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utah-is-gone:Norse mythology in a nutshell

utah-is-gone:

Norse mythology in a nutshell

What does Loki look like? Now you know.

eleathyra:

As some of you might recall, there was a discussion about what Loki looks like in mythology, some think that he was red haired, others (including me) found that this was not defined anywhere.

I wrote to an expert, here is the original answer (translation below):

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Kære Evelyn Schulz,
Der er ikke mange kilder om Lokes udseende, men der er Snorres Edda, som nævner, at han var smuk. Der står mig bekendt ingen steder, at han var rødhåret; det var derimod Tor.
mvh, A.L.
Nordisk Forskningsinstitut / Den Arnamagnæanske Samling /Københavns Universitet

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In English:

There aren’t many sources that describe Loki’s appearance, but there is Snorres Edda that mentions, that he was beautiful/handsome. As far as I know it’s not mentioned anywhere that he was red haired, but Thor was (red haired).

"I know a lot about Norse mythology. I've seen 'Thor' lots of times."

dickmasterson:

shadowtriad:Christmas lights under the snowNo its just...

shadowtriad:

Christmas lights under the snow

No its just hell having a party

This is weirdly relevant to Ragnarok. Not the hell part, the glowy snow part.

Ragnarok is with my betas. So far, so good! Don’t miss...

Ragnarok is with my betas. So far, so good! Don’t miss Ragnarok’s release, sign up for my mailing list.

lokis-ice-queen:

lokis-ice-queen:

lokis-ice-queen:

lokis-ice-queen:

signalbeast:"I bring word from the swamp prince, the old pacts...

signalbeast:

"I bring word from the swamp prince, the old pacts shall be honored, muster your forces at first light…"

What a lovely modern!myth!

liesmithery, Oh, look, he tattooed the anglicized version of his...

liesmithery, Oh, look, he tattooed the anglicized version of his daughter’s name on his knuckles. Such a sentimental sap.

He’d make a terrific I Bring the Fire Loki, but I’m pretty grateful not to have to be painting those tattoos; and I probably couldn’t afford his modeling rates. :-P

(Anyone know the original source for this photo?)

I Bring the Fire now has 345 reviews on Amazon U.S.

Thank you so much reviewers—reviews help new readers find my series, and also help convince them to start reading it. They also keep authors motivated when sales are slow, or when reviews are less than favorable (can’t please everyone, it’s true, but still no fun.)

Thank you so much reviewers on Amazon U.S.: Lindah, Flamingcrystal, Marty, Brandy, Kindle Customer who described the book as “Wonderfully addictive”, Patricia Collins, D. Mulrooney, suzanne adams, C. Martin, Cici, Basil H. Smith, Deborah R. Graham, Catherine, Sarah Pinkernell, S. L. Hunter, Richard W. Miller, Dedicated Book Lover, M. Schmidt, Peter May, violet blue krome, k. Rudkin, Amazon Customer who described the book as “Excellent story set in modern times”, Cathy Dages, Casserly, Dirty 831, Leslie Renee Richardson, Carolyn M. Smith, Daphne A. Ignatius, Bob, A martin, Russel J Deroche Jr, medtchva, and Nikhil.

Also, thanks for the reviews on Amazon U.K. and Amazon Canada : misc., Amazon Customer, Vicky, tricoancilate, Emi Hirst, and michelle trahan.

Also thank you ali-cia, Bloggabook, Anonymous “Awesome!”, Anonymous “Good book”, bluewolf69 and others that left kind reviews on Barnes and Noble. 

Thanks to everyone who rated on iBooks whose names I cannot see— 63 ratings there and a 4.5 star average … whee! 

And thank you MaryLouise Stallworth, Grace Garcia for those reviews on Google. 

Thank you Misty McAnally, Snufkin, Gileblit, Beth, Susanne, Kevin, Tabitha, and Jackie for your reviews on Goodreads.

I hope you enjoy the final installment in the series … and now back to editing Ragnarok!