Latest posts tagged with #ScandiMyth on Bluesky
Struggling to expand my Mastodon instance's federation. There just aren't a lot of #OldNorse and #ScandiMyth accounts there. I've found some legitimate researchers and academics, but like this place, they largely seem to terminate in 2022.
There's always something new to discover and consider. Last night I dug into the difference between pre-ON jötnar and landvættir. Similar in some aspects, not completely identical, but still worth considering. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth #HeathenSky #giantess
Thank the dísir for the Internet Archive, or this Orkneyjar article might have been lost altogether. The translated runes in this burial mound are fascinating, educational, and comical. #runes #runology #OldNorse #ScandiMyth #HeathenSky
I don't believe in hills to die on. I don't think that's useful, I don't think it's anything to admire.
BUT.
I do wish everyone understood that Skirnismál is a story of toxic masculine violence and attempted rape, and Neil fucking Gaiman recast it as a touching romance. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Slowly working my way through @norsebysw.bsky.social 's translation of the Poetic Edda. Not because it's dense, but because I want to enjoy it and not rush through it, which would be easy because it's so accessible.
That's all. I have no original thoughts to contribute here. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
This is why fascism is incompatible with #frith. Frith protects and benefits everyone in the community, everyone feels safe, the most vulnerable are cared for.
The result of breaking frith is not guilt but shame—the shame of one's wretched nature exposed to others. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Screenshot of Nancy Archer grasping a power tower before giving it a good shake. Superimposed text reads "Giantesses: from Nancy Archer to Skaði" and #ÞórsdagsÞrautin
My fascination with giantesses started at a young age, with 'Attack of the 50 Foot Woman' and 'Village of the Giants.' I found them in movies, TV shows, commercials, video games—finally studying #ScandiMyth for traces of heathen giantess-cults. I wonder what it all means. #ÞórsdagsÞrautin
@skaldic.org is an interesting account, providing excerpts of #OldNorse literature with the translation. Great for #LanguageLearning or just staying in touch with #ScandiMyth and culture. #FylgjendaFryádagr
The book is lying on a patch of snow surrounded by long pine needles.
Very excited to have obtained a copy of @norsebysw.bsky.social's translation of the Poetic Edda, 2nd ed. I look forward to studying this all over again, seeing what decisions Dr. Crawford has made. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
I haven't drawn runes in a long time. Surprised they still work.
The message tonight was that I created the situation I'm struggling with, so I need to be sure of who and what I am and enforce that. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth #runes #Heathensky
Frigg: "There, I've extracted a vow from every single friggin' object in all the nine worlds to never harm Baldr. I sure hope no one ever learns that"—curls hands around mouth, draws deep breath—"*MISTLETO-O-O-OE* is his only weakness." #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
An it please you, have a look at this short article I wrote about the #OldNorse god #Loki. Far from being a mere "trickster," he upends the entire universe whenever he shows up, revealing something important about those around him. #ScandiMyth
A medieval Scandinavian carving of a furious-looking warrior. Caption reads: When you specifically ordered a valkyrie to collect the mightiest warrior but she marries him instead.
Isn't that always the way. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Which of the Poetic Eddas do you find yourself returning to? What does it mean to you? #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Poor Tiwaz, who became Týr, who became Óðinn's right-hand man. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
As scary as it is to try to move into a new community, I'm going to give Danheim's Folk Realms a try. Part of me is hopeful, much more of me is laden with past experiences. But I side with hope until proven otherwise. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
The cosmic comedy is not lost on me that, in studying runes, Gebo took me three months to get around to completing, and I lost Wunjo in just over a week. Talk about signs that things in my life need to change. #OldNorse #runes #ScandiMyth
Very much appreciated @norsebysw.bsky.social 's etymological foray into jötun, troll, et al. Beginning to perceive that for every four researchers, there are five or six opinions on a topic (it's important to listen to everyone/every one). #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Interesting take on sympathy for (who's been cast as) monstrous beings. I can only read so much as I decline to start an account for every single website I visit. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Black-and-white illustration by Jim Roslof, featuring valkyries riding winged horses over a battlefield. One blows a war-horn, another collects the spirit of a fallen warrior.
It just occurred to me to dig out my copy of the original Deities & Demigods (AD&D 1st Ed) and review what liberties they took with #OldNorse #ScandiMyth.
Oh boy. For gaming purposes, they rewrote some standard characters and filled in a lot of the blanks, almost arbitrarily. But it's fun to read.
The quality of this post is not commensurate to the time between it and the last one. Regardless, my interpretation of Gebo has been laid out. #OldNorse #Runes #ScandiMyth
An 18" Weber cooking grid covered with zucchini seasoned in Chesapeake Bay, two burgers coated in Watkins hamburger seasoning, and a rope of 1890 farmer's sausage.
Fire, my fingers feed with devotion
Smoke is the signal | that soars to the skies
Meat for the mighty, marked in your name
Take now this tribute | taste what is offered
Lady, take your taste
#galdralag #grilling #giantess #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
Kings sought courtship with giantesses, because you could gain control of their ancient land, and giantesses tended to give birth to either heroes or gods. #OldNorse #ScandiMyth
