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catsconflictscopicsandchamomile · 18 days ago

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So my Viking Mythology prof informed the class, in response to my question of (to paraphrase) "what the FUCK are Disir" that Disir, whatever they are (we aren't quite sure), had a more specific role than Norns or Valkyries in that "they dealt with the deaths of kings and heroes"

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#finally fucking figured out what Ides Aglæcwif is even DOING in deaths-of-kings worship #context is uhhhh Grendel's Mother is widely-ish theorized to be a remnant of Disir beliefs #WHAT ARE DISIR.#OR IDISI #WHATEVER NAME VARIANT YOU CHOOSE. WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW #AND ONCE AGAIN ITS PROBABLY CHARLEMAGNES FAULT #also shoutout to the classmate who tried to compare valkyries to archangels but specifically to Michael #think she's legit Christian but uh. My Friend Now #academia #modern folklore #tumblr culture #destiel confession meme #destiel meme #grendel's mother #cassiel #beowulf studies #folklore studies #my usual bullshit

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