Talk:Heil og sæl

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Hi,

As your first act in this article, you attempted to remove every reference to 20th-century nationalism,[1] both in the introduction and in the main text.

You have also replaced information from the renowned Bjorvand & Lindemand etymological dictionary with stuff that you have found on private/home-made websites.[2]

Furthermore, you claim that the greeting is still in use today, 'on the west coast of Norway and in the North of Norway'.[3] I have never heard any normal person, neither young nor old, greet others with this phrase. A reliable source is absolutely necessary before readding this claim to the article. No More 18 (talk) 16:17, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

In the last months I have added information regarding the Wikipedia Hel og sæl page. This includes references to the origins and meanings of the words.

I took away references to Nazism that were included several times within the same article, for example: It was also used by nationalists in the 20th century. This is redundant as it is already in the section- 20th-century use.

I also deleted the sentence: A both etymological and political cognate was Germany's “Heil Hitler”. Hel og sæl is an old Norse and Norwegian greeting/saying and the attempt to use it as a Nazi political tool did not work.

This greeting is still used in certain areas of Norway today. Just because you have not heard it does not make this any less true. The reason I came to Wikipedia Hel og sæl page in the first place is because of my work with authors and people engaged on Norwegian related projects around the country, who do in fact use this greeting.