IceBrand Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Is it GIN-NUN-GAG-AP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twice Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Not entirely sure if this is how you say it correctly (iirc it's from Norse mythology or something), I say it like gei-noon-gah-gap. edit: the tome is pretty cool imo Edited May 3, 2016 by 金 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Is it GIN-NUN-GAG-AP? That's how I pronounce it. I'm not sure if I should pronounce the "GIN" like "Jin" as in the alcoholic beverage or the Arabic spiritual entity, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel07 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's pronounced the way it is in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for anyone who has played that. It's "Geh-noon-gah-gawp" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritisa Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's pronounced the way it is in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for anyone who has played that. It's "Geh-noon-gah-gawp" Woo! Glad I'm not the only person who's played this game! :D But yeah that's the proper way to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Mage Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's pronounced the way it is in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for anyone who has played that. It's "Geh-noon-gah-gawp" Yup, I say Ginnungagap just like Dawn of a New World says as well! On a related note Ginnungagap means "gaping abyss" or "yawning void", and it's the primordial void from Norse Mythology. Which is probably why the spell's animation is a black hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's pronounced the way it is in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for anyone who has played that. It's "Geh-noon-gah-gawp" I knew that that game used the name, but didn't play nearly enough to actually see it used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's pronounced the way it is in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for anyone who has played that. It's "Geh-noon-gah-gawp" Came here to say this. Left surprised someone else played ToS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I thought this was the stupidest name for something in the whole game. It basically looks like a random jumble of letters to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flareblade Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 http://static.sfdict.com/staticrep/dictaudio/G01/G0161800.mp3 Seems simple enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I thought this was the stupidest name for something in the whole game. It basically looks like a random jumble of letters to me. It's Norse. Since they already have Ragnarok, it kinda fits the theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Well, that's the weirdest Norse I've ever seen. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saisymbolic Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Well, that's the weirdest Norse I've ever seen. :/ I always thought NÃðhöggr (or Nidhogg) was the weirdest Norse because I always imagined it to be an underground pig, instead of a dragon/serpent it actually is. I know that that name is not in any of the games. Or is it? EDIT: It is the name of one of the Regalia weapons in FE8. Edited May 4, 2016 by SaiSymbolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkun Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Gih-Noon-Gah-Gahp I for one think that Ratatosk is a funny name, especially since its a squirrel of all things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 That's how I pronounce it. I'm not sure if I should pronounce the "GIN" like "Jin" as in the alcoholic beverage or the Arabic spiritual entity, though. No soft Gs in Old Norse, mate. G as in good. Gin-oon-gah-gahp. It means yawning void. Its a part of the Norse creation myth. (perhaps part of the origin of the word "gap/gaping") The fires of Muspel and the ice of Niflheim came together in this void and when they did, it formed the giant Ymir. Ymir kept growing and growing and eventually gods arose. Borr was father to Odin. Odin and his brothers (Vili and Ve) slew Ymir and made Midgard with his parts. I always thought NÃðhöggr (or Nidhogg) was the weirdest Norse because I always imagined it to be an underground pig, instead of a dragon/serpent it actually is. I know that that name is not in any of the games. Or is it? EDIT: It is the name of one of the Regalia weapons in FE8. Hee. The hogg part probably did it, huh? Nidhoggr does chew maliciously on the root of Yggdrasil thats in Niflheim. I always envisioned him as a hog nosed dragon. I thought this was the stupidest name for something in the whole game. It basically looks like a random jumble of letters to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saisymbolic Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Hee. The hogg part probably did it, huh? Nidhoggr does chew maliciously on the root of Yggdrasil thats in Niflheim. I always envisioned him as a hog nosed dragon. LOL. Yeah, it was that part. It also didn't help that my first encounter with other mythologies outside of Roman/Greek was through the Persona series so my image of a lot of deities and creatures are influenced by the art therein. So, more accurately, my image of the Nidhogg was a white, eyeless, buck-toothed underground centipede-pig nibbling on some tree roots. Edited May 4, 2016 by SaiSymbolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NekoKnight Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I thought this was the stupidest name for something in the whole game. It basically looks like a random jumble of letters to me. Ana just being Ana and Loki just being Loki. Out of curiosity, what other Norse mythology inspired names have appeared in Fire Emblem? Ginnungagap, Ragnarok, Nidhogg...anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saisymbolic Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Mjolnir Balmung of the Azure Sky Sieglinde Vidofnir Siegmund Ivaldi Those are just a few. Essentially, a lot of the Regalia and personal weapons throughout the games. When making up my own personal weapons, I cross-reference between the FE wikia and Wikipedia for names. Edited May 4, 2016 by SaiSymbolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Sen Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Ana just being Ana and Loki just being Loki. Out of curiosity, what other Norse mythology inspired names have appeared in Fire Emblem? Ginnungagap, Ragnarok, Nidhogg...anything else? Gungnir, Mjölnir, Tyrfing, Mystletainn, Balmung/Gram, Siegfried/Sigurd, Garm, Gleipnir, Vidofnir, Sieglinde, Siegmond, Audhulma (actually mispelled), and Brynhildr all come from Norse mythology, though I might have missed a few. Edited May 4, 2016 by AzureSen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribute Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Ginunganap because fuck it thats how i read it the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 FE4 has quite a bit of Norse. Off the top of my head, other than the ones already listed, Judgral is an allusion--though not a fully correctly spelled one to Ydgrassil. The crusader Baldo is probably referring to Baldr. Bahara => Valhalla. Edda is actually Edda, as in the poetic Edda. Sigurd himself is from Norse mythology. Sigurd and Siegfried can refer to the same dude--- Siegfried is the Germanic version of the Nordic Sigurd. No wonder Xander and Sigurd share a drink :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Holsety is supposed to be Forseti. (the god of rightful law and son of Baldr) LOL. Yeah, it was that part. It also didn't help that my first encounter with other mythologies outside of Roman/Greek was through the Persona series so my image of a lot of deities and creatures are influenced by the art therein. So, more accurately, my image of the Nidhogg was a white, eyeless, buck-toothed underground centipede-pig nibbling on some tree roots. A lot of heathens actually have different details for how they envision Nidhoggr. He is also the closest thing to an actual evil in the mythology/lore. However its treated more like a force of nature than a devil. Gungnir, Mjölnir, Tyrfing, Mystletainn, Balmung/Gram, Siegfried/Sigurd, Garm, Gleipnir, Vidofnir, Sieglinde, Siegmond, Audhulma (actually mispelled), and Brynhildr all come from Norse mythology, though I might have missed a few. yeah Audhulma should have been Audhumbla. That one actually left me scratching my head a bit when i got FE8. Dont forget Lopt/Loptyr! The nefarious demon dragon of FE4. Loptyr is another one of Loki's names in mythology. (i also have a feeling Freege might be some allusion to Frigg, but im not sure.) Edited May 4, 2016 by Loki Laufeyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jave Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Gi-Noon-Gah-Gap Being a native Spanish speaker, it's really easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vere Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Isnt Aurelgemir one as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmahanen101 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 If it hasn't been made clear already, the first "G" is hard. In one of the games I've kickstarted, Jotun, which is centered around Norse mythology, the narration is actually in some form of Old Norse, and it's pronounced "gi-NOON-gah-gap" in-game. As such, I'll vouch for that pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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