#Binabik

[codenameantarctica]

Donato Giancola's Artwork for Grim Oak Press' edition of "To Green Angel Tower"

I must admit that with some of them I am not really show what scene they are depicting.

The cover for "Siege" should be the Sithi riding out into the world and the one from "Storm" when they joined battle for the Hayholt.

But I have no idea who the girl (?) with the broken handcuff, the birds and water wave is supposed to be; I don't remember a scene in TGAT with a bird bringing a letter; and no one where Simon and Binabik were riding alone through the snow.

The snowy battle scene I guess is the Battle on the Lake of Glass (and that's probably Sludig with the two axes) and the three riders are the three Norns on their secret mission.

[chloristoflora]

"So," Binabik explained in his speaking voice, "old Tohuq the sky-lord is selling his daughter to Kikkasut for a beautiful cape of feathers, which he will use to make the clouds. Sedda is then going with her new husband to his country beyond the mountains, where she is becoming the Queen of Birds. But the marriage has not much happiness. Soon Kikkasut, he begins to ignore her, coming home only to eat and curse at Sedda." The troll laughed quietly, wiping the end of his flute on his fur collar. "Oh, Simon, this is always being such a length of story…Well, Sedda goes to a wise woman, who tells that she could gain back Kikkasut's wandering heart if she will be giving him children.

"With a charm the wise woman has given, made from bones and mockfoil and black snow, Sedda is able to then conceive, and she gives birth to nine children. Kikkasut is bearing, and sends word that he is coming to take them from her, so that it is properly raised as birds they will be, and not by Sedda raised as useless moonchildren.

"When she is hearing this, Sedda takes the two most young and hides them. Kikkasut comes for taking away the others, and he asks of her the happenstances of the missing two. Sedda tells him they had become sick and dead. He goes away from her, and she curses him."

Again he sang.

"Kikkasut winging

Sedda she weeps

Weeps for her lost

Her children all taken

But for the hidden pair

Lingit and Yana.

Sky-lord's grandchildren

Moon-woman's twins

Secret and pale

Yana and Lingit

Hid from their father

Deathless she'll keep them…"

"You are seeing," Binabik interrupted himself, "Sedda did not want her children to have mortalness and be dying, as the birds and the beasts of the fields. They were her all and onlyness…

"Sedda is mourning

Lone and betrayed

Vengeance she plots

Takes her bright jewels

Kikkasut's love gift

Weaves them together.

Mountain-top lofty

Dark Sedda climbs

Blanket new-woven

She spreads on night's sky

A trap for her husband

Thief of her children…"

The Dragonbone Chair, by Tad Williams (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1)

[headcanonsandmore]

Me, starting "The Stone of Farewell": It's been ages since I read the previous book, so I'm looking forward to reconnecting with these characters!

Me, barely a chapter in: I forgot how annoying Simon is-

[clumsybutterflies]

In my twenties: I want to meet Binabik and Qantaqa!

In my thirties: I want to meet Rachel the Dragon (specifically, have her come visit and clean my home.)

[ichooseviolence]

I have 170 pages left in The Dragonebone Chair 🙌🏻 I believe GRRM said he got some inspo from this series for ASoIaF, so it's no wonder certain characters remind me of those in Westeros and Essos. Thoughts on major characters/POVs so far:

Simon: I actually really like him. I've seen a lot of people complain about him online, and I can understand why, but for some reason, I relate to him here and there. Mostly I relate to his mood swings.

Binabik: I would marry this man in a heartbeat. Hear me out. He'd take care of me, he'd be an incredible dad, he's funny and cute, feisty, a fighter, extremely intelligent, and he's very resourceful. And he loves animals. Binabik is a ray of sunshine.

Josua: he's basically a slightly positive Stannis. I call him Jannis.

Morgenes: I miss him.

Miriamele: she's cute! And a tough little cookie. <3

Maegwin: No opinion yet. I think I like her, though. Listen, female characters are really lacking so far, though it's not surprising.

Vorzheva: Daddy issues?? Idk. If I ever spotted her in person, I'd turn around and walk in the opposite direction. I'm sure she has her reasons for being the way she is, but holy crap, I could live without her. It's giving a weird Cersei/Melisandre mix.

Isgrimnur: passionate, loud, brave, honest. Beard. What's not to love?

Geloë: Queen. I love her, and if she ever scolded or berated me, I'd thank her. When do we get to meet her again??

Jarnauga: I'm intrigued. The male Melisandre, but without a beauty glammer. They should meet.

Eolair: I can see why Maegwin has the hots for him. I do too.

Qantaqa: the goodest girl ever!!

[winterroseposts]

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #2

Pick for rainbow covers readathon: Green 🟢

Trigger warnings: violence, mentions of s*xual a**ault

Simon, the former kitchen boy and his friends, are recovering from their battle with the great dragon in the mountain home of Binabiks' people.

Prince Jousa and the ragged remnants of his court travel through the forest. Princess Miriamele leaves in disguise. Jousas' people and Simons' party are called to the ancient Sithi landmark to save Osten Ard from King Elias and the immortal Storm King.

SPOILERS

I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately, but I really enjoyed this book. The writing and world building are amazing. The plot is a slow-burn but the characters make up for it.

Simon is the most fleshed out POV character. His friendship with Binabik gives the book a lot of heart.

The younger female characters were mostly written as stubborn to a fault. Miriamele won't listen to Cadrachs' advice even after he saves her. Maegwin is the same with Duke Eolair.

4 Stars

[donatoarts]

Fifth of six interior illustrations for Tad William's 'The Dragonbone Chair', a limited edition reissue from Grim Oak Press and Shawn Speakman. Simon, Binabik, and Qantaqa the wolf, discover the remains of an attack. St. Hoderund's 17" x 14"  Oil and Acrylic on Duralar

[harrypotterhousequotes]

HUFFLEPUFF: "Too often it is that men think those who serve are doing it from inferiorness or weakness." –Tad Williams (Binabik: The Stone of Farewell)

[opal-florilegium]

Too often it is that men think those who serve are doing it from inferiorness or weakness.

Tad Williams, Binabik: The Stone of Farewell, pg. 235

[thespoot]

I bet there's a fandom wiki of some sort already out there, but I think I have a little personal booklr project for 2021. I'd like to pull together all of Binabik's troll aphorisms. Is it too soon to reread a trilogy you finished that morning?

[codenameantarctica]

Donato Giancola's Artwork for Grim Oak Press' edition of "Stone of Farewell"

From top left to bottom right:

Attack of the Giants

High King Elias with Sorrow

The Fire Dancers in Granis Sacrana

Guthwulf touching Sorrow

Ingen Jagger on his way to Jao-é-Tinukai'i

Josua vs Utvard

Maegwin and Eolar on the descend to Mezutu'a

Kilpa attacking the Eadne Cloud

Pictures were posted by Donato Giancola on the website for the 'IX Art Show', October 23-27, 2024 in Reading, PA

[9thbutterfly]

Having a little emotional moment, remembering being eleven and a bit obsessed with a particular character and now I get to wear him on a shirt.

[lacoleccionistadecitas]

#573 “Con demasiada frecuencia sucede que los hombres creen que quienes los sirven lo hacen por ser inferiores o débiles”

Binabik - La Roca del Adiós - Tad Williams

[clumsybutterflies]

Not quite how I picture Binabik, but he is one of my favourite characters, so I want the t-shirt anyway.

Binabik, by #DjamilaKnopf. Indiegogo, ‘Tad Williams Is Making Merch’, RIGHT NOW (March 2018). Thank you for your attention, kind people. There’s lots of #OstenArd & #Otherland Things To Love.  Ongoing Tad Williams news too, from this date forward. Thank you!

[thelustybraavosimaid]

Binabik is Jolly Tyrion Lannister™️, don't @ me

[zzarizzaristore]

3D2N STAYCATION

So my bebe surprised me (ayiieee) actually hindi lang naman ako kase pati ang buong pamilya HHAAHAHA NA VIVISIT SIYAAAA YAAYYY So ayun hahaha super wala naman akong idea na makakapunta na siya here kase nga MECQ pa and walang public transpo, plus walang bike, plus, wala rin siyang quarantine pass. So hindi namin talaga alam kung ano pang ibang way para magkita na ulit kami after more than two months. (huhuhu) Pero shempre meron pa rin namang way. At yun ay kung papayag si Ate First na ihatid siya here hahahha sobrang tagal na naming nag-iisip kung pano na nga kami magkikita after ECQ ganyan. Kase shempre mahirap naman mag-public transpo. So, bibili ng bike. Nagtitingin tingin na siya online, pero ang mamahal. Hindi rin naman kami magaling tumingin kung maganda na ba yung bike na yun for that price mga ganun. Nento nento ko lang din namention kay Nanay na interested nga siya magbuy ng bike. Tas sabi niya edi dun daw sa may Zapote. Edi tinanong ko magkano ang range ng mga bike dun ganern. Tas shempre depende daw yun kung ano ang gusto niya. Tas na yung isang bike na bago bago lang ang itchura na binabike here, dun daw nabili yun sabi ni Nanay. 6k. And I think reasonable naman ang price kase mukha pa ngang bago bago lang and parang mga 10k yung orig price ganern. Tas ayun na nga HAAHHA Shempre surprised talaga ako kase kahit naman pinayagan na siya ng fam umalis, EH HINDI NGA MAKAKALABAAASS HAHAHAHA Tapos na super wala sa utak ko na pupunta siya ng maaga kase around 2pm na normal niyang gising HHAAHHA So ayun. Normal day, normal tong its sa umaga HAHAHHA Tas biglang may tumigil na sasakyan sa tapat ng bahay. Edi nag-pause kami para tumingin. AND SIYA ANG LUMABAS SA KOTSE NA YUNNNN!!!! (WAAAHHHH!!!!) Pinapasok namin siya shempre and TULOY PA RIN ANG TONG ITS!!!  HAHAAHAHAH Pinalaro ko rin siya and sabi niya mag-order na nga raw ako Zark’s (WIIIHHHH!!!) Nag-open ako ng foodpanda para may shopback hehe kaso wala eh. So try ng grab. Wala rin. Last chance, lalafood. Meron sa lalafood kaso wala yung bundle promos eh. So nag-decide kami na tawagan ko na nga yung mobile number ng Zark’s. Tas ayun. Na wala raw silang delivery. Tas sabi ko kahit nakalagay na nagdedeliver sila via Angkas. Tas wala raw ngayon mahirap. Tas ayun. Sabi sakin na ako na lang daw magtry. Sabi ko kung pwede sila nalang baka mas madali. Tas sige raw. Update niya ko. Tas nagmessage after, mahirap raw makapagbook ng driver sabi. Marami rin daw natawag sa kanila ngayon nahihirapan din magpabook kase busy nga raw ang mga riders. Btw, nag try nga pala muna kami nug ‘MyKuya’ na app. Parang pasabay something. KASO WOW ANG MAHAL NG DEL CHARGEEEE HAHAHAHA Tas ayun. Sabi ko liligo na lang muna me. Tas after maligo, nagtext pala ulit yung sa Zark’s. Na tatry pa rin daw niya ganern. Sabi ko sige. Mag wait kami ng hanggang 2pm. Kase nga baka pag hindi ko nainform, madouble order ko. Tas ayun. By past 2, tumawag ako kung may nabook na. Wala pa rin daw. So sabi ko sige ako na lang. Tas na sabi niya sige raw tas message ko lang yung rider na informed na siya tungkol sa order ko. Tas ayun. Nag try na me sa lalafood, and mabilis lang nakahanap ng riderrrr yayyyy. Gumamit rin ako ng voucher for free delivery. So 19 pesos na lang binayaran namin sa del fee hehe yeeyy!! Tas ayun. Mabilis lang din siyang nakapunta sa Zark’s and nakausap na niya yung rep ng Zark’s. Tas tawag daw ako for order confirmation ganyan. Tas ayun naaaaa HAHAHAHA Waiting game na lang kami sa delivery na iniexpect namin na mabilis lang din naman kase nga MECQ, walang public transpo, PERO ASA NAMAN HAHAHAH SAN KA BA NAKATIRA GURL KAHIT ECQ TRAFFIC PA RIN HAHAHAHA Tas ayun DUMATING NA SI KUYANG RIDERRRR AND FINALLY CRAVINGS SATISFIED NAAAAA Thank you babeeee!!!!!!  After kumain, tumigil nang mag tong its kase busog na nga. HHAHAAH ANTOK NA HAHAHHA Around 6pm na ata kami umakyat sa kwarto kase nga sobrang init here kapag tanghali. Tas ayun. Hindi na kami nag dinner kase super busog nga. Pero around 10pm nagugutom ako and wala nang biscuit or bread sad naman hahhaah. May natira pang ulam so yun na kinain ko hehehe

 DITO MATUTULOG SI BEBE!!!!!! WIIIHHH!!!!!

 Finally matutulog na ulit kami magkatabiiii hihihi natulog kami around 4am na kase shempre sinusulit naming at uuwi na rin naman siya ng maaga. Maaga kaming nagising. 6:30 pa lang nagising na ko XD And nagising ko rin siya XD Hehehe suri babeee SO AYUN NGAYON KO LANG NAREALIZE YUNG ORAS NG NATULOG NAMIN HAHAHHA PARANG TULOG SA TANGHALI LANG AH HAHAAHAH Tas ayun. Tumawag na si Ate First ng around 8am na maya may na raw siya susunduin. So extended hours pa yeyyy!! Tas ayun. Around 2pm na ata, saka lang tumawag ulit. BUKAS NA RAW SIYA SUSUNDUINNN!!! SOOOOO EXTENDED ANG 2D1N LANG DAPAT NG ISA PANG ARAW~~~ WIIIHHHH!!!! So ayun. Tuloy ang sugal. Naalala ko papaturo nga pala ako sa kanya mag poker. XD POKER IS FUNN!! Sobran bilis lang ng pera XD So tinuruan na din namin sina Nene and Nanay and Antot to join the fun HAHAHAHAH Tas ayun. Tig-25cents lang ang laro SUPER MAHIRAP KAMI OKAY HAHAHAHHA End ng laro, nabawi ko naman yung natalo ko sa tong its HAHAHA Bale tres  na lang talo ko XD Tas ayun. Nag buy na lang chicken joy for ulam. After kumain, POKER ULITTT HAHAHAHAHA Nag stop na kami ng 8pm kase nga baka may mag-ikot nang baraggay kase curfew hours na.

 SECOND NIGHT YAAAYYY!!!!

 Mas maaga naman kami natulog ng second night compared sa first night kase nga, need to catch sleep and hindi naman kami nakatulog nung tanghali or hapon kase nga mainit. Tas ayun. Cherishing another night na magkatabi kaming matutulog. Hihihi. Today, we woke up at 7:40 a.m. na. SARAP MATULOOGGG And shempre ako ulit ang reason kung bakit nagising na rin si bebe hehe again, sorry sorry babeee hahahah. Feeling ko kaya nagising na ko kase ganun talaga ang oras ng gising ko ganern. Body clockkk kahit walang pasok XDD Shempre today sure na kaming uuwi na talaga siya kase wala na siyang pamalit na damit, 2 shirts, 1 sando, and 1 pair of undies lang naman nadala niya. Kase nga ang buong alam, 2D1N lang. Tas ayunnnn kumain na kami breakfast, tas around mag 11 tumawag na si Ate First na otw na sila. Nasa labas ako nung time na tumawag and nalaman ko lang na tumawag na pala kase dala na ni bebe yung bag niya. I felt sad nung nakita kong dala na niya bag niya. Inisip naming kung ano pang mga baka maiwan niya ganern. Tas after minutes, dumating na ang sundo XD We hugged, and hoping na makakapagkita na ulit soonest.

 Shempre kala namin wala na siyang naiwan kase nga nag-isip kami ganyan XD Pero meron pa rin pala AHHAAH Naiwan niya relo niya here XD Pero keri lang daw kase hind inga naman naalis ganern XD She’s having sepanx on their way back home hahaha.

 Sobrang parang ang unreal ng 3D2N na yun. Siguro kase sobrang happy lang to finally wrapped around each other arms na ulit. Daming ganap ni bebe ngayon para raw sipag sipag baka mapayagan ulit HAAHAHAH After niyag maglinis ng house, nagsalang na siya ng mga labahin. Nagpapahinga muna siya ngayon kase nga nakasalang pa naman yung mga puti XD COMEBACK IS REAL SIYA NGAYON HAHAHAHA

 Last night pala nalaman niyang nagpopost na ulit ako here, and alam kong updated naman siya before tas na tumigil na rin siya magvisit ng blog nung hindi na rin ako nagpopost. Tas ayun. Kaya niya nalaman kase nakalimutan ko sabi ko may ipapakita ako sa kanya. Na nakalimutan ko agad kung ano yun, and Nakita niya yung tumblr. Kung nagpopost pa rin pa ko ulit. Sabi ko hindi na HAHAAHHA EH KASE MALAMANG MAGBABASA SIYAAA Tas sabi niya weh raw. So shempre sabi ko yes nagpopost na ko ulit AHAAHAH Tas ayun. Sabi ko sabay kaming magbasa kase feeling ko nga na yung iba kong napost here nakalimutan ko na napost ko pala yun mga ganun HAHAHAAH Tas ayaw niya kong pabasahin HAHAHA Sabi ko bakit ayaw niya eh ako naman gumawa ng mga post na yun HAHAHAH Tas ayun. Na malayo layo na siya. Ay mga rants akong tinatanong niya ano nga raw pala reason behind that ganern. Inexplain ko, and yung iba nakalimutan ko na bakti nga ba HAHAHAHA Tas ayun. Sabi niya na dito raw pala ako naglalabas. Pero alam din naman niya yun XD Pero yung iba niyang nabasa na bakit daw hindi ko sinabi sa kanya ganern.

 Btw, may tumblr account din siya pero hindi niya naman ginagamit XD Minessage niya ko gamit yun kanina and napost na siya ng first blog post niya hahahah

 Welcome to Tumblr world babe!!

 I made the draft of this post via MS Word muna kase kain sa data if sa mismong site na me XD Two and more than half pages siya here, kasya kaya ‘to sa isang buong post??? HAHAHAHA Let’s see HAAHAHHA

 Thank you sa lahat ng efforts mo babe!!!! See you again soonesssstttttt!!! Kahit kavi-vc lang natin kanina and we are on vc again ngayon so basically, nakikita naman natin ang isa’t isa HAHAHAH mwaahhhh