#you’re so kind omg

[cartoonistga1]

Hi!! I thought your drawing of Strawberry Miku was cute, so I made this edit of her with a picture of my Miku nendoroid ^-^

I couldn't manage the braids :,-) but I hope you like it!

Y’ALL LOOK AT WHAT THIS PERSON DID! THEY DID THIS BASED OFF MY PAINTING!!! THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!

[bamboozled-distress]

obsessed with the tomorrowverse superbat because we’re seeing them in the eyes of the rest of the JL because why is the one person Superman thinks about when hes about to die that creepy looking cryptic, batman??? how and why do they know each others identity???? HOW are they this close??? why do they listen to each other so easily??? why is bruce getting princess treatment in warworld???

[hikaruchen]

Reading this blog and procrastinating what I should’ve been doing at the moment, but it’s super helpful if you want to know more about the Anglo-Saxon and Viking material culture but don’t want to be bored to hell. All articles are done by an archaeologist specializing in mortuary archaeology, and he has already written several ones about burials and pagan practices during that time through the lens of The Last Kingdom. I’ve linked one of his posts before on ao3 when discussing about the historical accuracy of Alfred’s tomb effigy in the show under the pic Prayer from the Pagan, but didn’t really had the time to check others out. I just did it and find his other articles are actually super interesting to read as well.

For instance, back when I post this pic in January I said the colour palette was inspired by the Alfred jewel, but I completely forgot that it actually appeared in the show (2x04) where Alfred handed it to Æthelwold and said “Take this. It is a symbol of my kingship. Bear it with authority.”, which might be partially true but is hilarious if you give it another thought.

Because, why, in God’s name, would Alfred hand an ARTEFACT version of the piece he commissioned himself to his nephew? As Prof. Williams already stated (in this post), the Alfred jewel has long been assumed to be the handle part of a pointer stick for following words when reading a book, and if you look at the artefact itself it is quite clear that there’s a part that’s been missing as well. The reason why scholars think it has something to do with Alfred is because:

1) It’s written. The text on the frame literally says that “ÆLFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN”, which means “Alfred ordered me made”. The more detailed explanation below (with the help of beloved wikitionary since I don’t understand Old English at all)

ÆLFRED (subject) Alfred, obviously MEC (object) me; accusative of iċ (I), but in the West Saxon dialect it’s actually an uncommon version of iċ’s accusative and is more often seen in the Anglian dialect. The frequently-used version for West Saxons is mē HEHT (verb) ordered; third-singular past tense for hātan (to call; to order etc.), often followed with infinitive verbs, cognate with heißen in German GEWYRCAN (verb) to make; I honestly don’t know if “to make” and “to be made” is just the same word in OE help And since the word order in OE is random as hell thanks to the case system (much like German which I eventually gave up learning because I don’t have a brain big enough for that. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO A NATIVE MANDARIN SPEAKER THANK YOU), it is eventually translated into “Alfred ordered me to be made”.

2) It was discovered in Somerset and has been dated to the late 9th century, and we all know what Somerset meant to Alfred

3) Alfred did say he would send a copy of his translation of Gregory the Great’s Pastoral Care to every episcopal see in his kingdom in the preface to it, with the book accompanied “an æstel of 50 mancuses”. Mancus was a term to denote a gold coin or a unit for coins worth about a month’s wage for a skilled worker, such as a craftsman or a soldier. Whatever that æstel is it must be worth hell LOTS of money

But honestly while I do think this interpretation sounds very much plausible I’m thinking about other possibilities as well - how many Alfreds exactly existed during his time? We know that Æthel in OE means noble, so people bearing this prefix in their names were usually royal members or at least aristocrats, but what about Alfred? Was Alfred a popular name? Or was it unique enough that he could just go by this name without mentioning his title at all? Imagine if it were an Æthelred who made this, who the hell would know which one of these it was referring to, Æthelred the King, Æthelred the Ealdorman, Æthelred Ealhswith’s father, or even Æthelred the fucking Archbishop??? And yeah, I know Alfred was the king ™ here and there isn’t really much space left on the frame after all, but surely it wouldn’t cost a bone to add a cyning behind his name, right?

Sadly, as it was in the pre-Domesday-Book era, I can’t find the statistics of Anglo-Saxon names at that time (but keep in mind that there were at least 19 Alfreds worthy enough to be mentioned in Domesday Book even after the conquest. I don’t know if this says anything at all but I do want to mention it) What I’m trying to say is while it is highly highly highly likely (and I do believe and want to believe in this theory!), we cannot be one hundred percent certain that this jewel was really from the Alfred we’re talking about. And even if it was, it apparently wouldn’t be carried around by Alfred like THAT. Because that would be like, “Bear this with authority! Even though the symbol of my kingship is broken!”, said Alfred to a king wannabe. Lol.

The other thing I want to mention is this post about the show’s use of Fuller brooch, the one Alfred wore in S2 when he was in his war gear.

First of all, it is indeed dated to late 9th century and is assumed by scholars to be made by metalworkers of Alfred’s court. Everything is fine except I don’t think you would want to wear jewelry that luxurious to war…but then there’s this thing:

MEET GIANT FULLERS!

Well, can’t blame them since I am basically doing the same thing with my drawings (i.e. using patterns on jewelry and illustrations from manuscripts for embroidery design). But it’s worth noting that designs that are suitable for one art form doesn’t mean they can be applied to another well, and that’s why I claim my art is inspired by Anglo-Saxon art but NOT historical accurate for the Anglo-Saxon period. The reason I still do this and think it is understandable for TLK crew to do so is because we simply don’t have that many resources to reference from when it comes to this time period, and fabrics and wooden buildings are just extremely hard to preserve by nature. Instead of screwing up the design on your own, it just has more fun to add real historical elements into your work. Look at those easter eggs!

Ok, that’s it. I hope you enjoy my long rant and have a good read from Prof. Williams’s works!

[unriding]

im pretty far away from home still bahahha but more importantly! here is an update on mr moze!!! noob evie says that he remains as my most fully built character in the game so far — though he still has such a long, long way to go until he can shine at his best!! ^^;

[zoidriguez]

i’m freaking backkk

hello hi it’s lucy robosexual

i deleted my blog for a lot of reasons .. mostly because the moral grandstanding on this website is about to throw me into cardiac arrest holy shit

my old blog had been around since 2017 and i did not want that much baggage on me, from people i followed to people that followed me it was just a lot of stress and the “i’m more morally good than you are” attitude of a lot of people here really didn’t help with that

either wayyyy i made a new blog here so hopefully things work out. i wrote down moots from my old blog so i can find everyone but if i accidentally missed you feel free to remutual again!!

i’m gonna still post art here and i’m hoping my blog can be more in line with who i really am. it bothered me that a lot of people from my old blog seemed to only follow me for stuff i posted years ago or just didn’t care about my art at all

uhhh anyways i think that’s it okay yay <3 i didn’t mean to yap this much sorry

[itspileofgoodthings]

ALSO I am learning how to teach very introverted students, something my natural skillset as a teacher does not help me with.

[sejarcus-archive]

I raise you something else for the joint friend group that forms after Marcus and Sejanus start dating: Lamina is also part of it. Why? Cause of her and Reaper helping each other in the arena, cause she’s like the only one we see interact with Marcus, and cause she’s always been one of my favorite tributes 

[fridayiminlovemp3]

i’m so serious i need these lyrics tattooed on the inside of my eyelids

[cuntyvicodin]

Do you think she's sexy to him because of displaced attraction to Wilson or do you think he wanted to hit that independent of him.

fuck this is such a deep question i’m so tired i want to come back to this i just think hallucination amber is very sexy who wouldn’t hit that please share your thoughts as well

[idontmindifuforgetme]

your blog is like a daily magazine for me hihi

each day i see your posts on my dash with a little bit of everything whether it’s crucial current events or just a random thought and i love that!

stay healthy and happy xx

<3

[tired-biscuit]

Kiba's the type of guy to make you laugh and then make you moan later 😏

so true, all i’m picturing is you laughing at a joke he makes when you’re hanging out with his group of friends at a party.

you’re touching his arm and batting your eyelashes up at him, clearly flirting, and then not even 5 minutes later he’s got you bent over the bathroom sink, fucking you so deep that your eyes are crossing while your moans mix with the loud music that’s still booming downstairs.

[harrys-strutting-dad]

also look at these two. both sides of the gay outfit spectrum.

[the-stars-are-ineffable]

You just seem so freaking sweet and kind and everytime you interact with posts or fics it warms my heart ok that's all bye

aosnswnskwnwda that’s so nice of you to say thank you so much <3333 i’m a chronic lurker but i’m trying to interact with people more i’m so glad i’m being perceived ahhh

your fics are amazing btw i wish i could leave longer comments but i’m bad with words lol but this is such a nice ask to wake up to thank youuuuu

[unriding]

Moze was known for being sneaky and basically invisible, since barely anyone sees him while he sees everyone and everything. It might be creepy to think about, but this didn't intimidate you at all. Rather the opposite - this was one of the reasons why you became interested in him.

But your beloved would've never guessed that you can be the sneaky type too. At first, you sneaked into his heart slowly and carefully - and now you are sneaking sweet little messages on sticky notes everywhere he could see them.

Be it in his lunchbox, in his trouser pockets, on his daggers,.. everywhere he would find a sweet message like “Remember that you are so, so loved by me, Moze! ❤️” which he certainly wasn't used to seeing, but he didn't mind it in one bit.

He actually adores it and they became one of his favorite parts of the day - besides the part where he would see you.

So don't be surprised when you find a sticky note with the message “I love you, Evie.” one day too, and of course - he would've sneaked it into your lunchbox, too while watching your reaction in the shadows, slightly smiling to himself.

~ 💐 (18th door of the advent calendar)

[theartinmyheart]

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[lanternlightss]

hello my beautiful mutual ur bard rambles(of the bloodstained variety) keep reminding me of the song tounges and teeth by crane wifes and I think U might enjoy the lyrics in corrupted bard context ok that is all <2

hello my wonderful beautiful mutual !!

oh my goodness ,,,,