Talk:Narsaq stick

Title
As a specific object proper name, it should go to Narsaq Stick, like eg Kingittorsuaq Runestone. Johnbod (talk) 20:10, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Hmm, interesting idea, let me look into what capitalization the sources use. Haukur (talk) 20:32, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

The sources in English have these forms:


 * Imer 2014, 349: "the famous  wooden  stick  from Narsaq"
 * Imer 2017, 251: "Other name Narsaq stick"
 * Knirk 1994, 196: "The Greenlandic Narsaq rune-stick"
 * MacLeod & Mees 2006, list of illustrations, 68, 69: "Narsaq stick"
 * Steenholt Olesen 2012, 98: "Narssaq stick" (with 'ss', reflecting an obsolete spelling of the place name)
 * Stoklund 1993, 47: "Narsaq stick"

Do we have a style guide advising capitalization in cases like this even when it's not used in the sources? Haukur (talk) 20:45, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, WP:VAMOS for art, but it is just normal English rules, I'd say. "Narsaq stick" should be a type of stick, really, and there are situations (can't think of any at present) where both capitalized and non-capitalized forms have valid but different meanings. Johnbod (talk) 20:54, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, right. But I feel "Narsaq Stick" maybe oversells a little bit how much of a 'name' it is? It's not exactly a household term. But I think it's a more natural place for the article than "GR 76" or "Narsaq Ø17a 1" or "D 5/1992-1". Haukur (talk) 21:15, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Student's practice
Does anyone else think this looks like the result of a student practicing? The presence of the runic alphabet on one side made me think of it right away, but the "sa sa sa" sentence also fits in, because it could be depicting homophone variations similar to the English sentences "Which witch is which?" or "The bare bear can't bear it." Johnson487682 (talk) 15:20, 17 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I think that could be close to the mark. MacLeod & Mees have this on page 68: "similar to the English nursery rhyme about the sailor 'who went to sea, and what did he see? He saw the sea.'" Haukur (talk) 22:54, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, you mean the stick! I thought you meant the article, but then half of WP is that. These are called trial pieces, though normally it is images or ornament that is being practiced. Johnbod (talk) 01:05, 18 September 2019 (UTC)