Diary of a Nobody: Eyvindur, Vinlander.

A collection of stories relating to figures experiencing fictionalised events in history that we have forgotten.

I, Eyvindur: To the Land of Wine (Preface & Glossary)

PREFACE Under the Mongol Empire's hegemony over Asia, Europeans had long enjoyed a safe land passage – the Silk Road – to the Indies and China...

I, Eyvindur: To the Land of Wine (I - Ginnung)

Ginnung; from Ginnungagap: " the bottomless abyss that was all there was prior to the creation of the cosmos. Following Ragnarök, everything should return to Ginnungagap. "

I, Eyvindur: To the Land of Wine (V - Runestone)

Runes: a symbol upon small stones, pieces of bone, etc., bearing symbols with mysterious or magic significance, and used in divination. From rúnir/rúnar : magic signs, hidden lore .