#ancient norse

[transjudas]

Frigg’s grief + Ancient Norse runestones memorializing sons.  The Poetic Edda translated by Carolyne Larrington, The Age of the Vikings by Anders Winroth, The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson and translated by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, a collection of Runestones with images from the Swedish National Heritage Board

#norse mythology #mythology #viking age #norse history #ancient norse #history #frigg #frigga #baldr #baldur #web weaves #runestones #grief #death cw

[unimatrix-420]

#music #primal music #primal #viking #viking music #norse music #norse #ancient norse #ancient norse music #heilung #anoana #spotify #new song #new music #tribal music #soundcloud #SoundCloud #folk #folk music

[ripleydude]

“But we do not choose our deaths. The Norns do that at the foot of Yggdrasil and I imagined one of those three Fates holding the shears above my thread. She was ready to cut, and all that mattered now was to keep tight hold of my sword so that the winged women would take me to Valhalla's feasting-hall…”

-Bernard Cornwell, Death of Kings

Some highlights from my playthrough of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla!

#ac valhalla #assassin’s creed valhalla #assassin’s creed #Valhalla #ps5 photomode #photomode #eivor of the raven clan #wolf kissed #norse mythology #vikings #the age of Vikings #virtual photography #ancient norse #9th century #ancient england

[itmightrain]

The visual of the vikings suing each other over getting called a bitch is so funny to me

#vikings #history #ergi #this book is about viking magic and this section is about #how practicing seidr as a man was morally poluting feminizing and queering #but this part made me laugh #another viking draws a picturing of you getting fucked and the laws saws you can kill him about it skdhdnsknsns wild #nid #ancient norse #neil price

[mausser1337]

Sorry I haven't worked on Angelica, but I've made this as an assignment for my therapist. Thought it turned out good so I'm posting it.

It says "Ease." in ancient Norse.

#tw gore #tw blood #art #pencil drawing #sketch #brain #ancient norse

[whereserpentswalk]

People don't realize how liminal it is to be a time traveler. How you don't ever really feel like you're in the time you are. Even when you're in your own time, everything is off, your coat was something you bought in interwar France, the book you're reading on the train is from a bookstore you had to visit in Victorian London, even your necklace was given to you by a Neolithic shaman, from a culture the rest of the world can never know. You find yourself acting strange even when in the present, much less in the past you have to work in.

You remember meeting a eunuch in 10th century China, and having him be one of the only people smart and observant enough to realize you were from a diffrent time. You could talk honestly with him, though still you couldn't reveal too much about your time. And it was still so strange hearing him talk casually about work and mention plotting assassinations. You're not allowed to but you still visit him sometimes.

You remember that the few times you were allowed to tell someone everything it was tragic. You knew a young woman who lived in Pompeii, who you had gotten close to, a few days before she would inevitably die. On your last day there you looked into her eyes, knowing soon they'd be stone and ash, that the beauty of her hair would be washed away by burning magma. And you hugged her, and told her that you wanted her to be safe, and told her she was wonderful and that you wanted her to be comfortable and happy. And you let her tongue know the joy of 21st century chocolate, and her eyes see the beauty of animation, knowing she deserved to have those joys, knowing it wouldn't matter soon. And you hugged her the last time, and told her she deserved happiness. And when you left without taking her it was like you were killing her yourself.

You want to take home everyone you're attached to. There's a college student you befriended in eighteen fifties Boston. And you can't help but see him try to solve problems you know humanity is centuries away from solving. And you just want to tell him. And it's not just that, the way he talked about the books and plays he likes, his sense of humor. There's so many people you want him to meet.

You feel the same way about a young woman you met on a viking age longship. She tells stories to her fellow warriors and traders, stories that will never fully get written down, stories that she tells so uniquely and so well. She has so many great ideas. You want so dearly to take her to somewhere she can share her stories, or where she can take classes with other writers, where she can be somewhere safe instead of being out at sea. She'll talk about wanting to be able to do something, or meet people, and you know you're so close to being able to take her, but you never can, unless she accidently finds out way too much then you can't.

You remember the longship that you met that young storyteller on. You were there before, two years ago for you, ten years later for the people on it. The young woman who told you stories wasn't there ten years later, you had been told why then but you only realize now, her uncle, who ran the ship, had been one of the first people to convert to Christianity in his nation. He killed her, either for not converting or for sleeping with women, you're not sure, but he killed her, and bragged about it when you met him ten years later.

You talk to the storyteller on the longship, ask her about the myths you're there to ask her about, the myths that she loves to tell. You look into her eyes knowing it's probably less then a year until her uncle takes her life. You ask her if you think that those who die of murder go to Valhalla. She tells you she hopes not, she doesn't see Valhalla as a gift but as a duty, she hopes for herself to go to Hel, where she wouldn't have to fight anymore. You slip and admit you're talking about her, telling her that you hope that's where she goes when she's killed. You hope to yourself you'll be forced to take her to the twenty first century, you're tempted even to make it worse, you want to have ruined her enough to be able to save her.

#196 #my thougts #worldbuilding #writing #my worldbuilding #my writing #urban fantasy #ancient history #history #short fiction #short story #original fiction #flash fiction #viking #viking age #norse mythology #ancient rome #pompeii #science fantasy #science fiction #sci fi #scifi #queer #queer history

[thesilicontribesman]

Govan Old Stones Collection, Viking 'Hogback' Stones, Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow, Scotland

#viking #viking culture #viking art #viking life #norse #hogback stones #hogbacks #stonework #relic #knotwork #ancient living #ancient craft #ancient cultures #archaeology #Scotland #gravestones #marker #symbols #designwork #Glasgow

[useless-denmarkfacts]

Fun fact: Unlike most other ancient pantheons, the Nordic Gods have exactly zero instances of direct familial incest

#nonask #denmark #admiralen #fact #nordic gods #norse gods #norse is an antiquated term that should not be used #but the rest of the world hasnt really discovered that so im putting it in the tags #anyway #shoutout to the following: #ancient greek gods #lookin at you zeus #ancient egyptian gods #ancient kemet #most of the old roman gods also #sumerian gods #babylonian gods #all of the mesopotamian deities basically #also i believe ancient chinese gods #and ancient japanese gods most definitely #i mean most of them didnt have much choice true #but some of them DID have options #they just chose not to make use of them #so good work nordic gods for keeping up that genetic diversity

[cursecuelebre]

If you’re looking for a really good shop for Hellenic statues or Kemet statues I highly recommend this Etsy shop their prices are really affordable especially on the small statues. I go for smaller in size statues for right now my Hermes statue is example but the store is a go to for these statues especially if you don’t trust Amazon. They have heroes as well if you include in your deity practice such Achilles, Minotaur, Medusa, etc. but you’ll also find Egyptian as I said, some Roman gods and goddesses, Catholic saints, and recently Norse gods. They are mostly a shop that evolves around ancient Egyptian gods. I 10/10 highly recommend if you’re looking for a good mini statue under 20 dollars. They ship pretty fast as well. I hope this helps someone in their search!

#hellenic polytheism #paganism #egyptian #ancient egypt #kemetism #norse pagan #norse paganism #hellenic community #hellenic worship #deity work #deity worship

[nightingale2004]

Bro, imagine if all the gods from different religions and mythologies from different cultures were so competitive against each other to find out who was the best at what, so they created the Demigod tournament. Once every hundred or thousand years or so. The gods assemble their childrens camps of different mythological cultures, from the Greek mythology camp half blood all the way down to the American mythology camp half blood.

A team of demigods is handpicked by the gods to see would be worthy enough to compete. The contest is to test everything that makes a demigod. Strength, speed, agility, durability, reflexes, stamina, teamwork, power, etc.

Every time this event is held, it's a humongous deal in their world. It's the one time in centuries where demigods from other camps around the world come together, and both compete against one another and get to know one another. But the gods see this as an opportunity to see which mythology is better so they can rub the other gods' faces in it...All...The...Time.

The tests for this tournament change every century that the tournament is held, so no tournament is the same as the last, and it's changed by the gods who won the previous game.

All the gods set up the tournament but also had little temporary cabins for their children to sleep in, along with places where they can get food. The tournament is also recorded live for both gods' entertainment and for the demigods who are not participating. There's also commentary boxes with translators just in case, and it's protected by a dome shield of the gods' creation so that no threat of any mythology can intrude or interrupt when the tournament is held.

They also have games and activities for every demigod to do when those who aren't participating are not watching the tournament.

Let me know what you think

#rick riordan #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo series #pjo imagine #pjo fandom #pjo #pjo gods #mythology #greek mythology #norse mythology #ancient greek mythology #hindu mythology #egyptian mythology #fandom tournament #i hate and love my brain #greek gods #american gods #gods #percy jackson cabins #percy jackson universe #percy jackson imagine #pjo headcanon #pjo hcs #pjo greek gods #percy jackson headcanon #percy jackson hc #riordanverse #percy series #percy jackson tv series

[transjudas]

I got my Thor’s hammer pendant (modeled after one found in Rømersdal in Denmark 😍)!

Here’s the original find:

*NAZIS AND WHITE SUPREMACISTS APPROPRIATING NORSE IMAGERY AND MYTHOLOGY AND WARPING IT DO NOT INTERACT YOU’RE NOT WELCOME HERE*

#norse mythology #ancient norse #old norse #viking era #mjolnir #thor’s hammer #jewelry

[prismolovesfanfiction]

"wow they have the voice of an angel" my sailor in christ you are being ensnared by a siren

#greek myth au #ancient greece #ancient greek #greek mythology #greek gods #roman mythology #greek myth #mythology and folklore #classical mythology #mythology #mythical creatures #norse mythology #siren #mermaid #merfolk #sea monster #merman #sirencore #shitpost #pirates

[hawkofkrypton]

This skin is FLAWLESS

ITS EXACTLY how Greek!Kratos would look like in the Norse! artstyle

#god of war #god of war ragnarok #god of war 3 #greece #kratos #god of war 2018 #god of war 2005 #ragnarok #greek mythology #norse mythology #god of war ascension #ancient greece #god of war ragnarök spoilers #god of war ragnarök #god of war ragnarök valhalla

[spotsupstuff]

Can we see Boreas having a rage moment? Sorry I'm a sucker for angst

POV: you are Fish

bonus:

#rain world #rw #oc tag #oc: Boreas' Blessing #iterator oc #my art #i adore the idea that some Ancient was like 'damn! this iterator has temper issues. but i know what to do with it!!! -puts warning- #-sign program into Boreas instead of giving him a consultant/reprogram him or smth-' #MAN im still so unsure of makin Big Boy Pics i hope this one isnt too hard to make out n stuff #the vibe for the big pic was If I Had A Heart (in norse) by Colm McGuinnes. SUCH Boreas vibe -chef kiss- Mwah

[irelandseyeonmythology]

...did literally anyone ask for AO3 to change the canonical tag for “Irish Mythology?”

#this isn't ancient material #not in its truest form #it isn't 'béaloideas' -- at least most of it isn't #it's Irish Mythology in the same way that Norse Mythology is Norse Mythology #i #if i am writing fanfic for CMT or CMTC I'm not writing fanfic about 'Béaloideas' because they were *never part of the folkloric tradition*

[thesilicontribesman]

An absolute pleasure visiting The Whithorn Trust Museum and Iron Age Roundhouse yesterday. Really helpful guides and some fantastic artefacts on display; a really friendly venue!

#iron age #prehistoric #prehistory #Northumbrian #hiberno norse #ancient living #early carved stones #archaeology #whithorn trust #whithorn museum #Wigtownshire #Scotland #landscape #outdoors #ancient cultures #crafts #ancient design