C. Gockel's Blog, page 79
January 30, 2015
January 29, 2015
when will Ragnarok be available?
Thank you so much for contacting me! Working on a February release now. It’s with the grammar editor—that’s the final stage in the process before publishing. It’s the longest book I’ve ever written, hence the delay.
January 28, 2015
January 27, 2015
In progress … it’s probably just my BFA talking, but...
In progress … it’s probably just my BFA talking, but sometimes I like the “In Progress” stage more than the finished stage.
thegoblinmarketofficial:
Fall of Gods by Rasmus...
Fall of Gods by Rasmus Berggreen
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/120302834/fall-of-gods
Website: http://rasberg.blogspot.dk/
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hedendom:
Norse Mythology artwork by Jack Ryan featuring Geri...
January 26, 2015
mytholgy:
MYTHOLOGY MEME | [1/7] NORSE GODS/GODDESSES |...
MYTHOLOGY MEME | [1/7] NORSE GODS/GODDESSES | LOKI
Loki was the trickster God in norse mythology. Son of Laufey and Farbauti. Mother of Sleipnir, and father of Hel, Jormungand and Fenrir. Blood brother of Odin. After he tricked Hodr into killing his brother, Baldr, Loki got the name “bringer of ragnarök”. There is not much on Loki, except that he was a trickster who caused chaos wherever he went. He was a friend, as well as an enemy, of the Aesir and Vanir. But in the end, after the death of Baldr, the Aesir hunted Loki down, tied him to a rock, where a snake would drip poison on his face, until the beginning of Ragnarök.
There’s tons on Loki in the myths and in the archeological record. According to some archeological findings he was worshipped on par with Odin. In the really old myths, he fixed the problems the gods could not fix (do a search on Loki and the Giant—he stepped in when Hoenir and Odin failed). He is thought by some to be the co-creator with Odin and Hoenir of humans (under the name Lodur). And his part in the death of Baldr is disputed—one monk said he did it, another monk said he had nothing to do with it, Baldr just went out and tried to rape Nanna after she’d been promised to another and a warlord named Hothur killed him with a magic sword.
Loki cut off Sif’s hair—probably the most famous story of him. Cutting off a woman’s hair was something done to adulterers. It should be mentioned, that Odin had been trying to warn Thor that Sif was cheating on him (see Odin the boatman and Thor). Loki just took it a step farther (how do you think he got close enough to Sif to cut her hair? Do you really think she was sleeping in a glade … by herself?) To make amends to Thor and Sif, Loki got Thor his hammer, Sif a wig of gold, Odin a spear and a funky ring, and Freyr a boat that could collapse into a pocket.
Loki got the wall around Asgard built—and wound up bearing an eight legged horse ten months later, got Thor his hammer back, and revealed Freya’s dalliance with the dwarf smiths in some myths at Odin’s behest. (In I Bring the Fire Part IV I speculate Odin was creeped out by Freyja’s control of half the dead warriors.)
What was Loki’s real crime? Loki told all the gods secrets in the Lokasenna, and he may have killed a servant (there is some evidence that was added by Christians who thought that the gods couldn’t have been so cruel to Loki—executing his two sons without just cause in order to bind him—without a murder to atone for).
Why did Loki get literally and figuratively pissed in the Lokasenna and shoot off his mouth? Because Odin and the gods murdered his wife Angrboda and ostracized his children by her—all because Odin believed his kids would bring about Ragnarok … and in killing the wife and ostracizing the children of his blood brother Odin went and brought about Ragnarok on himself. The myths were often about things you shouldn’t do. Like listening to prophecies.
ootfifa:
OK SO i was reading on wikipedia about norse mythology...
OK SO i was reading on wikipedia about norse mythology and i found a story and i love it , and those pictures are all the fan art / depictions of it that i could find on google image search, let me just paste the wikipedia article here In the poem Þrymskviða, Thor wakes and finds that his powerful hammer, Mjöllnir, is missing. Thor turns to Loki first, and tells him that nobody knows that the hammer has been stolen. The two then go to the court of the goddess Freyja, and Thor asks her if he may borrow her feather cloak so that he may attempt to find Mjöllnir. Freyja agrees, saying she’d lend it even if it were made of silver and gold, and Loki flies off, the feather cloak whistling.[23]
In Jötunheimr, the jötunn Þrymr sits on a burial mound, plaiting golden collars for his female dogs, and trimming the manes of his horses. Þrymr sees Loki, and asks what could be amiss among the Æsir and the Elves; why is Loki alone in the Jötunheimr? Loki responds that he has bad news for both the elves and the Æsir - that Thor’s hammer, Mjöllnir, is gone. Þrymr says that he has hidden Mjöllnir eight leagues beneath the earth, from which it will be retrieved, if Freyja is brought to him as his wife. Loki flies off, the feather cloak whistling, away from Jötunheimr and back to the court of the gods.[24]
Thor asks Loki if his efforts were successful, and that Loki should tell him while he’s still in the air as “tales often escape a sitting man, and the man lying down often barks out lies.” Loki states that it was indeed an effort, and also a success, for he has discovered that Þrymr has the hammer, but that it cannot be retrieved unless Freyja is brought to Þrymr as his wife. The two return to Freyja, and tell her to dress herself in a bridal head dress, as they will drive her to Jötunheimr. Freyja, indignant and angry, goes into a rage, causing all of the halls of the Æsir to tremble in her anger, and her necklace, the famed Brísingamen, falls from her. Freyja pointedly refuses.[25]
As a result, the gods and goddesses meet and hold a thing to discuss and debate the matter. At the thing, the god Heimdallr puts forth the suggestion that, in place of Freyja, Thor should be dressed as the bride, complete with jewels, women’s clothing down to his knees, a bridal head-dress, and the necklace Brísingamen. Thor rejects the idea, and Loki (here described as “son of Laufey”) interjects that this will be the only way to get back Mjöllnir, and points out that without Mjöllnir, the jötnar will be able to invade and settle in Asgard. The gods dress Thor as a bride, and Loki states that he will go with Thor as his maid, and that the two shall drive to Jötunheimr together.[26]
After riding together in Thor’s goat-driven chariot, the two, disguised, arrive in Jötunheimr. Þrymr commands the jötnar in his hall to spread straw on the benches, for Freyja has arrived to be his wife. Þrymr recounts his treasured animals and objects, stating that Freyja was all that he was missing in his wealth.[27]
Early in the evening, the disguised Loki and Thor meet with Þrymr and the assembled jötnar. Thor eats and drinks ferociously, consuming entire animals and three casks of mead. Þrymr finds the behaviour at odds with his impression of Freyja, and Loki, sitting before Þrymr and appearing as a “very shrewd maid”, makes the excuse that “Freyja’s” behaviour is due to her having not consumed anything for eight entire days before arriving due to her eagerness to arrive. Þrymr then lifts “Freyja’s” veil and wants to kiss “her” until catching the terrifying eyes staring back at him, seemingly burning with fire. Loki states that this is because “Freyja” had not slept for eight nights in her eagerness.[27]
The “wretched sister” of the jötnar appears, asks for a bridal gift from “Freyja”, and the jötnar bring out Mjöllnir to “sanctify the bride”, to lay it on her lap, and marry the two by “the hand” of the goddess Vár. Thor laughs internally when he sees the hammer, takes hold of it, strikes Þrymr, beats all of the jötnar, and kills the “older sister” of the jötnar.[28]
my god wasn’t that just wild? if you know who the artists of these picture are please tell me because i want to hug them
hedendom:
Stunning, dark and captivating photography depicting...
Stunning, dark and captivating photography depicting scenes of Nordic creatures and folklore by Swedish artist Christine Linde
