

https://oylenshpeegul.gitlab.io/blog/posts/20240224/

@jameshowell this is a very strange transformation: from people's assembly to an abstract object.
though, in ancient Russian the governing assembly of citizens was called вече (veche) and it sounds pretty similar to the word thing - вещь (vesch). I don't think they're relative, but who knows...

@jameshowell This talk is highly recommended for any person who teaches in class, hybrid or online. His setup is cheap, well thought and allows for good online #didactics.

If you're not into #Emacs: Don't worry, it is only one piece in his setup.

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