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And here’s Ymir, suckling the primordial bovine, by Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Our collective understanding of Norse mythology is primarily documented in the Eddas: two from medieval Iceland and a more recent one from Massachusetts. The scribes illuminated them well. #FolkloreThursday #NorseMythologyForBostonians #Edda https://t.co/knKhZmFiIM
Vättar were the Scandinavian creatures that typically lived under houses, and either brought misfortune or good luck, depending on how they were treated...and they hated having hot water poured on them! Illustrations by Johan Egerkrans. https://t.co/QCasu1iYBc #MythologyMonday
Based on one of @mcsweeneys longest-running (and unequivocally least popular) columns, Norse Mythology for Bostonians is highly unanticipated but set for release on January 29, 2020 anyway. https://t.co/knKhZmFiIM #NorseMythologyForBostonians
Not only one of Mcsweeney’s longest running columns, but also its least popular: Norse History for Bostonians. Avoiding digital content trends since 2010 and featuring the visual enlightenment of @BarbarianLord since 2017. https://t.co/m2wsEG4j3L #norse #boston
That Nils Blommér sure knew how to get into the mystical side of things. Here, Näcken och Ägirs döttrar, Ängsälvor, and Asgårdsreia. #FairyTaleTuesday https://t.co/ukoRjkbuBE
Gustaf Tenggren did a great job with Scandinavian gnomes and trolls before going on to Hollywood for early animated Disney fairytales #FairyTaleTuesday #blandtomtarochtroll @gustaftenggren https://t.co/CcdLgTgQcR
‘Tis #HobbitDay and thus a good time to crank the volume all the way up to eleventy. Death-growls about coney stew indicate that the underground #metal scene in The Shire is clearly thriving. Art by @BarbarianLord #Tolkien #Hobbit https://t.co/7HpyHVwKGg
The Shire’s underground music scene goes all the way to eleventy. Mosh pit for second breakfast! And Frozzy splendor by @BarbarianLord #Tolkien #LOTR #hobbit #metal https://t.co/7HpyHVwKGg