Introduction

[The Lawspeaker]

Good evening.

I am Lawspeaker and some of you may have met me before. I am working on the Germanic Worlds forum and I was introduced to this forum by one of your members, Mrs.Lyfing. And as such she will be my referer (for some reason I couldn't add her name).

Anyways- it's a pleasure to meet you all and when given the time I will introduce myself more properly.:)

[Lady L]

Hello :wave glad you made it over and see you around ..Oh and welcome :D

[Vulpix]

Welcome :wave!

[The Lawspeaker]

Thank you very much for your warm welcome, in particularly you, Mrs.Lyfing

[Loki]

Welcome Lawspeaker! :)

I think I've seen you on other fora too, Skadi perhaps? In any case, great to have you here. I will add Mrs. Lyfing as your referrer.

[Vargtand]

Welcome:)

[Loyalist]

Welcome to the Apricity! It's been far too long! :thumb001:

[The Lawspeaker]

Yes. I have made myself at home somewhere else after I left Skadi/Althing whatever the name may be.
But Mrs.Lyfing suddenly told me about it and I decided to join in. I mean how do they call it huh. One always returns to the nest where one is hatched.

[Brynhild]

Hey! I was wondering where you've been hiding after all this time. Was Hael and welcome! :thumb001:

[The Lawspeaker]

Was Hael ! And thank you. I was and am on Germanic Worlds where I serve as a moderator and now an admin.
It's actually an enormous coincidence that I ended up here.. if it wasn't for Mrs.Lyfing I wouldn't have known where you people had ended up.:)

[Addergebroed]

Welcome, don't think we've met before? Well, good to see more dutchies around here!

[The Lawspeaker]

Another Dutchie. Good to see you and no I don't think that we have met before. :) I am fresh-off-the-boat.

[Aemma]

Welcome here Lawspeaker. I'm glad that Mrs. L. told you about us. She knows good people when she sees them. :)

Do make yourself at home, poke around and jump in! :)

Cheers Lawspeaker!...Aemma

[Psychonaut]

Hey, long time no see. Welcome aboard!

[Aemma]

What an absolutely beautiful landscape on your avatar Lawspeaker. Would you know where that is or telling us a bit more about it please?

Cheers!...Aemma

[The Lawspeaker]

Aemma. Thank you.:)
It is the Austrian town of Hallstatt during winter. I have found it online somewhere and I use a larger version as my desktop.

Cheers.

[Electronic God-Man]

Hey! It's my Dutch uncle. It's been a really long time. You will know me as Soten from The Althing.

Welcome.

[The Lawspeaker]

Haha Soten my man. Long time no see ! How are you doing ?

[Skandi]

Hello! you'll recognise many of our names :p

[The Lawspeaker]

As a matter of fact I do. Good to see you again, Thrynhym.
How did you fare ?

[Skandi]

I'm well but very busy! and time only allows me to post on one forum, hence my vanishing act from GW

[The Lawspeaker]

I understand. I have exactly the same problem as I need to combine my relationship with a study Norwegian (first year) and my work on GW.:)

[The Lawspeaker]

In case someone likes to have my old avatar:

[MarcvSS]

Welkom...:thumb001:

[The Lawspeaker]

Welkom...:thumb001:
Dankje :thumb001:

[Aemma]

In case someone likes to have my old avatar:


It's simply gorgeous Lawspeaker. Thank you! :)

:)...Aemma

[Maelstrom]

It's good to see you here mate :)

[The Lawspeaker]

O.K I had promised to make a more formal introduction and now I have some more time I will do it.

You all know my name and I got here so let's go down to the details: I am 26 and at this moment I am between official studies and filling up my time by contemplating what to do next and by learning a language (first year Norwegian- please don't try it.. it still is bad enough even though I can understand a read a bit.) and I am also working on another forum. And yes I have a broad interest: history (in particular the Middle Ages, the Dutch Republic and Japan). I love Japanese and medieval European culture, religious ideas and architecture (and urban planning) and I spend a lot of time reading about it.

My political ideas are somewhat moderate libertarian and can best be explained by just reading what I wrote about it in my GW- profile:

I am in favor of a Dutch confederal republic with a form of direct democracy (based on the Swiss model) and a society that takes care of it's fellow citizens and guards it's traditions and the environment- without becoming intrusive. Wary of too much taxation (high income taxes for the middle class, VAT or excises) and of an intrusive government, the multicultural society, social security for foreigners, development aid, the monarchy and all forms of centralization.

Highly in favor of bank privacy and a guild system for traditional crafts and "ma & pa-shops" and the free market for larger cooperations (and a cooperative model for all businesses) . Let the people keep the fruits of their labor and take care of those that cannot work or are ill. Companies and citizens are expected to take care of the environment and their fellow citizens and to be roll-models for each other.

[ItalianFury]

Hey! How are you! I'm ItalianFury from Stormfront yes the same one, my friend Rasvalg told me about this site and mentioned the "Italian" thread about if Italians were white, I've read every post I liked what I saw so I decided to join you good Northern Folk who are my kin! and I love a good argument, I'm a truth-seeker and love it as much as a woman loves her sweets! HA:D

I hope the Italian thread is still open, much truth to discuss, I can back up Arthur Kemp's research about the race-mixed south of the Italian state, a second cousin of mine who researched our family tree found that Germans were down in the Apuglia area of the south and that is where I get my ruddy cheeks and Celtic rage, even though I never saw them in photographs I look at them every day when I rise and see my pretty face in the mirror! and! I can hear their rumblings in my soul...!

I was born and raised a Catholic, went through several turbulent awaking periods and lulled back to sleep until the big and nasty calling after 9-11-01 and never went back to sleepy-pie again!

I abandoned the soul-less Church which guards The Halls of The Empty Shell... a man that has life inside of him can never waste his time with the dead! and even though I'll never call myself an Odinist, Paganism makes more sense to me... it's more in my nature and I'm starting to study it, I hope to go to some festivals in the NJ/PA area this year and I know it's going to be a good year because I know the rebirth of the new age has begun.

So...insult me, argue with me, never...bow to me, to save me from 'hurt' feelings I know none... Alrighty! are you ready for the games Boys?

I'll see you in the arena!

[Groenewolf]

Welkom.

[The Lawspeaker]

Dankje, vriend.

[Absinthe]

Welkom...nice to see you again :)

[Smaland]

Welcome back to the forum. Didn't see you until today. :)

[Loki]

Goed om jou weer terug te he, vriend. :)

[Nglund]

Welcome back! :)

[The Lawspeaker]

Zo zo... talk about gravedigging, mates ! :D Thank you very much for your warm welcome.

[Vasconcelos]

What, you've been away aswell? :p

[Barreldriver]

Got to rewelcome the only "Dutch Uncle" I ever done knew. :D

[The Lawspeaker]

Thanks, everyone :D

[hajduk]

Welcome back from me as well :)

[Alison]

Yes, a very warm welcome back. :)

[Virtuous]

Hi and welcome to Apricity!

[Kazimiera]

Hi and welcome to Apricity!

:confused:

[Smaland]

Welcome back to the forum. :)

Edit: I see that you've changed your username back to Lawspeaker. That's good, that's good. :)
Now, if we could only get some more of the old forum members back ...

[The Lawspeaker]

Thanks, everyone. :)

[Kazimiera]

Welkom terug! Ek het jou gemis! Dit is nie dieselfde sonder jou nie! :D

[Smaland]

Welcome back, it's good to see you again! :)

[The Lawspeaker]

It has been bloody ages, no ? "Counts my grey hairs"

[Kalimtari]

http://www.superbearblog.com/uploads/cgblog/id73/hello-sir-nice-to-meet-you-bear-cubs.jpg

[Elsa]

Welcome back! :)

[OldWayGuy]

Hello Im the alpine king happy in have one more warrior

[Kazimiera]

It has been bloody ages, no ? "Counts my grey hairs"

WOW!!! Welcome back!

:dancing:

[Virtuous]

:confused:

I was trolling.

Hi, and welcome to Apricity. (again)

[Smaug]

It has been bloody ages, no ? "Counts my grey hairs"

Welcome back sir! :)