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thewhiskyphiles · 2 years ago
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kosemsultanim · 2 months ago
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FEMALE AWESOME MEME | (3/10) Queens ~ Emma of Normandy (Vikings: Valhalla)
I arrived in this county as a 15 year old girl, who could not speak the language and was a piece of property. I am now the queen of an expanding empire, and a wealthy woman in my own right. If you think that I'm incapable of taking care of both, my husband's interest and my own, you do so at your own peril.
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tyrannuspitch · 8 months ago
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"you're exaggerating how much people misremember, people are just reporting the version of the film before the final twist" THEY'RE NOT THOUGH.
loki did (pretend to) plan to let laufey kill odin, that's true. but it was NEVER "confirmed" that loki considered himself more jotun than asgardian, or that he intended to help jotunheim "take over" asgard. when loki is making his deal with laufey, he's actually playing the part of an arrogant, reckless asgardian prince, (in fact, more or less, of thor). he doesn't tell anyone of his newly discovered heritage, he is condescending and presumptuous, and he insults jotunheim to laufey's face. and yet people CONSISTENTLY misremember this as loki taking jotunheim's side, not even as a trick but as the whole of his plan.
and this is because it's not just about what they actually saw in the film, it's about them filling in the blanks for a generic high fantasy plot, and part of that generic plot is the total opposition of Evil Monsters and their Evil King with the Good King and his Rightful Throne. the generic fantasy plot being invoked and subverted does not allow for the possibility of an asgardian being the ultimate villain, and so people remember loki's motives and values as un-asgardian and anti-asgardian, even though they're actually the most asgardian thing imaginable.
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ariadnethedragon · 2 years ago
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SAM CORLETT as LEIF ERIKSON
Vikings:Valhalla (2022-)
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worldclassbadass · 1 year ago
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So. Vinland saga s2 ost came out yesterday. And right at the very start of the album, I can already tell that this album really came for my tearducts
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whomst-the-hell · 2 years ago
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no magic httyd au where berk is a small town in 1910s europe preparing for the war effort but hiccup, son of the mayor, keeps ~mysteriously disappearing~ then coming back with new skills like increased flexibility and strength and endurance which put him at the top of his legion in training. astrid, previous top dog, takes issue with this. anyway long story short hiccup’s been training with a circus troop, and in the end the whole gang realises the futility of war, particularly the army, which had thus far been romanticised to them by government propaganda and run away with the dragon’s edge circus, who often take supplies to towns in need and help take refugees to safety and even launch guerilla attacks against occupying armies in the towns they visit. hiccup is a flying trapeze artist, astrid is a gymnast, snotlout is a strongman, the twins are a double clown act, fishlegs is a magician.
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joncronshawauthor · 11 months ago
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The Long Night: A Fantasy Adventure of Courage & Betrayal | Free Audio Story | Audiobook
🏹 Embark on a thrilling journey with “The Long Night,” a gripping fantasy short story that combines action, suspense, and a touch of humour. Perfect for young adults and adults alike, this tale will immerse you in a Viking-inspired fantasy world where courage and loyalty are tested. 📖 Story Overview:“The Long Night” follows the adventures of Ragnar and Kest, young warriors-in-training, as they…
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littlefreya · 2 months ago
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You know you are messed up when even Rollo is standing there staring like 😐
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I really forgot how much crackhead shit was in s2
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williamrodricks · 2 years ago
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᛬ ᚾᛁᚢ ᛫ ᚴᛅᚠᚴᚢ ᛫ ᛏᚢᚴᚦᛁᚱᚾᛅᚱ ᛬✨
Níu Gǫfgu Dygðirnar
(The Nine Noble Virtues in Old Norse)
ᛅᚱᛅᚦᛁ Áræði (Courage)
ᛋᛅᚾᛚᛅᛁᚴᛦ Sannleikr (Truth)
ᚼᛅᛁᚦᛦ Heiðr (Honour)
ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛅᛁᚴᛦ Trúleikr (Fidelity)
ᛅᚴᛁ Agi (Discipline)
ᛒᛅᛁᚾᛁ Beini (Hospitality)
ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠᛋᛏᛅᚦᛁ Sjálfstæði (Self-reliance)
ᛁᚦᛁᚢᛋᛁᛘᛁ Iðjusemi (Industriousness)
ᚦᚱᛅᛚᛅᛁᚴᛦ þráleikr (Perseverance)
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auspicioustidings · 2 months ago
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Based on this. You are in Finland full of self-loathing and the 141 needs a fat wife if they want to win some beer.
You aren't exactly on holiday in Finland. It should be your honeymoon but since you caught your groom balls deep in your maid of honour you instead have used it as an escape from the country. You just cannot be around the people you love right now, can't have them all look at you with all that pity. Even worse is that some of them probably don't even blame him. Your former best friend is a size 8, perfect hourglass figure. Your former partner is trim and decently fit. They look like they belong together more than you and him ever did.
You hate yourself. You hate looking in the mirror. You hate how clothes fit you. You deserved it you think.
"Not a chance MacTavish, that's my wife!"
"Away and biel yer heid, I saw her first!"
"Actually I saw her first!"
"I outrank all of you muppets so I think you'll find that is my wife!"
It's a racket in the little cafe but you don't pay much mind, still just staring out the window and wondering if you could ever deserve anything. One of the servers comes to take your empty cup and grins at you, telling you in her heavy accent that she would personally go for the one with the mask since he's the biggest. You don't understand when you look around and there are a lot of locals smiling happily over at you while four Greek Gods of men are having a scuffle, moving slowly in your direction. More people chip in, arguing about who you should pick, some lamenting that they would claim you themselves if they thought they could.
One big man does try, basically some Viking God, but he's playfully (you hope it's playful) spear tackled by the man with the mohawk before he laughs and backs off.
When Gaz with warmed cheeks and excitement in his eyes gets to you while Soap is busy with the viking and Ghost and Price are wrestling one another he asks if you'd do him the honour of being his wife. You nearly choke, but he explains that the wife carrying competition is today. You look around, bewildered, ask him why he wouldn't pick any of the other women in here given that they are all gorgeous slim things.
"Fuck all use to us, need a nice soft bird with lots of fat" says the man in the mask.
Price scowls and whacks his lieutenant upside the head because he sees how you look a second away from crying.
"You're gorgeous sweetheart, he didn't mean anything by it. The prize is the wife's weight in beer though, so he's right about a little lady not being much use."
You don't know what to say. You don't know if this is mortifying or not given that everyone around you seems to not be looking at you with sneers or laughing at you, but instead looking with soft smiles that convey fondness. They think this is adorable.
"Dinnae listen tae their nice soft birds and sweethearts! I'll be a better husband bonnie. I'm shorter aye bit look at the power in these legs, naw going tae drop ye. And I'll split that beer 50/50!"
And then they're arguing. The four of them are arguing and trying to put forward a case to you about why they would be the best husband. When it starts to get raunchy, you fluster and stop them. But fluster is something. It's not self loathing. It's been weeks since you felt anything but self loathing. So even though you are sure everyone can feel the heat rolling off of you in waves at how bashful you are under so much attention from such attractive men, you pick one (the others are devastated but vow that you're only a wife for the competition, that after they should get another shot at convincing you that they're the best option).
And they do. Even though the man you picked doesn't win (gets DQ'd actually since you are heavy and he decided that you were getting over that damn finish line so the four of them took turns) they take you out for drinks after. You think you feel humiliated that they couldn't carry you a long distance, but you don't have time to sit with the feeling because they drown it out with how warm and giddy they make you feel.
They insist that they will compete next year, so you have 365 days to pick a husband. When you make a quiet comment about how you'll lose weight by then so they can carry you the whole way, they nearly riot as they assure you that they would be a shit pick for husband if they didn't spent the year getting stronger so they can carry you just how you are. Plus they'll not be losing any beer thank you very much.
By the time the next wife carrying competition rolls around you are a different person. You're wearing clothes that fit instead of trying to hide your body. You laugh and flirt back with the barista instead of assuming they are making fun of you by flirting. And you don't care if your husband makes it over the finish line, just that you have fun and laugh and joke about the attempt. Of course it's not entirely certain who that husband is yet, got to keep them on their toes after all.
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aicreateworlds · 2 years ago
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Clan Hammercrest Leader: Queen Aria Hammercrest Location: Under Mountain Queen and King reign under the mountains, for what is a King without his Queen. They say behind every great man, is a great woman, but in this case, it is beside every great man stands a great woman. Sharing the burdens of rulership equally both King and Queen fight for their kin and each other side by side. The bond between these two is unbreakable, should one fall in combat, it is the others duty to go travel with them, and they hold to this tradition with pride. For their people, death is not to be feared, but just another step in their views of life and honour. Fiercely loyal, the Queen of the Under Mountain will not give an inch when it comes to her kin and King. Should you see her in combat, you know that the King is near, an as our their kin, so beware. #queen #vikingqueen #viking #vikings #ai #aiart #aiartcommunity #aiartwork #story #storyboarding #livebythesword #honour #honor https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck45gKLOIZj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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behindfairytales · 4 months ago
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LAURA BERLIN as Queen Emma of Normandy Vikings: Valhalla, Honour and Dishonour (3.02)
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tyrannuspitch · 27 days ago
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but the thing is you really DON'T let your characters use phrasing like "knee-deep in blood" about a character we're meant to trust unquestioningly. you don't let antagonists call a genuinely noble and peace-loving king "a murderer and a thief" unless you're going to disprove it somehow; you certainly don't have them say that to a prince who is explicitly imitating his father, and explicitly his worst and darkest self as a result. you don't build your entire movie around a heroic son redeeming himself from imitation of his father and a villainous son corrupting himself through imitation of his father if that father is meant to be aspirational. you don't hinge your whole movie on the twist that your villain's motive is loyalty to the king unless loyalty to the king is itself morally questionable.
it's honestly very easy to tell a morally straightforward story. the fantasy genre does it all the time. but, despite surface-level appearances, thor chooses not to do so at every turn.
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lilianasgrimoire · 7 months ago
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Every Pagan Holiday
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JANUARY 
KALENDS 
1st January 
Origins: Ancient Greece/Rome 
Observed by: Hellenic/Roman polytheists 
Honouring Janus/Juno, first day of the Year. Kalends brought us the word 'calendar'. 
ÞORRABLÓT (THORRABLÓT) 
End of January/beginning of February 
Origins: Iceland 
Observed by: Heathens, Asatru 
Midwinter Festival honouring Thor, usually by feasting and poetry. 
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FEBRUARY 
IMBOLC 
2nd February 
Origins: Celtic polytheism /Ireland, as St. Brigid's Day 
Observed by: Most neopagans, Wiccans, Druids, Asatru (as Charming of the Plow)  
Imbolc is the most widely known and observed pagan holiday in the months of January and February. It falls at the beginning of spring/end of the winter for the Celtic peoples; marking the changing of the seasons, as most holidays do. St. Brigid is a Christianised form of or inspired by the Celtic fertility goddess Brigid who is celebrated on this day.  
PARENTALIA 
13th-21st February 
Origins: Ancient Rome 
Observed by: Greco-Roman polytheists 
Translating to 'Ancestors Day', Parentalia is a nine-day celebration of deceased ancestors. Historically it was observed by feasting and making offerings and sacrifices to the dead and spirits of the underworld.  
VÁLI'S BLOT 
14th February 
Origins: Old Norse 
Observed by: Heathens, Asatru, Norse polytheists 
Váli's Blot is considered by some Asatru to be the Norse equivalent of Valentine's Day but is widely acknowledged as a season changing festival. A day for marriage and celebrating with family and friends, and for remembrance of Váli, the son of Odin who defeated Höðr on this day.  
LUPERCALIA 
15th February 
Origins: Ancient Rome 
Observed by: Greco-Roman polytheists 
Festival thought to honour a wolf who raised abandoned princes, celebrated originally by sacrificing goats to the gods, feasting, and, for fertility, nudity and fornication. 
LESSER ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES 
17th-23rd February 
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists 
Initiation to the cult of Persephone and Demeter by sacrificing a pig. Prelude to Greater Mysteries, initiations held on these dates. Once completed, initiates could then move onto Greater Mysteries in the autumn.  
ANTHESTERIA 
27th February - 1st March 2021 
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists 
Athenian festivals dedicated to Dionysus and the dead. Held around the full moon in the month of Anthesterion, which in the Gregorian calendar this year roughly translates to 27th February. 
THE DISTING/DÍSABLÓT 
End of February/beginning of March 
Origins: Uppsala, Sweden 
Observed by: Heathens, Asatru, Norse polytheists 
Celebration of Valkyries and other female spirits, called dísir. Sacrifices were made for a good harvest. Celebrated still by an annual market in Sweden.  
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MARCH 
KALENDS 
1st March 
Origins: Ancient Greece/Rome 
Observed by: Hellenic/Roman polytheists 
Honouring the god Mars/Ares. Kalends brought us the word 'calendar'. 
OSTARA/EARRACH 
20th March 
Origins: Anglo Saxon paganism, popularised as Ostara by Wicca 
Observed by:  Anglo Saxon Pagans, Wiccans, Neopagans, Druids (as Alba Eilir), Heathens (as Summer Finding), Ásatrú (as Sigrblót)  
The northern hemisphere's vernal equinox, the word Ostara was introduced though Wicca and named for the goddess Eostre. Surprisingly unrelated to Easter in all but name, Ostara symbolises the beginning of spring. As a seasonal holiday it is widely celebrated by many different groups of pagans.  
RAGNAR LODBROK'S DAY 
28th March 
Origins: Icelandic Sagas 
Observed by: Ásatrú  
Day of remembrance for Ragnar Lodbrok, Viking King of legend  
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APRIL 
KALENDS/VENERALIA 
1st April 
Origins: Ancient Greece/Rome 
Observed by: Hellenic/Roman polytheists 
Celebration of the first of the month, this one honouring the goddess, Venus. 
REMEMBRANCE FOR HAAKON SIGURDSSON 
9th April 
Origins: Norway, C9th 
Observed by: Ásatrú 
Day of remembrance for ruler of Norway who claimed lineage to Odin in the Icelandic Sagas.  
WALPURGISNACHT 
30th April 
Origins: German Christianity, originally Saint Walpurga was known for banishing witches and other pests 
Observed by: LaVeyan Satanists 
Anton LaVey chose to celebrate this holiday as a follow up to the spring equinox and due to its past association with witchcraft.  
HEXENNACHT (WITCHES' NIGHT) 
30th April 
Origins: German folklore, as Walpurgisnacht but witches were alleged to convene with the devil in this night 
Observed by: Temple of Satan as 'a solemn holiday to honour those who were victimized by superstition'.  
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MAY 
BEALTAINE/BELTANE 
1st May 
Origins: Celtic (Ireland/Scotland/Isle of Man)  
Observed by: Wiccans, Neopagans, Celtic reconstructionist, Ásatrú/Heathens (as May Day)  
One of the more well-known pagan festivals, Beltane is a festival of fire and the beginning of the summer. Also widely referred to as May Day, it is celebrated by lighting fires.  
KALENDS 
1st May 
Origins: Ancient Greece/Rome 
Observed by: Hellenic/Roman polytheists 
Honouring the goddess Maia, for whom the month may have been named.  
REMEMBRANCE FOR Guðröðr of Guðbrandsdál 
9th May 
Origins: C11 Norway, Icelandic Sagas 
Observed by: Ásatrú, Norse, heathens 
Guðröðr had his tongue removed by Óláfr for rebelling against violent conversion from Norse paganism to Christianity.  
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JUNE 
KALENDS 
1st June 
Origins: Ancient Greece/Rome 
Observed by: Hellenic/Roman polytheists 
Anniversary of temples to Juno Moneta (protectress of money, her temple was where coins were made), Mars/Ares (God of war), and the Tempestates (goddesses of storms).  
ARRHEPHORIA 
3rd Skirophorion (translates to mid-June)  
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic reconstructionist 
Feast in celebration of Athena and fertility.  
MIDSUMMER/SUMMER SOLSTICE 
21st June 
Origins: Agricultural holiday/longest day observed for centuries by many civilisations. Christianity can date to as early as C4th 
Observed by: Wiccans/Germanic neopagans (as Litha), Asatru/Heathens, Druids (as Alban Hefin)  
One of the main four holidays in the Wheel of the Year and popularised by Wiccans and neopagans as Litha which is taken from the Anglo-Saxon words for June/July, this is the longest day of the year and the middle point and sometimes considered the beginning of summer.  
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JULY 
REMEMBRANCE FOR UNNR/AUD THE DEEP MINDED 
9th July 
Origins: C9th Iceland 
Observed by: Ásatrú, Heathens, Norse reconstructionist 
Aud was a traveller in the 9th century moving between Dublin, the Hebrides, Orkney, and finally Iceland following the deaths of her husband and son. This day is to honour her memory.  
HERACLEIA 
July/August  
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists  
Festival dedicated to Heracles the demigod and his death, involving feasting and celebration.  
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AUGUST 
LUGHNASADH/LAMMAS 
1st August 
Origins: Celtic Britain (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man) 
Observed by: Wiccans, Neopagans, Christians (as Lammas), Ásatrú (as Freyfaxi)  
Named for the god Lugh, this festival is one of the Celtic harvest festivals and marks the beginning of the harvesting months. It was celebrated by climbing mountains, bull sacrifice, offerings, and feasting. Handfasting is commonplace with Wiccans in modern times.  
REMEMBRANCE FOR REDBAD, KING OF THE FRISIANS 
9th August 
Origins: C7th Frisia (area of Germany/Netherlands)  
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SEPTEMBER 
NOUMENIA 
8th September  
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists 
Celebration of new Hellenic lunar month. Offerings of honey and incense made to household deities.  
REMEMBRANCE FOR HERMANN THE CHERUSCAN 
9th September 
Origins: C9th CE 
Observed by: Heathens, Ásatrú 
Hermann the Cheruscan, also known as Arminius of the Cherusci tribe, led the defeat against the Romans at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest and is lauded for saving Eastern Germanic peoples from being conquered by the Roman Empire.  
AUTUMN EQUINOX (NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)  
22nd September  
Origins: 1970s neopaganism 
Observed by: Wiccans and Neopagans (as Mabon), Ásatrú (as Winter Finding)  
Named Mabon by prominent Wicca and Neopagan Aidan Kelly, after the Welsh mythological figure Mabon ap Moldron, the autumn equinox is one of the harvest festivals and marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere. Mabon is a relatively new pagan holiday not based on any specific historical festival, but traditionally people around the world would celebrate some kind of harvest festival around the end of September/beginning of October. 
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OCTOBER 
PYANOPSIA 
7th October 
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists 
Pyanopsia, or Pyanepsia, is a festival to honour Apollo, one of the most important deities, God of music, the sun, knowledge, healing, and archery - amongst other things. During the festival, two special offerings would be placed on doorways and carried to the temple. These offerings were a bean stew, and an olive branch wrapped in wool with honeys, pastries and seasonal fruits hanging from it. 
REMEMBRANCE FOR LEIF EIRIKSSON 
9th October  
Origins: C10th CE 
Observed by: Heathens, Ásatrú, Norse pagans 
Remembrance for Leif and his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir, children of Erik the Red, who are cited with being the first Norse explorers in North America.  
THESMOPHORIA 
12th-14th October 
Origins: Ancient Greece 
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists 
Festival held in honour of Demeter Thesmophoros, goddess of agriculture, and her daughter Persephone, goddess of death and life, Queen of the Underworld. Celebrated primarily by women, this festival is linked with fertility, and we know very little about it due to its secretive rites. It is thought that it involved the sacrifice of pigs (although some sources say women), and abstinence.  
REMEMBRANCE FOR ERIK THE RED 
28th October 
Origins: C9th CE 
Observed by: Heathens, Ásatrú, Norse pagans 
Erik the Red, probably named for the colour of his hair and beard, was the first permanent European settler in Greenland. His children were explorers too, who went to America, and although his wife converted to Christianity, Erik remained faithful to his Norse pagan gods. 
SAMHAIN (HALLOWE'EN) 
31st October-1st November  
Origins: Gaelic - Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man 
Observed by: Celtic pagans, Neopagans, Wiccans 
Pronounced SOW-in (sow rhyming with cow), Samhain was originally a harvest festival marking the beginning of winter. The day itself is the 1st November, but celebrations begin on October 31st, and this has become the accepted associated day. It's a festival of the dead, where the síthe, fae and spirits, can enter this realm from their own. Wiccans talk of a 'veil' thinning, meaning the boundary between worlds. Similar death related festivals around this time can be noted in other faiths from across the globe, and of course in the modern Hallowe'en. 
WINTER NIGHTS (VETRNAETR), ÁLFABLÓT/DÍSABLÓT 
31st October 
Origins: 
Celebrated by: Heathens, Ásatrú, Norse pagans 
Winter Nights is mentioned in the Ynglinga Saga as one of the three greatest blessings of the year, the other two being Sigrblót in April, and þorrablót in late Jan/early Feb. Winter Nights is the celebration of the beginning of the winter season; Álfablót is a sacrifice to the elves, and Dísablót a sacrifice to the female spirits (dísir) and Valkyries.  
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NOVEMBER 
REMEMBRANCE FOR SIGRID THE HAUGHTY 
9th November 
Origins: C9th CE 
Observed by: Heathens, Ásatrú, Norse pagans 
It is not actually known whether Sigrid Storråda, or Sigrid the Haughty, was an actual historical figure, an amalgamation of a few, or simply a myth. The lore goes that she was proposed to multiple times and turned down many but went on to orchestrate conflict when a potential suitor - Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway - attempted to convert her to Christianity.  
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DECEMBER 
REMEMBRANCE FOR EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON  
9th December  
Origins: C10th CE  
Observed by: Heathens, Ásatrú, Norse pagans  
Day celebrating the poet, farmer, and berserker Egill Skallagrímsson, who is recalled in The Icelandic Sagas by Snorri Sturluson. Egill is known for his many killings and escaping death by writing an epic poem after being captured when washing up on our Northumberland coastline.  
SATURNALIA  
17th - 23rd December  
Origins: Ancient Rome  
Observed by: Roman polytheists, some Hellenic  
Like Yule and Lesser Dionysia, Saturnalia was the Roman winter festival celebrating the coming return of the sun and honouring the god Saturn. The standard feasting and drinking feature, and slaves would be treated as equals like Dionysia. Saturnalia is another festival cited as being picked up by Christians and used as inspiration for Christmas.  
WINTER SOLSTICE (YULE/MIDWINTER)  
21st December  
Origins: Germanic nations, as early as C4th CE  
Observed by: Norse pagans, Wiccans, Neopagans, LaVeyan Satanists, Ásatrú, Heathens, many Germanic nonpagan peoples  
Yule is the midwinter festival known commonly among pagans as a time for feasting, being with loved ones, remembering ancestors, and looking forward to the return of the light and warmer days. Many pagans will celebrate Yule for more than one day, some celebrating a week either side, some for longer, up to two months, and some for twelve days afterwards. True Yule would have originally been in January for midwinter, but King Haakon the Good  
moved it to coincide with the Christian celebrations in the 10th century, as told in the Ynglinga Saga.  
On the 24th of December, Anglo Saxons are said to have celebrated 'Mothers Night' honouring female ancestors. 
RURAL/LESSER DIONYSIA  
End of December/beginning of January  
Origins: Ancient Greece  
Observed by: Hellenic polytheists  
Smaller festival honouring the god Dionysus (Greater Dionysia took place in cities at the end of winter). Feasting, mask wearing to stop distinction between classes so that everyone could feel equal, sacrifices, parades, and phallic display were all used to celebrate.
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medievalandfantasymelee · 5 months ago
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We are now just a few days away from the end of the submission period for the Hot Medieval and Fantasy Men Melee, and our Entrants stand numbered at 250!!!
Submissions will close on the 27th of June, so if you have a hot medieval/medieval fantasy guy (or multiple of them) you'd like to see compete, send them in!
Here is a list of our Noble and Worthy Contenders so far.
If your man isn't here, that means he has not been submitted.
The Contenders
So Far…
Adhemar, Count of Anjou [Rufus Sewell], A Knight's Tale (2001)
Prince Aemond Targaryen [Ewan Mitchell], House of the Dragon (2022-)
Alessandro Farnese [Diarmuid Noyes], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)
King Alfred the Great [David Dawson], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan [Antonio Banderas], The 13th Warrior (1999)
Antonius Block [Max von Sydow], The Seventh Seal (1957)
Aragorn, Son of Arathorn [Viggo Mortensen], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
King Arthur Pendragon [Alexandre Astier], Kaamelott (2004-2009)
King Arthur Pendragon [Bradley James], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Athelstan [George Blagden], Vikings (2013-2020)
Ash Williams [Bruce Campbell], Army of Darkness (1992)
Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Ciaran Hinds], Ivanhoe (1997)
 Brother Cadfael [Derek Jacobi], Cadfael (1994-1998)
Carlos I [Álvaro Cervantes], Carlos Rey Emperador (2015-2016)
Prince Caspian [Ben Barnes], The Chronicles of Narnia (2010)
Cesare Borgia [Mark Ryder], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)
Cesare Borgia [Francois Arnaud], The Borgias (2011-2013)
Prince Chauncley [Daniel Radcliffe], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)
Prince Daemon Targaryen [Matt Smith], House of the Dragon (2022-)
Khal Drogo [Jason Momoa], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Lord Eddard Stark [Sean Bean], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Edgin [Chris Pine], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)
Éomer, Son of Éomund [Karl Urban], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Étienne de Navarre [Rutger Hauer], Ladyhawke (1985)
Faramir, Son of Denethor [David Wenham], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Finan [Mark Rowley], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Sir Galahad [Michael Palin], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Galavant [Joshua Sasse], Galavant (2015-2016)
Gawain [Dev Patel], The Green Knight (2021)
Geralt z Rivii [Michał Żebrowski], The Witcher (2002)
Geralt of Rivia [Henry Cavill], The Witcher (2019-)
Sir Guy of Gisborne [Basil Rathbone], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Sir Guy of Gisborne [Richard Armitage], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Prince Hamlet [Laurence Olivier], Hamlet (1948)
Hubert Hawkins [Danny Kaye], The Court Jester (1955)
King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], The Lion in Winter (1968)
King Henry V Plantagenet [Tom Hiddleston], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)
Prince Henry [Dougray Scott], Ever After (1998)
Hugh Beringar [Sean Pertwee], Cadfael (1994-1998)
Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin], The Princess Bride (1987)
Jareth [David Bowie], the Goblin King, Labyrinth (1986)
Jaskier [Joey Batey], The Witcher (2019-)
Prince John Plantagenet [Claude Rains], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Lancelot [Santiago Cabrera], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Legolas Greenleaf [Orlando Bloom], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Madmartigan [Val Kilmer], Willow (1988)
King Mark of Cornwall [Rufus Sewell], Tristan and Isolde (2006)
Mikoláš Kozlík [František Velecký], Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Merlin [Colin Morgan], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Niccolo Machiavelli [Thibaut Evrard], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)
Prince Oberyn Martell [Pedro Pascal], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Peregrin “Pippin” Took [Billy Boyd], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Pero Tovar [Pedro Pascal], The Great Wall (2016)
Ragnar Lothbrook [Travis Fimmel], Vikings (2013-2020)
Ravenhurst [Basil Rathbone], The Court Jester (1955)
Richard Cypher [Craig Horner], Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010)
King Richard [Timothy Omundson], Galavant (2015-2016)
Richard III Plantagenet [Aneurin Barnard], The White Queen (2013)
Robin Hood [Errol Flynn], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Robin Hood [Michael Praed], Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Robin Hood [Cary Elwes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Robin Hood [Tom Riley], Doctor Who: “The Robot of Sherwood” (2014)
Rodrigo Borgia [Jeremy Irons], The Borgias (2011-2013)
Rollo [Clive Standen], Vikings (2013-2020)
Samwise Gamgee [Sean Astin], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Sandor Clegane [Rory McCann], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Sid [Luke Youngblood], Galavant (2015-2016)
Sihtric Kjartansson [Arnas Fedaravicius], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Thorin Oakenshield [Richard Armitage], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Tom Builder [Rufus Sewell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Mr. Tumnus [James McAvoy], The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Vlad III Dracula [Luke Evans], Dracula Untold (2014)
Westley [Cary Elwes], The Princess Bride (1987)
William Thatcher [Heath Ledger], A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Will Scarlet O’Hara [Matthew Porretta], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Will Scarlett [Patrick Knowles], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Will Scarlett [Christian Slater], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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I imagine Donna to still eventually ask what the doctor has been up to. Maybe she does so while they're stuck doing a chore together like the laundry or dishes. And the doctor will try to avoid it like he always does, but caves under Donna's stare. He'd still keep it vague, speaking more about the companions the toymaker spoke of and cautiously daring to honour their memory like that while keeping himself away from the hurtful bits. He even jokes a bit about who he ended up becoming. He'd admit he had an obsession with bowties and had sonic sunglasses once, and Donna would laugh and say she'd LOVE to see that.
Then, after a pause, Donna asks if he's ever stumbled upon her with a different face, and with a hushed breath he admits he hasn't.
She grows a bit silent, grieving a thought she wished were reality. And then the doctor pipes up again.
"This isn't actually the first familiar face I've gotten...-WELL not another one of my OWN faces, but certainly something familiar."
Intrigued, Donna stops what she's doing and listens to him explain further.
"When I first got it I couldn't place where I'd gotten it from. I just, knew it was familiar...... -I didn't linger on it as long as I should've and I moved on rather quickly."
"Why?" Donna asked, a bit bewildered at the thought of it.
"I was careless and angry and sort of... Scottish.-ANYways one day me and Clara were dragged to this viking village that had gotten itself into trouble, and we helped them. But this village girl had, uhm... Well she didn't make it. I was so angry -I remember that anger really well. And Clara kept on asking if there was something I could do..."
"Well, was there?" By now both of them weren't doing their chores anymore and all they could hear was the singing of a couple of starlings outside.
"...Yes, but it would've broken some rules."
Donna already knew what exactly he meant by that. She would figure that's the end of it, yet the doctor kept on talking.
"But then as I was rotting in my defeat, I remembered this important day I shouldn't ever have forgotten. The day we were in Pompeii... And only then did I realise that face, MY face, was a reminder of something very important you told me. To just, save someone."
"...So you mean, your face..." The doctor nodded, and Donna couldn't help but finally release the breath she'd been holding with a smile.
"I did save her and she ended up living a long, long, longlonglonglonglong life... But even after hundreds of years, when I doubted myself and needed it most, Donna Noble... Your impact on the world and my life, persisted."
And I imagine the doctor to give her a big, proud smile, before Donna pulls him in for a big hug he wasn't expecting to receive. Because maybe, just maybe, that was exactly what she needed to hear that day.
Then once they return to their chores, I imagine Donna to think about it a bit longer and make a comment. "Well you better never take on my face!" And the doctor would dissolve into a pouty ramble about how he has no control over it while also being a bit disappointed she's said no.
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