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ah yeah! i’m icelandic and learnt northern mythology in school as a child. the term in ás in icelandic and i often forget that although icelandic is the closest language to ancient norse the spelling often varies :) thank you for this little bit of knowledge! :D

I’m planning on having a jotun character in a future comic and was trying to pull inspiration from mythology.

Something that comes up more often than you’d expect from a 1000 years old collection of stories is different races breeding with jotuns to achieve certain results.

Odin has sex with the jotun woman Jord (which means Earth) specifically to create Thor. Later he force himself on another jotun woman to create a god of hatred and vengeance (which also results in the gods banishing Odin from Valhalla for several years because a man would be punished just for touching a woman’s arm without her consent at the time and Loki later seems to claim Odin spent a lot of those years as a woman, birthing several children himself)

Jotuns also have a reputation for birthing monsters and animals but it mostly seems to happen when they breed with non-jotuns. Loki is half jotun/half Æsir and creates a eight legged horse with another horse, has normal children with his jotun wife, but also creates a giant wolf, a huge snake and a half-dead woman with another jotun woman. Then there’s the jotun king who gives birth to nine normal wolves after sleeping with a werewolf (they were together for years and it’s not made clear if it was a repeat thing where he birthed them one at a time or if he gave birth to a litter of pups all at once)

A jotun woman had three husbands, two jotun men and one Æsir god. She was the embodiment of night and he was the god of twilight and together they created the god of daylight.

Surprisingly a jotun man with a troll woman was considered the most ideal combination. One great warrior was described as beautiful and cleaver like his jotun father but strong and fierce in battle like his troll mother.

Because Loki himself was mixed race you never knew what you’d get from his “adventures” but otherwise it seems like you could expect some relatively predictable outcomes by mixing and matching jotun genes with other races.

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hello! just wanted to let you know that Æsir is plural! the singular form is Ás :)

I’m planning on having a jotun character in a future comic and was trying to pull inspiration from mythology.

Something that comes up more often than you’d expect from a 1000 years old collection of stories is different races breeding with jotuns to achieve certain results.

Odin has sex with the jotun woman Jord (which means Earth) specifically to create Thor. Later he force himself on another jotun woman to create a god of hatred and vengeance (which also results in the gods banishing Odin from Valhalla for several years because a man would be punished just for touching a woman’s arm without her consent at the time and Loki later seems to claim Odin spent a lot of those years as a woman, birthing several children himself)

Jotuns also have a reputation for birthing monsters and animals but it mostly seems to happen when they breed with non-jotuns. Loki is half jotun/half Æsir and creates a eight legged horse with another horse, has normal children with his jotun wife, but also creates a giant wolf, a huge snake and a half-dead woman with another jotun woman. Then there’s the jotun king who gives birth to nine normal wolves after sleeping with a werewolf (they were together for years and it’s not made clear if it was a repeat thing where he birthed them one at a time or if he gave birth to a litter of pups all at once)

A jotun woman had three husbands, two jotun men and one Æsir god. She was the embodiment of night and he was the god of twilight and together they created the god of daylight.

Surprisingly a jotun man with a troll woman was considered the most ideal combination. One great warrior was described as beautiful and cleaver like his jotun father but strong and fierce in battle like his troll mother.

Because Loki himself was mixed race you never knew what you’d get from his “adventures” but otherwise it seems like you could expect some relatively predictable outcomes by mixing and matching jotun genes with other races.

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@andreapatow so. basically in ancient egyptian/greek mythology there is a worm that eats his own tail. it’s an endless loop of him eating himself and becoming himself. this type of creature is called ouroboros, just like OB in the loki show. OB and Viktor meet in the episode that was released yesterday and they talk about how OB based his work off of Viktors and how Viktor based his work off of OB’s. OB then says the situation is like a snake eating it’s own tail, which is a direct reference to his own name.

in norse mythology there is an ouroboros called jörmungandr or the midgard serpent/worm. he has been eating his own tail for all of eternity and has been doing so whilst floating around midgard (earth). there was a prophecy that he would one day stop eating his own tail and that would be the day of ragnarök, the end of times (the apocalypse, basically).

by the end of the episode viktor goes into the time space place (whatever the hell its called) and is immediately reduced to atoms (spaghettified, if you will). his death is followed by the entire timeline exploding.

or in short; the day jörmungandr (viktor and OB) stops eating his own tail (basing their work off each others) the prophecy will come true and the end of time (explosion of the timeline) is upon us.

does this explain it?

HI I NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME NOW PLEASE

okay so you guys know how an ouroboros is a snake or a worm eating it’s own tail right. right.

(settu myndina hérna tinni)

right.

and you guys know about jörmungandr the midgard worm, an ouroboros. and how ragnarök (end of times) happens when he stops eating his tail. right. right.

(mynd af þeim að deyja?)

RIGHT.

and the minor detail that jörmungandr happens to be lokis son.

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HI I NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME NOW PLEASE

okay so you guys know how an ouroboros is a snake or a worm eating it’s own tail right. right.

(settu myndina hérna tinni)

right.

and you guys know about jörmungandr the midgard worm, an ouroboros. and how ragnarök (end of times) happens when he stops eating his tail. right. right.

(mynd af þeim að deyja?)

RIGHT.

and the minor detail that jörmungandr happens to be lokis son.

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i take it back.

i take it back.

when i say anything would be better than this

i mean anything

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There is so much more I could say about this, but there is not enough room. Remember to check with reality rather than believing conspiracy theories promoted, supported, and funded by white nationalist hate groups.

Missouri is proposing 20% of the nation’s anti-trans legislation this session. Gender-affirming care for young folks is on the edge of being criminalized (so much love to trans friends in states where that has already happened).

Please keep up with the anti-trans legislation in your state and combat it. There are lives at stake.

Transphobes do not touch this post.

Image ID: a 10-image cartoon comic featuring Joey, a boy with short hair.

Image 1: Joey, upset, gesticulates towards an open laptop. Text reads: The reality of St. Louis trans kids. Last week, a former (non-medical) employee of Washington University’s Pediatric Transgender Center was featured in a viral article about how the clinic was “rushing” kids into medical care and “mutilating” us. Every single thing she said was a lie, but the media loves it. Footnote reads: I wouldn’t give any more attention to this, but it is immediately endangering the lives of trans people. Missouri has launched a state investigation and is actively attempting to criminalize gender-affirming care based on conspiracy theories.

Image 2: Joey points to a map of the United States where Missouri is singled out, and a map of Missouri where St. Louis is indicated with a star. The text reads: The Transgender Center, located in St. Louis, Missouri, has been the target of hateful attacks from the far-right state legislature for years. It is part of Washington University Hospital, a branch of a prestigious private university.

Image 3: A younger Joey injects his T shot in his leg while someone takes a photo. Text reads: I can tell you that everything in the article is false because I received care at the Transgender Center beginning at 16 years old. My medical transition has brought me nothing but joy. What a gift it is to be trans!

Image 4: A younger Joey sits on a couch and stims with a tangle fidget toy. Text reads: No one is “rushed”. I sat on many waitlists, had to have 6 months of specialized gender therapy and a diagnosis of gender dysphoria before even being referred to the Center, and I was denied as “not ready enough” by an endocrinologist the first time I finally got an appointment. Footnote reads: If you’re curious about what it looks like to be a trans kid, I did another piece on that! Check out tinyurl.com/transkidscomictumblr.

Image 5: A colorful map of the United States shows how many states have a Negative Gender Identity Policy Tally and how many states have criminalized gender affirming care. Joey holds a credit card. Text reads: St. Louis’ Pediatric Transgender Center is the only one in the region, meaning the waitlists are extremely long. Plus, no one in the only industrialized country without free healthcare is getting medical care for fun. Many American trans folks have to fundraise for our care.

Image 6: Joey, distressed, sits on a couch while talking on the phone. The person on the other end says: “That’s me!” Text reads: This former employee spoke about specific cases, and patients have been able to identify themselves. She shared our private medical info and called us horrifying.

Image 7: This is split into two panels. In the first, Joey holds up a box of condoms and a packet of birth control pills. Texts reads: She especially hated trans men such as myself, saying that trans ideology was destroying “girls”. She lamented about hormones making us “sterile”, which is a complete lie. We trans mascs have to actively prevent pregnancy. In panel two stands a doctor. Text reads: Every time I had an appointment at the Center, doctors reminded me: Remember: testosterone is not a contraceptive! Footnote reads: The wonderful Erin Reed wrote a breakdown debunking all the lies in the article. See tinyurl.com/erinreedmissouri.

Image 8: Joey, masked, sits at a circular table with his brother, an unmasked boy with fluffy short hair. Joey’s brother is showing him his phone. Text reads: Major newspapers continue to platform these complete lies because they bring in engagement and money. The Washington Post tracked down my little brother’s personal cell phone number to try to get in contact with our mom – the president of an organization supporting trans kids in Missouri. Freaky, right?

Image 9: Joey, looking disgusted, leans against a door frame while talking on a cell phone. Text reads: But no one wants to talk with me, the adult who medically transitioned at this clinic as a minor and has not “desisted” in six years. The Washington Post reporter, who didn’t know anything about trans people, talked with me for 20 minutes and used a sentence of mine in an article about “both sides of the debate”. She didn’t mention that this former employee is being legally represented by a recognized anti-LGBT hate group, nor that all of her claims are unsupported by reality or science.

Image 10: Joey looks angry and gesticulates. Beside the drawing are two photos of Joey, one of him happy in front of a trans flag, and the other of him drawing up testosterone to take his first T shot. Text reads: There is no debate. There are trans people, and there are people who want us dead. There is truth and there are conspiracy theories. Where is my viral article in a major paper?

Published Feb 16, 2023. End ID.

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hey if you're a UK resident can you sign this petition and if not please rb to spread the word

this is an official UK government petition that they have to respond to if it reaches 10,000 signatures

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cant wait to reinvent my personality after barbie comes out

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isn’t sims 5 just gonna domestic gta?

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what if the cast is lying and the last two episodes are just the entire gang having a picnic and talking about life

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our flag means death did not pass the bechdel test

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with the way buttons was looking at swedes ass in the last episode? please.

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Fool me once, etc 

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yeah this is bullshit. this is a love story. ofmd is a romcom.

I'M GOING TO COMMIT A HATE CRIME

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our flag means death is so influential even the hannibal (2013 - 2015) fandom is taking about it and i think that’s really beautiful <3

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if y’all have streaming services that shows ofmd you could leave it on when you’re not using a certain device!! turn off the sound and leave ofmd running whilst you sleep to get them extra views!!

the more views this gets the more money they’ll gain which means more seasons and more content like this in the future!! and unapologetic and actual diverse lgbt representation is NEVER bad.

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and it’s not even true either. singular they pronoun has been used since 14th century.

‘people didn’t use they/them pronouns in 1717’ and blackbeard didn’t dress like a leather daddy… who cares?