#icelandic myth

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

pet ,hug or behead the yule cat from Iceland mythology

[greyeisacreativecolor]

Obviously a little early, but I'm working on an illustrated children's book based on the Icelandic Yule Lads

[archerinventive]

"My mother told me lullabies of the evil mermaids Leucoisa, Ligeia, and Lore-Ley. And ever since my childhood days, that's what I have chosen to be, a dangerous nymph, a lethal siren of the sea." -Conny Cernik

Happy Mermay Day 02!

This photo comes from the Blue Lagoon, which I had the pleasure of visiting back in 2014.

I hope you're all having a good Thursday. :)

Stay safe out there. You never know what lurks in your local puddle.

[diana-andraste]

The Wolves Pursuing Sól and Máni, J.C. Dollman, 1909

Hati and Sköll chase the sun and the moon in H.A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber's Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas.

[gennsoup]

Love had indeed come armed to the teeth with an envoy brandishing a hate-infused sword its haft carved in cruelty

Gerður Kristný, Bloodhoof

[briefbestiary]

An unwanted creature, highly abhorrent to those who keep sheep. It is a notable detriment that has tendencies to wander ashore and stalk the coastlines, on the lookout for ewes to approach.

[willowmaidsworld]

[er-cryptid]

Typhus in Saga-Era Iceland

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[yvanspijk]

A while ago the internet broke because someone said that in some languages the word for night is n + eight. Since I posted my graphic on eight, many people have asked about this. Short answer: the words for night and eight are not related in any way. Long answer:

[victoriousfidelity]

@emeraldxphoenix said: "I always enjoy seeing you two together."

Loki's voice draws her attention away from the door Angrboða has just left through, and her thoughts away from the kiss they'd shared before Fenrir had demanded the giantess' undivided attention. Even after all this time, she feels her cheeks flush a little at being caught with the adoring smile lingering on her face - though the expression only widens as her gaze meets that of the trickster, and she sees their own fond smile.

"You have yourself to thank for that, kærasta." Sigyn reminds them, moving to wrap an arm around her husband and press a kiss to their cheek. "And I hope you know we thank you for it, too."

Her other hand comes up, fingertips lightly resting against Loki's abdomen. They're not far along enough to really be showing yet, but she can feel the small beginnings of a bump there - and as ever, that prompts her to feel a rush of both affection and concern. "How are you feeling?"

[spiritsurfers]

Ice fairies (ice queens) 🧚🏻‍♂️🧊❄️

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GpSZM4hwH2A

[educationaldm]

More on the lore of the Icelandic Christmas Legend of the Yule Cat. Credit to Monster Wiki 

[feydrautha]

They slay so hard (in the literal and in the controversial agegap sense)

[bradsbackpack]

Know before you go: The Northern Lights

The Northern Lights is on many travellers bucket lists. But how prepared are you for it? If you are on the hunt for them this winter here is everything you need to know before you go about the Northern Lights!

Search Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon that can be found on nearly every traveller’s bucket list. Thousands of tourists flock to Reykjavik each year hoping to grab a glimpse of this sight, but not everyone is so lucky. Solar storms on the sun are sending electrically charged particles towards the earth, most of these are deflected away but some…

[action-not-despair]

rambling to my mom abt neverafter and man she has such great ideas around fairy tales and myths. shame that she doesnt like the format and doesnt have the time to watch it anyway

[dwollsadventures]

An older drawing of the Icelandic shell monster. Aside from some odd details (humped back, broad neck), few sources clarify any other physical description. The name also highlights the obscure appearance: shell monster. With this in mind I wanted to draw it as a deliberate, generic sort of kaiju monster. The sort of thing that wouldn't look out of place in tokusatsu or gen 1 pokemon.

I would recommend reading more at A Book of Creatures (because the source I used, Meeting with Monsters, costs like 250 bucks...) (worth it tho)