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interesting-ladies-on-wikipedia · 2 years

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"one of three antagonists in the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000 AD), the other two being Grendel and the dragon. Each antagonist reflects different negative aspects of both the hero Beowulf and the heroic society that the poem is set in.

Grendel's mother, who is never given a name in the text, is the subject of ongoing controversy among medieval scholars. This controversy is due to the ambiguity of a few words in Old English which appear in the original Beowulf manuscript. While there is agreement over the word "modor" (mother), the phrase "ides, aglæcwif" is the subject of scholarly debate.

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The Old English ides, Old High German itis and Old Norse dís are cognates that all mean "lady", and idisi appears as the name of the Valkyries in the only surviving pagan source in Old High German, the Merseburg Incantations. More generally, in Norse mythology, the Dísir ('ladies') are fate goddesses who can be both benevolent and antagonistic towards mortal people.

Consequently, many have pointed out that dís is probably the original term for the valkyries (lit. "choosers of the slain"), which in turn would be a kenning for dís.

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Contemporary scholars have suggested that the use of the term "aglæcwif" indicates that Grendel's mother is a woman warrior. In 1979, Beowulf scholars Kuhn and Stanley argued against Klaeber's reading of Grendel's mother. In Old English Aglaeca-Middle Irish Olach Sherman Kuhn questioned Klaeber's translations of both "aglæc-wif" and of "aglæca / æglæca" when referring to Grendel and Grendel's mother, stating that there are:

'five disputed instances of áglæca [three of which are in Beowulf] 649, 1269, 1512 ... In the first ... the referent can be either Beowulf or Grendel. If the poet and his audience felt the word to have two meanings, 'monster', and 'hero', the ambiguity would be troublesome; but if by áglæca they understood a 'fighter', the ambiguity would be of little consequence, for battle was destined for both Beowulf and Grendel and both were fierce fighters.'"

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the-dragonfire-system · 2 years

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BROTHERS OF GONDOR INFO 2

Here's Part 2 of my main characters over the entire fanfic spanning all 3 films. This post will outline the details of and the similarities and changes made to the next 9 characters. Here we go!

Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo teaches Frodo a few more practical skills

He puts focus on languages and teaches Frodo all the elven he knows and what dwarvish he learnt when with Thorin's Party

Bilbo also teaches Frodo some sword combat, using Sting and a dwarven short sword given to him by Dwalin

Bilbo is delighted to see Dwalin again, tearfully embracing him and the two bond as survivors of Thorin's Party

Bilbo has managed to give up and forget his love for the ring by the time he leaves for The Grey Havens

Bilbo is asexual and aromantic, explaining why he never married and settled down

Tom Bombadil

Tom Bombadil is a character from the books who was cut from the movies

He's a strange and quirky character who is supposedly immortal and was alive before Sauron reigned over Modor

In this AU he fills his book role of both giving the hobbits their barrow-blades and journeying to Rivendell with them

Tom will see The Fellowship off from Rivendell

He will later join the party of fighters who journey to Helm's Deep

Tom will go from Helm's Deep to fight at Pelenor Fields and The Black Gate

Tom will have the face claim of Anthony Hopkins

Smeagol/Gollum

Smeagol will be even more manipulated by Gollum

Smeagol will be the nicer guy trying to give up the ring

Gollum will be the twisted psychopath who will kill anyone for the ring

Smeagol does take control in the same scene as the movie

The Ithilien Rangers cause the Gollum personality to re-emerge again

The way they die is different (no spoilers)

Arwen of Rivendell

First off she's much more involved

Arwen uses she/they pronouns

Arwen is a warrior elf and a highly trained one at that

Arwen is there at Helm's Deep and joins Aragorn going forward

Arwen goes with Aragorn into the mountains to find the ghost army

Arwen and Aragorn are coronated as King and Queen of Gondor together

Arwen stays in Gondor after Aragorn dies seeing to her family as they grow

Éomir captain of Rohan

Éomir is a lot more sure of himself

He steps up into his duties as heir to the throne of Rohan

He knows and respects Faramir when they meet in the plains of Rohan

He leads the Roherim to Helm's Deep, Pelenor Fields and The Black Gate

You'll see him step up to take the throne of Rohan

Éomir is gay and ends up with Faramir

Yes fuck the haters I'm adding gayness to Lord of The Rings

Éowyn shieldmaiden of Rohan

Firstly, the shieldmaiden's are a actual trained woman fighting force

Éowyn is lesbian and uses she/they pronouns

They're kinda like valkyries from norse mythology or The Dora Milaje from Black Panther (with Éowyn being like Okoye)

Éowyn and the shieldmaidens are on the front lines at Helm's Deep

She and her warriors journey to Pelenor Fields and The Black Gate to help free Middle Earth

Éowyn ends up staying in Gondor with her wife (more on her later)

Dwalin of Erebor

Dwalin is one of the survivors of Thorin's Company

Dwalin is bisexual and married Bifur

He stays in Erebor with a legion of dwarves

Arwen sends word not just to Lothlorien but to Erebor as well

Dwalin (and another) as leader(s) of the dwarves arrive at Helm's Deep with The Roherim to attack the orcs

Dwalin leads the dwarves in subsequent battles

Dwalin survives to journey back to Rivendell and be reunited with Bilbo Baggins

Glóin of Erebor

Glóin is the other of Thorin's party that still lives

He attends The Council of Elrond and sees his son Gimli off

Glóin returns to Erebor and with Dwalin prepares the dwarves for battle

When word arrives, Glóin and Dwalin lead the dwarves into battle

The dwarves under Glóin and Dwalin act as warriors and weaponsmiths, bringing dwarf made weapons to the struggling allies

Glóin doesn't go to Rivendell at the end and thus is not reunited with Bilbo

Erymir daughter of Denethor

This is my OC for this AU, using the faceclaim of Angelina Jolie as she would've been the right age for the role I have her in

Erymir takes Faramir's place as Captain of The Rangers and is the one to encounter Frodo, Sam and Smeagol/Gollum

She's a lesbian and also uses she/they pronouns

Erymir is kinder and more merciful to Smeagol/Gollum then Faramir was

Erymir escorts Frodo and Sam away and leaves her soldiers with Smeagol/Gollum

The soldiers are cruel to Smeagol bringing out the Gollum personality

Erymir initially takes the ring from Frodo for the journey from Ithilien to Osgiliath, but gives it back to Frodo after hearing how it corrupted Boromir

Erymir is injured trying to retake Osgiliath and like Faramir in the movie is almost burnt

She recovers from her injuries slightly faster and rides out to The Black Gate for the final battle

Erymir ends up marrying Éowyn and they stay together until Éowyn dies

As Erymir (and her brothers) are descended from The Dunedain (through their mother) she has a longer lifespan the others

Erymir as a ring bearer (although briefly) journeys to The Grey Havens with Legolas and Gimli after Éowyn dies

And that wraps up the next nine characters I've designed, edited and changed for this AU. The last nine of them are left and then actually writing the damn thing. Anyway hope y'all enjoy

Tag list (added those who liked Part 1 but if you wanna be removed please tell me)- @monsterlovingftm @lieutenantn @dragon-baron @agenderandhellaanxious @flynnisavampire @allourstarsareshinning @rogue-barnes-durin--mainblog @starryeyedrogue @ohgnas-yramesor-sukram (no idea why that one won't tag)

#Lord of The Rings #Bilbo Baggins #Tom Bombadil #Smeagol/Gollum #Éomir #Éowyn #Dwalin #Glóin #Arwen #Erymir #OC #LGBTQ+ themes #Badass women warriors #Cos LOTR lacks them ffs

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gotojobin · 7 years

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#FJORGYNN #FJORGYN FJORGYNN AND FJORGYN Fjorgynn (pronounced roughly “FIOR-gen”) and Fjorgyn (also pronounced roughly “FIOR-gen”) are a divine pair in Norse mythology. Fjorgynn (Old NorseFjörgynn) is male and Fjorgyn (Old NorseFjörgyn) is female. References to either of these giantsand/or deities in Old Norse literature are few and far between. They play no active part in the surviving mythological tales. Therefore, everything that we know about them has to be cobbled together from passing references and the study of comparative religion. Fjorgyn is sometimes said to be the mother of Thor.[1] Elsewhere, Thor’s mother is said to be the equally elusiveJord. Since “Jord” (Old Norse Jörð) is the Old Norse word for “Earth,” and sincefjörgyn (as a common noun with a lowercase “f”) is commonly used in Old Norse poetry to signify “earth” in a general sense,[2] Jord and Fjorgyn seem to be identical or at least closely related. While the etymology (linguistic origin) of the words “Fjorgyn” and “Fjorgynn” is unknown, many scholars have proposed that the former could be related to Old English fruh, Old High German furuh, and Latin porca, all of which mean “furrow” or “ridge.”[3] This in turn suggests a connection to an Old English prayer to an Erce, eorþan modor (“Erce, mother of earth”), which was recited when the plow cut the first furrow of the growing season, and milk, honey, flour, and water were poured into the soil.[4] All of this indicates that Fjorgyn was extension of the “earth mother goddess” type that was so prevalent throughout the ancient Germanic (and wider Indo-European) world. And what about the male Fjorgynn?

#fjorgynn #fjorgyn

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