#(ogniem i mieczem) lol

[skrzet]

„Wesołość na tej twarzy przebijała przez ukraińską zadumę jako słońce przez mgłę…”

[bestiarum]

me every time i have to get up in the morning

[perplexingly]

1,4, and 9, for the History Asks?:D

1. Who is your favourite historical person?

So, it changes, though nowadays I’m mostly interested in Chopin (in part because as a fellow Polish emigrant I feel some kinship : D I also find it funny and relatable how his contemporaries viewed him, half as some introverted, moody gremlin, half as perfectly pleasant and polite lol). Before him, for the past decade my favourites kept switching between Sisi/Empress Elisabeth, Antonio Salieri and Mozart. (In fact, my interest in Mozart from the pov of a reader of biographies is what got me into watching operas haha)

4. Favourite historical era?

17th c. Poland, although for a petty reason (I like Sienkiewicz and I like the nobility’s clothes of that era lol)

9. Favourite historical film?

Ogniem i Mieczem : D (based on Sienkiewicz’s novel, and set in 17th. c.)

[geminipdf]

who the fuck wrote this ogniem i mieczem summary on letterboxd lol

[basilknell]

*gets back from bookshelf* I only have Krzyżacy, but the autor's style doesn't look as bad as I remember it from middle school.

Nonetheless your willingness to read Ogniem i Mieczem just because of the Cossacks is impresive. I probably wouldn't read it even if it was mandatory to pass. (said she, who learns new language because of some russian fictional boy)

Anyway, about the hussar Vasily, u know, historical accuracy is not really mandatory in fandom. And maybe, who knows, there may be at least a single person intrested in this kind of art *pretends she is not talking about herself*

and at the end: I didn't read the book nor watched the film but Bohun's actor was a good choice, a really good choice

Haha, honestly I've read just about everything that has cossacks in it and Ogniem i Mieczem was my final thing remaining... so I'm tackling that as best I can. It hasn't been that bad, though maybe the Kuniczak English translation I have makes it far more updated so its not as much of a slog. Funnily enough, I also ended up with a copy of Krzyżacy too because the lady I bought Trylogia from gave it to me for free. Not too sure when I'll read that one.

Also yeah, I still intend to draw Vasily in some hussar gear regardless of historical accuracy, god knows I've done that before. It's been sitting on my to-draw list for a long while now. Might bump it up though :]

Btw if you take how Bohun looks in the movie and remove his mustache, he's a little how I headcanon Vasily looking lol. Isn't his actor Russian? Fits well enough, I suppose.

[nocek]

My BuckyNat Secret Santa for @bolshoiromanova for a prompt of Once Upon a December: Russian Royalty AU. I just couldn’t stop myself from drawing those clothes! Maybe it’s not as holidayish as it probably should be but I hope you don’t mind :)

[ogniemimieczem]

[flurgburgler]

saddest boy in the steppe but make it fashion :(

[sparklingdali]

rzecpospolita headline: captured cossack man released because he was too sad and beautiful to kill, not even people he hurt the most want him to die

I had to check English version of Ogniem i mieczem/With Fire and Sword to find out what ‘forejt’ means (English translated this as ‘outrider’ -  someone who escords envoys on a horse) because Zagloba says that soldiers belive Jan will make outrider out of Bohun, his reason given that Bohun is ‘a showy fellow’ (in Czech he actually says ‘he’s a handsome guy’ - in comparison of other Zagloba’s descriptions of Bohun this still pretty tame)

Just being unfortunate soul and brave soldier shouldn’t really be enough for a guy who kidnapped your girfriend but it seems enough for our Jan to grant him complete freedom. I mean in the book it’s pretty clear you should only kill your opponents in a fight if you want to stay honorable person, but my heart goes for Jan going the extra mile to tell Rzedzian very angrily that while he lives he won’t let Bohun become a servant.

Not forgetting that part when he and Helena learn Bohun is captured and are so shocked they cannot say a word. Jan is described as restless when he asks what the prince did with Bohun. Not sure where Sienkiewicz was going with these little details but I know what conclusions I will draw from this :)

[tauremornalome]

so for ship ask game: Mae/Fingon from Silm, Al/Mei from FMA aaaand maybe Bohun/Skrzetuski from Ogniem and Mieczem

he hehe hehehe well don't you just have the talent for picking things i don't actually ship XD

Russingon

it's not a notp for me, i certainly won't close a fic only because they are a tagged relationship in it, but still....

Don’t Ship It

1. Why don’t you ship it?

1. i read the silm first when i was 11 and my shipping brain wasn't yet on, so i just... never originally noticed them to be particularly gae? this is also why i hardly ship anything in the silm; 2. ohhh myyyy goddddd i (almost always) hate it when two rulers of separate countries are in love with each other. not exactly countries here but still. a political pain in the ass AND they don't have enough chances to meet and interact properly; 3. adding the romantic aspect to their relationship doesn't make it any more interesting for me than them being just friends? all the emotions i like to explore between them - sacrifice, grief, all that - works just as well without them being a ship

2. What would have made you like it?

i don't know, really. as i said, im not super opposed to the idea of the ship, i just don't think they are this interesting as a couple.

3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

well i do absolutely live for post-nirnaeth angst, so

also i will defend people's rights to ship it till my death, especially against those who say it's incest. 1. fuck off and 2. no it's not

Al/Mei

i'll be quite honest: i didn't pay enough attention to mei to have any opinion on the ship. i've read fics where they were a cute bg relationship but that's it

Bohun/Skrzetuski

.......look. again, as with russingon, i have nothing against it in particular. i even read some fics and enjoyed them and i LOVE the fanart. it's just that my blorbo from trylogia is Wołodyjowski and therefore bohun/wołodyjowski will always hold a higher position in my heart. as will bohun/kmicic because of that one excellent fic by FIligranka.

also i mainly ship skrzetuski with chmielnicki because they were the funniest bitches together, so. bohun/skrzetuski is somewhere quite low on the list of things i ship for sienkiewicz, low enough to go into the don't ship category

Don’t Ship It

1. Why don’t you ship it?

i enjoy them both more with other characters ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ also i don't really like skrzetuski, he's the fucking staś tarkowski of trylogia

2. What would have made you like it?

ngl i haven't read OiM since gimnazjum so i don't know if i remember correctly but like.... they could benefit from some more 1:1 confrontation scenes lol. also if skrzetuski wasnt just so irritating ugh

3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

as i said, fics are nice and the fanart is often AMAZING so shoutout to the people who enjoy them as a pairing for creating great content

[brainyraccoons]

Thank you for tagging me @truncated-symphony!!

Rules: Tag nine people you want to know better. 

Three ships: Fitzier, Geraskier, and Kylux

First ever ship: believe it or not, Geraskier, way before I even knew what shipping was lol.

Last song: “Country Roads” by John Denver

Last film: Ogniem i Mieczem (1999) bc I needed to rewatch that

Currently reading: Erebus by Michael Palin, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and There There by Tommy Orange

Currently watching: rewatching the original Witcher series from 2002! plus binging knitting videos on youtube

Currently consuming: a kaki bc it’s too early for lunch yet

Currently craving: coleslaw that’s in the fridge and which I want to have with my lunch

Gonna tag @moonwalkingcrab @horriblesupper @areyougonnabe @itsevidentvery @dogeared-euclid @harpselkie @veganthranduil @gullbones @jurian-is-cinnamon-roll if you guys wanna share! :D

[midnight-madonna]

Tagged by @naamahlasalle, thank you! 💜

Nicknames: Kama

Zodiac: Aquarius

Height: no idea tbh

Last movie: X-Men

Last thing I googled: weather forecast

Fave musicians: Judas Priest, Powerwolf, Brothers of Metal, Beast In Black etc

Song stuck in my head: Heartless Madness by Dynazty

Other blogs: @mighty-metal-unicorn @ogniem-i-mieczem

Amount of sleep: 7-8 hours

Lucky number: don't have one

What I'm wearing: black dress

Dream job: idk

Dream trip: Iceland, Scotland, Finland

Play an instrument: nope

Favourite food: I don't know tbh lol

Languages: Polish, English, used to learn Russian

Fave songs: Reckless by Judas Priest, Stossgebet by Powerwolf, Crimson Thunder by Hammerfall

Random fact about me: I used to collect rocks

Describe yourself using aesthetic things: forest, gothic architecture, foggy weather, black clothes, blue colour

[blue-mint-winter]

Thank you @cienie-isengardu for tagging me to list my top 7 comfort movies

*(disclaimer: I don’t actually watch movies for comfort when I feel down. I cope in different ways. But these are movies that I return to because they’re fun and make me feel good.)

Star Wars Saga I-VI (and that could be the end of the list. OT is better for pure comfort though, PT for the feels)

Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

Harry Potter 1,2,4 - especially Chamber of Secrets is my ultra fave part

Ogniem i Mieczem - @cienie-isengardu I saw it on your list and I was like: “yeah, that is definitely a comfort movie for me too!” Must be that common Polish experience lol

So I ran out of ideas for comfort films because I rewatch films so rarely nowadays, so here’s a few anime that I like to return to:

Darker than Black

Rurouni Kenshin

Fullmetal Alchemist 2003

I’m tagging @onimiman @lightsidecalling @gizkasparadise @arkham-prisoner @olliya @acertaincritic and anyone else that would like to share their comfort movies (or anime) ;)

[perplexingly]

Also speaking of unfinished drawings, I have so many that I started but there’s only so many hours in the day 😭

Those were the closest to being finished but I sort of abandoned them while getting into other things lol…. (The first is jojos fanart, the second is Ogniem i Mieczem)

Then I started this series of jojos fanarts because I wanted to draw hands

I also once played with an idea of drawing a series of illustrations focused on an older lesbian couple (and I sketched those when homesickness hit me, I wanted the setting to look like a Polish village)

And long time ago I also thought of illustrating some of the more memorable scenes from Victor Hugo’s novels

And a lot of people on instagram are asking me for more Remisa from Death Note haha…

I’m really not sure what my focus should be, I’d appreciate second hand opinions 🥺

[justmemarceline]

quarantine q&a

tagged by @personal-j​

are you staying home from work/school? i am and it’s driving me nuts. i don’t learn well without a structured school environment. i also feel like the teachers keep giving us more work than normally and i even don’t think they’re doing it on purpose - it just be like that. i also miss work so much - i’m trying out home cafe recipes and i’m learning to do the froth cat latte art thingy, but it’s not helping much. i just want a stupid espresso based drink with nice frothed up milk and syrup. like i crave a basic bitch vanilla latte.

if you’re staying home, who’s there with you? my whole fam - my sister, my parents and my cat. my dad leaves for work during the day, so we have this like really female household right now, which is interesting. i’ve found out that i am a very popular family member. everyone wants to do things with me and i think i might be overworked???? also, i’m tired of my family’s general bullshit but who isn’t in these trying times

are you a homebody? not really and this quarantine reminded me of it HARD. i’m like a shy extrovert - i thrive among people and i really do need company. i also focus better if i go out and i prefer to work in a cafe or a library. i also love going out to eat with friends, it’s like a hobby of mine. i miss fancy hip coffee shops and restaurants :(((

what movies have you watched recently? what shows are you watching? i don’t watch much movies cause they seem like a huge time commitment, but i did manage to watch “parasite” right before the cinemas closed (and boy did i have to look all over the city for a theatre that still played it). i also had a movie marathon of with my friends literally the weekend before the quarantine with such iconic films as “pan tadeusz” and “ogniem i mieczem”. as for shows, i just finished “hotel del luna”, 10/10 very sad. i plan to catch up on brooklyn 99 as soon as manage to pirate it lol

an event that you were looking forward to that got cancelled? i was supposed to be going to my first academic conference as a presenter like next month. it’s postponed (maybe that’s good cause i have prepared absolutely nothing) and i hope they don’t cancel it. i’m going to a fob concert this summer that i hope won’t be cancelled and i wanted to get tickets for bts mots tour in berlin. it’s not cancelled or postponed - we just don’t know anything about ticket details (@bighit square tf up)

what music are you listening to? this is THE PERFECT MOMENT to shamelessly plug my quarantine playlist (with tunes that just sound like they are about the coronavirus and i find that hilarious) tbh i actually listen to mostly calming study tunes cause i’m  b u s y  af (this spotify playlist or the generic yt lofi hiphop radio) also some rainy day music but only when it RAINS (on spotify or yt)

what are you reading? papers about american gothic for my writing assignment before the quarantine i also started rereading “the plague” by camus as a joke i’m not sure if i’ll finish tho - it’s not so funny anymore

what are you doing for self care? while i’m mostly doing shit i do try to do something about it. i try to dress up like i’m actually going outside (i do opt for my comfiest outside pants tho) and to somewhat keep my daily routine and that’s about it i also panic bake but i don’t think that’s a good thing

i tag @jumpsuit-for-the-mad​ @opheliablossom​ @letsgetcartoon​ @pure-as-the-lilies​ @teenagemuffin​ and that’s enough of that i guess

[slavicromanticismhoe]

HELLO RED ALERT

THERE IS NOW AN ALBUM ON SPOTIFY OF THE COMPLETE FILM SCORE FROM OGNIEM I MIECZEM

just had to share lol