#threshing

[thunderstruck9]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880-1938), Farmers threshing, c.1924. Black chalk and ink on paper, 39 × 50 cm.

[happyinternetcollector]

[v1olent-l1ttle-th1ng]

Happy Threshing everyone!!! And only 112 days till Onyx Storm

[spiritofdragonfire]

Happy Threshing Day!

While Thunderbolt would be my dragon if I existed in HOTD, I like to think that if I existed in this fantasy series I would be bonded to a blue dragon, specifically a Blue Morningstartail!😁🔥🐲💙🏰⚔️

This beautiful artwork of my majestic Empyrean dragon OC was made by talented IG artist @vishap.art

His name is Saphir (suh-feer) which means "Sapphire" in Scottish Gaelic. I imagine him to be larger than Sgaeyl, but smaller than Tairn, with purplish-blue coloring and scales that shimmer like sapphire gemstones. Complete with glowing, golden-yellow eyes, obsidian-black horns, and a wickedly dangerous morningstartail, my dragon is truly a force to be reckoned with! My Saphir is as beautiful as he is powerful!

[federer7]

Threshing machine in the Töss Valley (Dreschmaschine im Tösstal) canton of Zürich, Switzerland. 1950s

Photo: Jakob Tuggener

[greeneyedwildthing]

Happy Birthday Lieutenant Naolin!

Deceased July 1st 628 AU First Rider of Tairnenach. Renowned Siphon. Beloved Friend “We commend your soul to Malek- but our hearts rage on with Dunne.” - Last Breath, Chapter 4

[stormcloudbringer]

Violet Sorrengail protecting Andarna at threshing

#stormcloudbringer

[siobhanbooks]

it's the 1st October so it is officially threshing!!!

reminder that chapter 8 of like daylight does include an scene from Bodhi and Imogen's threshing if you want to go check that out

and under the cut is the scene itself

Threshing - October 1st:

“Okay, you can do this. There’s dragons that like rebellion relics, they can sense the magic in them, we think. They’ll want you. Just look for them and you’ll be okay.” Xaden said. Both of the younger friends nodded as they headed towards the valley that Threshing took place in.

“See you on the other side?” Imogen asked, as they moved to turn away.

“On the other side, Ims.” Bodhi smiled as they began to walk away from each other.

Not long after they’d separated, Bodhi heard a voice behind him, “Ah! The traitor of the year. Or at least the number one traitor. There’s seven of you, right? Seven little Tyrrish bitches running round trying to be riders. As if a dragon would bond with one of you.”

Bodhi turned around, and a few of the cadets from Third Wing had gathered. Each of them were armed. Bodhi was too but they outnumbered him 4 to 1. “You know, 8 marked cadets bonded last year. So…” he shrugged casually, making no big deal and beginning to walk away. Another cadet came up behind him from a different angle, swiping his leg with a blade they’d hidden.

“Not so bold now.” One of them tried to mock him. With blood pouring down his leg and a gaping wound, he swung around pulling the sword strapped to his back free.

He sliced in a diagonal motion, cutting open the arms of the two cadets in the middle. He swung again, sliced a line down the centre of another’s chest. “Who wants to have a go at me then? Because I stared down the back of a dragon throat when I was 16 and lived. Come on, don’t just stare at the Tyrrish traitor,” He taunted, laughing as the blood dripped from his sword. He looked insane but he didn’t really care.

They scurried off and once Bodhi could be sure he was alone, he dropped to his knee, “Fuck,” he whispered, slicing off the sleeve of his shirt, tying on his thigh using a stick as a tourniquet. Using one of his blades, he sawed off the ends until the stick was short enough to walk with attached to his leg.

After maybe half an hour, forty-five minutes later, the most beautiful dragon that Bodhi had ever seen landed in front of him. He’d grown up in Aretia, living in Riorson House, so he was used to seeing dragons from a distance. But to see one up this close was astonishing. All he wanted was to speak to the dragon but he knew that dragons never spoke to anyone but their riders.

”Hi.”

Bodhi looked around for the voice, but he was alone.

”I’m in front of you.”

Bodhi turned back around but in front of him was only the majestic green swordtail.

”Thank you! A majestic dragon for her royal rider."

“What?” Bodhi asked, out loud.

”I’m your dragon, Cuir. I’d tell you my full name but you’re bleeding a little too much for it.”

“I’m fine. I’m Bodhi Durran by the way.”

”I know that. Dragons know all about their riders.”

“Wow, I have a dragon. I’m a rider.”

”Now get on. It’s time to go back and get that leg checked out.”

“It’s fine. I’ve dealt with worse.”

”You shouldn’t have to.”

Bodhi climbed on his dragon’s - Cuir’s - back and settled in for the short flight out of the valley and over to the flight field. As she drew closer, he could see the brown of Garrick’s dragon, Chradh, and the navy of Xaden’s dragon, Sgaeyl. And now he had a dragon, a gorgeous green one who was far more beautiful than theirs. He tried to look but he was still too high to see Imogen’s distinctive pink hair. He wondered what dragon she would have bonded. Maybe an orange or a red. It definitely wouldn’t be a blue or brown. Imogen had always been fiercely independent and wouldn’t ever want to feel like she was copying Xaden or Garrick. Especially Garrick. So there was no way she bonded a scorpiontail either. Imogen was just like that. She always had to be better than the boys. Ever since they were little kids.

Cuir landed and Bodhi stumbled a little as he dismounted. The altitude combined with the blood loss from his leg wound made him a little off balance. ”Careful, Little One.”

”Little One?”

”You are shorter than your cousin. And you two are the royals of your province.”

Bodhi smiled as he headed over to give his dragon’s name to the roll keeper. After he headed over to the healer tent to get his leg sewn up. Imogen joined him, unable to keep the grin off her own face. “I bonded!”

“Of course you did!”

“Her name is Glane and she’s an oranger daggertail and I just love her.”

“Mine is called Cuir and she’s a green swordtail and so beautiful.” Imogen continued to talk about her and Quinn’s dragons as Bodhi’s leg was stitched by a healer cadet. “Ims-” He nudged her as Xaden and Garrick approached.

“You both bonded. I knew you would. Well done,” Xaden said, keeping his voice low as he spoke.

“Tell us about your dragons,” Garrick prompted, wrapping one arm around Imogen and messing up Bodhi’s curls with the other hand.

[garricks4thwingqueen]

Threshing request info/ giveaway.

With October first around the corner, I thought it would be fun to do a random threshing more of a giveaway then a request as I'm only taking the first three to message me with the proper details! If you' d like to know what dragon you'd bond with, please inbox me with this information. I will be replying as a message and not a posted fic unless I have permission to share from you!

What you need to dm with:

*Are you introverted or extroverted and anything else you think I should know about you.

*Who's your favorite fourth wing guy?

*and lastly would you be a rebel?

[b3anieperson]

HAPPY THRESHING

[postcard-from-the-past]

Rice threshing in the Philippines

American vintage postcard

[fanfiction-writer11]

Dates and Numbers - Fourth Wing

I am currently rereading The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and can say, I am way down the rabbit hole. As I was rereading the first few chapters, I really focused on world building and foreshadowing that I missed the first time around. I started to question, what time a year is all this happening in? How is the quadrant organized? So, I did the math:

Timeline/Dates

On page 155, We learn that Threshing happens on October 1st every year. I used this as the base line for the following numbers, please note that these are approximates. On page 47, violet says that they will face the Gauntlet "when the leaves turn colors in two months." This alone places the Gauntlet in late September... but how late?

Reading further on page 47, we learn that if they pass the Gauntlet, all the cadets immediately go to presentation. Two Days later is Threshing. This means the Gauntlet is on September 28th. That means, looking back 2 months, that conscription day is on August 4th.

Page 47, for context, is set during the very first death scroll reading. Meaning Violet has been a cadet for less than 24 hours at this point.

Quadrant Organization:

Right off the bat, we learn that Basgiath War College is home to four quadrants: Scribe, Infantry, Healers, and, of course, the Riders. We know very little on the Healers quadrant, but even less on the Infantry Quadrant. (If I was a betting man, I would wager we will learn more about both in the following books.) We know a little bit on the Scribes, their values, and their mission through Violets training and her father. However, we learned quite a bit about the riders quadrant.

On page 32 we see the first mention of Squads, Sections, and Wings from Dain Aetos. (Notice how he doesn't explain it, just expects Rhiannon to know- Jerk.) Anyway, On page 40, Violet being the sweet soul she is, explains to Rhiannon, and us, that there are four wings. Each wing has three sections and each section has 3 squads. The number of cadets in each squad depends on the number of candidates that made it across the parapet and the cadets that are alive from previous years.

Using this year's number of cadets (new and returning,) there are between 15 and 16 cadets in each squad. That means that there are 540 to 576 cadets, in total, in the riders quadrant. Within each section there are 45 to 48 cadets, and within each wing there are 135 to 144 cadets.

There are 4 wingleaders - with a senior wingleader for the quadrant (Page 40), - there are 12 section leaders (three Flame, three Claw, and three tail, to be exact (page 40),) and there are 36 squad leaders.

That was a lot of information, so let me know if you have any questions. I will continue to update as I continue my reread.

[dor-does-stuff]

Guys. I did a thing. I did it to cope with the overwhelming dread after finishing Iron Flame.

Vi and Xaden and Fourth wing coded playlist for you all to enjoy with me.

I'm expanding it slowly and am aiming for the “sountrack” feel, trying to match the songs with the ongoing story of both books.

Enjoy 🤗

[dix-a-la-proprietaire]

Alright threshers, let's get threshing

[iiireflexiii]

An electric threshing machine. Historical photo from 1901

[johndeerecombine]

How Concaves Help in Reaping, Threshing, and Winnowing

Agricultural practices have evolved significantly over the years, with technology playing a crucial role in enhancing efficiency and productivity. One of the key components in modern agricultural machinery, particularly in combines, is the concave. Concaves are vital components in modern combine harvesters, significantly contributing to the efficiency of reaping, threshing, and winnowing. By ensuring the effective separation of grain from straw and chaff, they enhance the overall quality of the harvested product while minimizing losses and damage.