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....Thorliff and Hakkan? Don't know if anyone else reads Lauraine Snelling, but those two names are big in her Red River books but I never really "say" them in my head because I don't know how to "say" them. The characters are Norwegian, if that helps any.
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Norwegian letters is pronounced different than in English, but I'll try to explain...
Thorliff (or Thorleif in Norwegian): thor is pronounced like the "tor" in storm (or like the 'to' in town + 'r' in an american accent), and leif is pronounced like the word lay + an f. If you find the 'liff' to odd to pronounce, can you just say leaf.
Hakkan (or Haakon in Norwegian): Haa is pronounced as "ho" in the word honey, and Kon as "Con" in the female name Constance or the male name Connor.
I hope this helps you!!
Thorliff (or Thorleif in Norwegian): thor is pronounced like the "tor" in storm (or like the 'to' in town + 'r' in an american accent), and leif is pronounced like the word lay + an f. If you find the 'liff' to odd to pronounce, can you just say leaf.
Hakkan (or Haakon in Norwegian): Haa is pronounced as "ho" in the word honey, and Kon as "Con" in the female name Constance or the male name Connor.
I hope this helps you!!
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