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From: "Cormack, Margaret Jean" <[log in to unmask]>

> And St. Žorlįkr (Thorlac) of Skįlholt, Iceland,
> 'Porlak' of the translation of Vauchez is a misreading of the letter Ž. 

"Thor" is clear enough.

what does "-lįkr" mean, Meg?

is it negative ("Thor the Looser") or positive ("Beloved of Thor" ~=~
Godefredus)?

c

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