#kriemhild gretchen

[honeydrrop]

repetition, the road to insanity

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[homuraholic]

反逆の物語 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 by RigeL [pixiv] [twitter]

♡ reprint permission was granted by the artist.

#madoka kaname #homura akemi #sayaka miki #kyoko sakura #mami tomoe #nagisa momoe #witch #hangyaku no monogatari #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #madoka magica #holy quintet #illustration #Kriemhild Gretchen #Homulilly #Oktavia von Seckendorff #Ophelia #Candeloro #Charlotte #1k

[wombrion]

homu and gretchen hanging out

#madoka magica #homura akemi #kriemhild gretchen #madoka kaname #kind of #cw scars #? #arts

[enigmatic-prismatic]

Kriemhild Gretchen?

Funky

+funky mado

Also version with witch runes or whatever they're called

#pmmm fanart #pmmm madoka #kriemhild gretchen #pmmm witch #madoka magica witch #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica au #mahou shoujo madoka magica #madoka magica fanart #madoka kaname #madoka #madoka magica #madoka witches #kaname madoka

[googrii]

and they called it Madoka's big stretch

#pmmm #madoka magica #my art #art #madoka magica walpurgisnacht rising #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica rebellion #madoka kaname #kaname madoka #Kriemhild Gretchen #witch

[ultimadoka]

this has probably been done before

bonus madokami version under the cut!

#puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #madoka magica #madoka kaname #madokami #ultimate madoka #kriemhild gretchen #talk tag

[feathered-yelloweye]

About Kriemhild Gretchen

Madoka's witch, Kriemheld Gretchen, might be based on the Brockengespenst (Brocken spectre). This is an atmospheric optical phenomenon (presumably) first described on the Brocken, in which the greatly enlarged shadow of the observer can be seen on a fog or cloud bench. The head of the shadow is often surrounded by coloured rings. The cloud/fog wall not having a smooth surface and being in motion makes the shadow appear ghostly.

Source (of both the image and the explanation I vaguely translated)

Source (just image)

As you can see the "spectre" itself resembles Kriemhild Gretchen in appearance; additionally one could argue that a small, seemingly inconspicuous Magical Girl turning into the witch with the potential to "destroy the world in ten days" is representative of a regular person's shadow turning into something so huge and imposing.

It's also important to note that the Brocken is associated with witches. This was "perpetuated by Goethe who described the Brocken as a centre of witchcraft revelry in his Faust. One of his scenes is of Walpurgisnacht, (Walpurgis Night, 30th April) when witches meet on Brocken to hold revels with their gods, and there are still bonfires lit on the mountain to this day." (Source)

You probably recognise Walpurgisnacht as the name of the witch that acts as the antagonist for the main series, which further solidifies the connection. (If you want to read up on Walpurgisnacht itself, I like this article)

Now this last point is something most people already know but I'd like to mention it anyways, for completion's sake. Walpurgisnacht's and Kriemhild Gretchen's silhouettes on top of each other make up an hourglass.

Here, I think it's interesting that Walpurgisnacht makes up the top part. She's there first, signifying the beginning of the end of the world, in a way, as the sand trickles down from her part of the hourglass — Kriemhild Gretchen then, who is destined to come after her as "even if Walpurgisnacht is defeated, a stronger witch is destined to appear after her" and holds the power to "destroy the world in ten days" is the lower part and signifies the end of time.

There's also an entire possible tangent to get into about Kriemhild Gretchen's name itself, but I need to re-read the Nibelungenlied before I feel like I can say what needs to be said about it.

#puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #madoka kaname #kriemhild gretchen #analysis #Walpurgisnacht madoka magica #text post #pmmm has an indescribable hold on me right now and I JUST remembered I can talk about it as much as I want #my rambles

[dreamerwitches]

Kit takes a shot at redesigning some doppels! My main task is to actually incorporate the witch well. Here we gooo!

Kriemhild is already pretty good to me but I wanted to actually incorporate her spectre body. Its helpful shes basically just a silhouette.

Glasses Homulilly takes more from her Portable design, not using the Rebellion-esque arms. Her uhh stick-y thing is now her needles with one already in Kyubey. She also has an extra skirt and wings cause theyre cuuuute

Rebellion Homulilly skews totally in that direction. Spider lily instead of hat and completely removed the portable hairstyle. (It would make it too cluttered anyway). I returned Homura’s arms to the purple arms and she has the mouth covering Rebellion Homulilly’s first form has. The gramophone on her rear is where the Clara Dolls will come out of, because yes, they should be the Clara Dolls, not Lotte

#madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #witch #madoka magica witch #my art #Magia record #doppel #kriemhild gretchen #homulilly

[sunnylovesgirlythings]

A surprisingly interesting madoka magica Parallel I don’t see brought up is the way homura pulls the world into her barrier and turns it into a perfect paradise at the end of rebellion.

Because that’s literally the ability of MADOKA’S witch. Kriemhild Gretchen, the witch of salvation.

…what part of madoka did she take?😰

Homura told sayaka that all she took was madoka humanity. She’s very intentionally left the magical girl, the GOD behind. But madoka can still transform in the movie. And her new transformation has a lock on it.

I think she might actually be kriemheld Gretchen. The humanity of madoka. The darkness. And homura is keeping it in check.

#puella magi madoka magica #madoka kaname #homura akemi #kriemhild gretchen

[atroppa-nightshade]

a year since the last witch requests? that means i've been following you for a year! wowie,,,

well, id love to see ultimate kriemhild in your style - the one where she's got the sun-moon-earth face!

Heeeere she is! Drawing this lowkey makes me wanna revisit my old Kriemhild piece from 2020 or whenever lol. Maybe when I'm done with all these other rqs!

(Also credit to @inochi-pms-things for their rune fonts- this one is Gertrud's, I believe!)

Witch/familiar doodle requests are OPEN!

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[sketchface22]

Request: Witches (Madoka Magica)

In order: Kriemhild Gretchen, Candy, Box Wood & Albertine

#puella magi madoka magica #kriemhild gretchen #boxwood #candy #albertine #madoka magica #madoka magica kriemhild gretchen #madoka magica box wood #madoka magica candy #madoka magica albertine #puella magi madoka magica fanart #madoka magica fanart #kriemhild gretchen fanart #box wood fanart #candy fanart #albertine fanart

[angelbrained]

some simple, aliased transparents of a few madoka witches i made for some friends a bit ago, covering most of the witches with a prominent role in main series. feel free to use for anything

#pmmm #gertrud #charlotte #hn elly #kirsten #oktavia von seckendorff #elsa maria #walpurgisnacht #walpurgis night #kriemhild gretchen #madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #mahou shoujo madoka magica #lindseys art tag

[mysakid]

See you soon

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(a submitted work for a mod)

#illustration #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #madomagi #homura akemi #homura #kriemhild gretchen #digital #digital drawing #fanart #my art

[cr0wnedram]

My contribution for the 2023 Witch Secret Santa!

#my art #artists on tumblr #mahou shoujo madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #madoka magica witch #kriemhild gretchen #this was fun to do #(i do feel a lil insecure about the hands tho lol) #k #(but thats a constant for my drawings ahaha)

[enigmatic-prismatic]

So that weird "human" kriemhild I drew

Kinda just made her part of my odd little AU

Still want her to resemble madokami, so long ass hair. Depicted as a bit older so she's in the same class as Mami

Idk what else to add but she kinda just hangs around madoka ig

#pmmm madoka #madoka kaname #madoka magica witch #madoka witches #kriemhild gretchen #madoka magica #madoka #pmmm mami #mami tomoe #homura #homura akemi #pmmm witch #pmmm au #madoka magica au #madoka au

[googrii]

Witchvember day 12! Kriemhild Gretchen

One of my favorite witches! I was looking forward to drawing her. I have a few more ideas I want to try so expect to see more of the witch of despair!

#my art #art #sketch #madoka magica walpurgisnacht rising #pmmm #madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #kriemhild #kriemhild gretchen #madoka kaname #madoka kamane