Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, is the land of the Jötnar, often wrongly translated as giants in Anglo-Saxon culture.

The Jötnar refers to entities that range from gorgeous to grotesque.



Illus. by Arthur Rackham.

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Born in 1724: (1724-60), Queen of Spain as spouse of

Posthumous portrait by (1728-79), ca. 1761

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Today is Doctor Who Day. The first episode was aired on this day in 1963.
This painting of 'Dr Saxon Barton (1892-1957) OBE, FRSA' is by Mavis Blackburn 1923-2005. Oil on canvas.

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"La Tapisserie de Bayeux" (fin du XIème siècle) met en scène Guillaume le Conquérant, duc de Normandie, Edouard le Confesseur, vieux roi anglais, Harold l'Anglo-saxon et Odon, évêque de Bayeux.
Conservation au Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux

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The Guardians series of novels by Peter Saxon (not a real person – Saxon was a house name that several authors wrote under) isn’t in Appendix N, but The Haunting of Alan Mais (1968) has a great cover painting by Jeffrey Catherine Jones so I figured why not? ¶ The Guardians b…

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Day 3: King Barold II

Rip the last Animal-Saxon King of England

Probably my nichest joke yet but I had to do it for the pun 😂

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Celebrating New Yorker Artist Edward Frascino's 90th Birthday: The Ink Spill Interview | https://t.co/cqwwx1XByz

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Potoo | King of Saxony Bird of Paradise

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Saxon Slayer (Translated) [momo_nosukeee] https://t.co/FowL6cARS4

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“If the one eye Odin grant me a half Saxon grandchild, then I’ll bless him the strength of the northern sea, the sharp of a wolf and a kiss form the sun....”

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12 novembre 1035 : les Saxons prennent l'Angleterre aux Danois.

Le roi Knut le Grand meurt en Angleterre. La dynastie danoise, qui régnait sur le royaume anglais depuis 1017, s'éteint. Son immense empire, le Danemark, la Norvège et l'Angleterre est partagé en trois.

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Monster Of The Week character, Saxon

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Fall New Yorker covers

A. Charles Saxon -1963
B. Michael Roberts -1997
C. Birgit Schössow - 2019
D. Conde Nast - 1970

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Anglo-Saxon Virgins were not pleased by the invasion of the Norse Chads https://t.co/AilhHMpojn

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first of two posts! piast (she/her), a copper rank heresy demon for 's infurno! she's based on a king of saxony bird of paradise. are her "antennae" used to manipulate victims, or are they simply for longer reach? only those she's tempted know... (picture related)

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Thinking about
I kinda miss my cute deer boi
Saxon was precious
What do yall think of him?

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Emparejador - CCIII
Charles E. Martin (24/3/1975) y John Saxon (29/1/1979)

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(8) Sabine became the rightful wielder of the Darksaber after defeating Viceroy Gar Saxon. Sabine gave the Darksaber over to Bo-Katan, who she deemed to be the rightful person to lead the Mandalorians against the Empire. Afterwards the weapon fell into the hands of Moff Gideon.

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"I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works." 👑 King of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons, passed away 26 October 899 AD.

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