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the head bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

the neck bone’s connected to the neck bone

there are seven cervical vertebrae

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How to open a bottle using the Scientific Method.

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The Old Norse-Icelandic Calendar

This blog post will teach you how to tell time like a Viking! Well….not exactly. First of all, not all Scandinavians were Vikings, but that’s a conversation for another post (like this one). Secondly, the information that we actually do have about the Norse calendar comes from medieval Icelandic sources, hence why I constantly add a lovely dash between ‘Old Norse’ and ‘(Old) Icelandic’. What this page will do, though, is help you familiarize yourself with how the people of the medieval North conceptualized the passing of time–and that’s still pretty cool (even if it’s not exactly how everyone in the medieval North thought about the year). So, if you haven’t left yet in a berserk rage, here’s a lovely bullet-point list of the topics that will be covered along the way:

Day (and Time)

‘Hours’

Weeks

Months

Years

A Few Holidays

Bringing it All Together

If you’re interested in learning more than this page has to offer, the majority of the information on this page comes from Kirsten Hastrup’s book Culture and History in Medieval Iceland. It’s a hard book to get your hands on, but if you can manage it I highly recommend it! Especially since there is a lot in that book that this page doesn’t cover. But if that’s not for you (since academic books aren’t always everyone’s favorite thing to read in their spare time), this page should be satisfying enough.

🍻 Click here to read the rest of this blog post in Fjörn’s Hall!

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i posted this on my twitter and it exploded so maybe u nerds will like it too

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RUBUS FRUTICOSIS Blackberry Duck skull, remember not to feed them bread! They prefer fruits and veggies. #duck #skull #ink #traditional #ottawaart #blackberry #anatomicalart #botanicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrUx0uBLFr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12w1aqez51t1a

#duck #skull #ink #traditional #ottawaart #blackberry #anatomicalart #botanicalart

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TARAXACUM OFFICINALE Common Dandelion This skull is an opossum. A good trash child, with one of the strongest and mosunderstood plants. This was drawn with a specific friend in mind. #skull #bone #dandelion #ottawaart #ink #traditonal #botanicalart #anatomicalart #weed https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnl7SZ6BlQm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jrhatvin7zxo

#skull #bone #dandelion #ottawaart #ink #traditonal #botanicalart #anatomicalart #weed

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VITIS VINIFERA Common Grape Vine One of my favourite pieces. #ottawaart #traditional #bones #ribcage #grapes #botanicalart #anatomicalart https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjgV2_BR1X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z3pc9657tl24

#ottawaart #traditional #bones #ribcage #grapes #botanicalart #anatomicalart

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RANUNCULUS ACRIS Common Buttercup There is beautiful poison everywhere. Respect it. #buttercup #skull #botanicalart #anatomicalart #ink #traditional #ottawaart https://www.instagram.com/p/BneVB0_hDT2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wiki2mzryipl

#buttercup #skull #botanicalart #anatomicalart #ink #traditional #ottawaart

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IPOMOEA PURPUREA Common Morning Glory This piece is another bit of an oddity since I was still getting my bearings- I really had room to make the juvenile deer skull I chose to make it bigger, but I didn't know how much room on the paper I wanted to take up. It was the second piece drawn in at 24-piece series. Morning Glories are one of my favourite kind of flowers- I suppose I have a soft spot for climbing vines. #skull #deer #morningglory #ink #ottawaart #ottawaartist https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbyRhAB486/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11z4z5j1kvtpo

#skull #deer #morningglory #ink #ottawaart #ottawaartist

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ROSA x KORDESII Ink The first of many in my skulls and flowers series. I drew this one since it seemed a classic enough mix. Because this piece was completed before the decision was made to include the scientific names of the flowers, this is the only piece that is not 100% scientifically accurate. I tried to find the closest species of rose I could find to the thing I drew. It was inspired by a bonsai rose bush. #rose #skull #ink #ottawaart #traditional #bone https://www.instagram.com/p/BnaMPy3BU4Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=974fky3irqrl

#rose #skull #ink #ottawaart #traditional #bone

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GHASTLY! #pokemon #ghost #ghastly #ottawaart #ink

#ghastly #ghost #pokemon #ottawaart #ink

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Ràn, Goddess of the deep. Ancient, cold, and beautiful. Made her in the 18th century for some reason. I'm pleased with how it came out. #ink #ocean #skeleton #ottawaart #boat #hairboat

#boat #hairboat #skeleton #ink #ottawaart #ocean

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I feel like making a series of oracle cards! See the full image here: http://undeadlines.tumblr.com/post/172456476277/some-oracle-cards-i-made-the-reaper-also #oraclecards #artnouveau #marker #ottawaart #reaper #death #olelukøje

#oraclecards #marker #ottawaart #reaper #death #artnouveau #olelukøje

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I feel like making a series of oracle cards! See the full image here: http://undeadlines.tumblr.com/post/172456476277/some-oracle-cards-i-made-the-reaper-also #oraclecards #artnouveau #marker #ottawaart #Sandman #olelukøje

#ottawaart #sandman #oraclecards #olelukøje #marker #artnouveau

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Mourning Glory Two of my favourite things. Ink on Paper #ink #skeleton #bones #flowers #ottawaart

#ink #flowers #ottawaart #skeleton #bones