#etzel

[erikensa]

etzel

[dt75artblog]

My @nagamas gift for @erikensa! When you are a mage with a funny little monocle talking about how to ethically use dark magic <3.

[setrija-nibelungenfangirl]

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924)

dir. Fritz Lang

[fefuckability]

ROUND 1: Do you want a man who reads during sex?

Feel free to comment/rb with your reasoning!

[haljathefangirlcat]

Another piece of mythological trivia: from what I've seen in historical records and mythological/legendary works, the Etzel/Atli figure in Germanophone myths seems to be a mashup of two different historical people: Aetius the Roman commander who, commanding a an army that included Hunnic mercenaries, destroyed the Burgundian Kingdom and killed their three kings (the Nibelung Dynasty, according to legend); and the more famous Attila the Hun, who married the Germanic princess Ildico and died on his wedding day. Likely because the presence of Huns in both events, Aetius' deeds were absorbed into legends about Attila. Similarly, Dietrich von Bern's early life is based off Theodoric the Visigoth, a Gothic king who was a regular ally of Aetius, and actually died fighting alongside the Romans in the climactic Battle of Catalaunian Plains; but his later life is based on the more famous Ostrogoth Theodoric the Great, who ruled Verona and made his kingdom one of the leading powers in Europe. Again, two people with similar names were mashed into a single character in mythology.

Hmm... I admit I've mostly seen people try to identify Hagen as Aetius. That's interesting! And yeah, Dietrich is just so much even on a meta level, lol.

Some time ago I actually read a translation and commentary of the Hildebranslied that went pretty in-depth about how he came to be Ermanaric's long-suffering nephew when Odoacer would have been a more natural literary enemy for him. I'd briefly considered translating it into English (the text was in Italian) and posting it on here but then abandoned that idea. I think I might revisit it, tho...

[fe-smashorpass]

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[fecipherfullart]

Artist: Tomohide Takaya

Source: Twitter

[theofficersacademy]

CRASHES THRU THE WALL hello it's rai im sorry to all my thread partners for the suddenness of this but you know how it is it is 00:00 on the 19th day of our lord and here i am to drop etzel and reserve nel in his place please and thank youUUU DEEP BREATH

Etzel has been dropped and is now available!

Nel has been reserved!

You have one week (4/26) to submit your blog and application to the Masterlist. Thank you for your reserve!

- Mod Ree

[are-they-in-heroes-yet]

Etzel...

Is not in Heroes yet...

[erikensa]

as my dear friend put it, "hot wizard summer"

[galaxiarts]

Inktober Day 11: Wander

"The spell slinger Etzel vanished after the war as quickly as he came, His wanderings took him around the world for years to come."

[setrija-nibelungenfangirl]

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924)

dir. Fritz Lang

[fefuckability]

ROUND 2: I have been informed there might be a dead wife in this equation? Discuss

Feel free to rb/comment with your reasoning!

[haljathefangirlcat]

Etzel, looking at his war hostages foster children:

Hagen, who's just learned that Gunther is the new king and not going to pay any more tributes to the Huns:

[rhythmlessgay]

If your man's waist isn't this snatched, don't even look at me.