#yule with the hansa

[astaldis]

Incorrect Witcher Quote

for @supercupcakecollector-love

"Yule, the time of delicious food, merry song, candle light, mistletoe and delightful togetherness," Jaskier sighs, looking at the other members of the Hanza, enraptured by the prospect.

"I'd prefer TWOgetherness," Geralt mumbles into his non-existent beard. It could be a great night spent with his lover. But he is no spoilsport, and a Hanza is a Hanza.

(more Yule Hansa fun here)

[witcherwheeloftheyear]

Molanna

@astaldis (I borrowed your own wrapup post for this, I hope you don't mind)

Imbolc February 2nd: The Glade

On their journey from Toussaint to Stygga, Geralt's Hansa comes across a beautiful glade. But is it safe to make camp here for the night? Friendship (Words: 660; Chapters: 1/1)

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Ostara March 20th: Where the Tulips Grow

Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri learn that Jaskier has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. Circumstances that hint at a kidnapping. Yennefer leaves Geralt with Ciri and goes to save the bard. But not all goes as planned. The hero becomes the damsel in distress and Jaskier has to save the day. Romance/Yenskier (Words: 23,951; Chapters: 9/9, )

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Beltane May 1st: Belleteyn

Yennefer has a beautiful May Night with her lover. Who the lover is? I had one specific Witcher character in mind when I wrote the fic, but you might fancy a different pairing. So, feel free to decide yourself whoever works best for you, Yennefer/Geralt, Yennefer/Jaskier, Yennefer/Istredd, Yennefer/Cahir, Yennefer/crossover character, Yennefer/You, ... loads of possibilities! Romance/Smut (Words: 3,469; Chapters: 1/1)

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Litha June 21st: A Night to Remember

It's Litha, the longest day of the year, and Geralt is throwing a garden party at his newly acquired estate, Corvo Bianco, the old vineyard in the Sansretour Valley. Milva cannot dance, but Cahir is a good teacher. The delicious wine and Jaskier's newest song also help. And then there are Angoulême's Hansa Games and Regis's hot hooch ... Friendship/Romance/Humour (Words: 4,160; Chapters: 2/2)

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Lammas August 1st: Of Bairns and Banes

It is a beautiful night, fair summer weather, the air balmy, the sky clear and sprinkled with stars. The perfect night for the village’s traditional Lammas celebrations, the feast of first fruits. However, unlike in the neighbouring villages and the years past, there are no bonfires here today. No corn dolls to be burned and bulls or horses to be sacrificed as an offering to the gods. No ritual dances or athletic competitions are held or blueberry loaves baked in the village bake house. This year there is no matchmaking and rolling about in the hay. For the village is in mourning, the villagers terrified. And very much in need of a Witcher. Lucky for them, one has just arrived.

This is the story of Cahir’s first solo monster hunt. Spooky Adventure (Words: 2,977; Chapters: 1/1)

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Mabon September 22nd: Her Idea of Fun

“Finished!” Angoulême exclaims and starts to dance circles around the victim of her wager. “I bet nobody’d take him for a Nilfgaardian now!” she adds with a raucous cackle that reminds strongly of a goose on fisstech …

Cahir loses a bet and Angoulême is having fun. Friendship/Humour (Words: 444; Chapters: 1/1)

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Samhain November 1st: The Present

It is the evening of the last day of October, Samhain, a magical night where the gates between worlds are wide open for those who can travel through space and time. Ciri can, and she has a surprise for her boyfriend Cahir, a very nice surprise. Romance/Cahiri (Words: 1,656; Chapters: 1/1)

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Yule December 21st: Jaskier's Jolly Yule Jumble

Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun. Friendship/Humour (Words: 8,681; Chapters: 4/4)

[supercupcakecollector-love]

Sorry, I don't understand your ask about "Idea: Incorrect Hanza Quotes" 🙈 Do you mean that I should write some or check them out? Or something else? There are quite a few already if you search tumblr for 'incorrect hansa'. At the moment I'm writing a little Hansa Yule fic that will hopefully be somewhat funny. Maybe there's a nice incorrect Hanza quote there, too. I'll check.

I just really like those "incorrect quotes" Tumblr blogs, and I assumed there weren't that many considering the hanza as a group weren't nearly as popular as the game or show characters, for the incorrect quotes blogs but after searching there seems to be a lot more than I thought, I just think you would be good at writing them since you've written so much hanza fanfiction

sorry for any misunderstandings

[astaldis]

Sorry, it's not Sunday anymore, but this is such a nice idea. Thank you for tagging me, @do-androids-dream-ao3acc! No idea though if I have grown as a writer. I don't write my stories with pen on paper anymore, though, like back then in 2003. 😅

First fic is from Harry Potter, "A Nightmare" - Tom Riddle/Original female character (Warning: Mature, Rape/Non-Con, Underage, OC character deaths, but nothing graphic, it's more about the consequences for the rape victim than the rape itself, unwanted pregnancy):

Everything was gray, gray as if seen through a veil of mist - after what had happened to her that dreadful night, the night of the Yule ball. And it had started out so promising. She was the beauty-queen with her plain dress of shimmering green silk matching perfectly her startling emerald eyes, and her full, curly hair like a halo of shining copper around her delicate face. For the first time in her life she had had the feeling that her name indeed did fit her, this name out of ancient legend which she had always feared she would never live up to. Helena – the beautiful queen of Mykene. For her sake a 10-years battle was fought and many brave heroes had fallen, the proud city of Troy crumbled to ashes. She had loved this story, but had never felt really comfortable with the name her mother had chosen for her, not until that special evening in December.

(I actually still quite like the opening paragraph)

Last fic, still in progress, is from The Witcher (TV/novels), "Something Moving In The Shadows", my first 'Choose your own adventure' story - Geralt & his Hansa:

The old ruin lies shrouded in mist, the mountains behind it looming black against the slowly darkening sky. Night is falling. It is a beautiful, almost a little romantic sight with the last rays of sunshine falling onto the ancient stone of crumbling pillars and arcs. However, there is something ominous about the place. Or is it just the fog that creates this slightly creepy atmosphere? Geralt wonders. Often that is what is behind all kinds of allegedly supernatural mysteries, just some very natural phenomenon like the mists of autumn creeping up through the meadows from a nearby river with a few gnarly, dead trees waving what resembles black, crooked claws about, and the hoot of an owl. And bada bing, a new ghost is born in the imagination of superstitious people. But he is an experienced Witcher and knows better. They could dismount and make camp here. There is plenty of lush grass between the rubble for the horses to feed on and the ground is slightly elevated, even and dry in contrast to the marshlands around it. They have spent the night in far worse places. Or should they ride on and look for a less eerie location to set up camp?

(this is the first decision the reader has to make for Geralt)

If you'd like to share your first and latest, I'm tagging @morriganwarrior, @major-trouble, @ahh-fxck, @kuwdora, @littlestsnicket

@bittersweetbark, @my-jokes-are-my-armour and everybody else who would like to take part!

Sentimental Sunday

@sunnywithachanceofbi had a wonderful idea: share your favorite line from your first and last fic, to show the growth. Soooooo!

First fic is from The Witcher 3, "Ride Into Obsession": “Boss, I think they are witchers,” one of the men said nervously.  “Then you have nothing to fear,” his leader returned. “Witchers fight monsters.” “You take what you can get,” Lambert said casually.  “Can't you shut up for once?” Geralt snorted.   “The one with the hammer is mine,” Lambert bragged. “I'm in a bad mood today.” “You're always in a bad mood,” murmured Geralt.  “Are you done with your little talk?” the boss of the little gang interfered. “If they attack, they're finished,” said Lambert, as if he hadn’t heard the other man. “You're getting on my nerves,” Geralt answered. “Same here,” said the leader, and without further remarks he swung his hammer in Lambert's direction.

Last fic, still in progress, is from 911 Lone Star, "Scars That I'm Hiding": “Grief destroys,” TK added with a bitter undertone, whereupon she looked at him in surprise.  “It may reveal a side in us that we perhaps didn't know was there,” Athena returned cautiously. "Sometimes the opposite of how we usually are and act. Some people are weighed down by distress, others are driven by it. I can see a young man who, in his despair, is doing something stupid. And believe me, I have a lot of experience with that.” There was profound honesty in her words, TK could see it reflected on her face. He swallowed hard, as if something was stuck in his throat; the tears welling up behind his eyes that needed to be pushed back started to hurt. The still gentle hammering behind his forehead would sooner or later become stronger.

And yes, you're right, working with other writers helps you improve. I miss that, really. Soooo I'm tagging some people: @valandhirwriter, @herrmannhalsteadproduction, @typicalopposite, @transmurderbug, @astaldis,

@salty-autistic-writer, @andordean and whoever sees this and wants to join.

[organisationskoval]

125) Nationale Alliantie (Sojusz Narodowy, National Alliance, w skrócie NA lub N.A.) - holenderska ultranacjonalistyczna partia polityczna. Został rozwiązany w 2007 roku. Partia została założona 12 listopada 2003 roku przez Jana Teijna i Virginię Kapić. Teijn rozpoczął karierę polityczną w Centrum Democraten w Rotterdamie, zanim przeszedł do CP'86, gdzie był jednym z członków rady lokalnej w Rotterdamie frakcji narodowo-socjalistycznej. Teijn został wybrany do rady dystryktu w okręgu Feijenoord z ramienia NNP, zanim przeniósł się do śródokresowej kadencji NA. Stracili to miejsce w wyborach w 2006 roku (302 głosy, czyli 1,2%). Ideologia NA opierała się na nacjonalizmie i socjalizmie. Partia chciała chronić holenderską kulturę, opowiadała się za prawami zwierząt i przeciwko hodowli w klatkach bateryjnych, niepotrzebnym testom na zwierzętach, handlem futrami i skórami, dla których zwierzęta muszą być poddawane ubojowi niezależnie od produkcji mięsa, ogólnie przeciwko bioprzemysłowi i chciała zaostrzenia wyroki dla przestępców. Partia dążyła do wycofania Holandii z NATO i UE i była silnie antykapitalistyczna. Partia odrzuciła także inne niż heteroseksualne preferencje seksualne. Partia prezentowała się jako „społeczna i demokratyczna nacjonalistyczna partia polityczna”. Chociaż partia nie była sekciarska, pielęgnowała chrześcijańskie standardy i wartości jako część swojego dziedzictwa narodowego. W kwietniu 2005 r. partia zorganizowała wykład na temat „aryjskich korzeni chrześcijaństwa”. Aby zachować swoje dziedzictwo kulturowe, partia obchodziła co roku Yule, święto w kalendarzu germańskim. Ideologia NA, choć bardziej skrajna, była często porównywana z Nową Prawicą Alaina de Benoista. Konferencja członków generalnych była najwyższą instytucją w Nationale Alliantie. Na tej konferencji podejmowane są praktyczne i polityczne decyzje. Członkowie zostali zaproszeni za pośrednictwem magazynu partyjnego (Weerstand) i strony internetowej do udziału w tej konferencji. Konferencja generalna organizowana była raz w roku: z reguły w listopadzie. Możliwe było również przeprowadzenie konsultacji członków na dany temat. Nationale Alliantie była prowadzona przez zarząd, który składał się z przewodniczącego, skarbnika i sekretarza organizacji, wybieranych przez walne zgromadzenie członków. W posiedzeniach zarządu uczestniczył z głosem doradczym przewodniczący młodzieżowej organizacji Dietsland Jeugd (Młodzież Dietslandu). Członkowie zarządu byli wybierani przez konferencję generalną na okres trzech lat i mogli być jednokrotnie wybrani ponownie. Członkowie zarządu mieli wspólny zestaw zadań. Od 2007 roku w skład rady dyrektorów wchodzili Jan Teijn (przewodniczący), Mari Kostense (sekretarz) i Ronald Bredijk (skarbnik). Organizacja młodzieżowa Dietsland Jeugd była niezależną polityczną organizacją młodzieżową oficjalnie powiązaną z Nationale Alliantie. NA zorganizowała petycję, by wypędzić islam z Europy. Swoją pierwszą demonstrację ogłosili na początku lutego 2004 roku w celu poparcia żądania uwolnienia Ceesa Gardiena, który przebywał w więzieniu w oczekiwaniu na proces za zabicie Yapcupa Yuruyucu, tureckiego imigranta, który obrabował firmę garażową należącą do Gardiena, który porusza się na wózku inwalidzkim i jest niepełnosprawny. W czerwcu 2004 r. NA demonstrowała w Utrechcie przeciwko Turcji w UE. 11 czerwca 2005 r. NA zorganizowała demonstrację przeciwko budowie meczetu w Surinamie, a w listopadzie 2004 r. przeciwko przemocy muzułmańskiej po zabójstwie Theo van Gogha, holenderskiego pisarza i producenta filmowego, zabitego przez ekstremistę. Partia wielokrotnie demonstrowała przeciwko stowarzyszeniu pedofilskiemu MARTIJN i agitowała przeciwko pedofilii. Gazeta Trouw poinformowała 19 września 2006 r., że NA poinformowała sąsiadów ministra z Rotterdamu, Hansa Vissera, o „pedofilskim charakterze ministra”. Partia potępiła wsparcie Vissera dla śmieci (zamiast tego partia odnosi się do organizacji Victory Outreach) i nielegalnych praktyk i była zdania, że ​​wszyscy pedofile powinni być więzieni dożywotnio. Visser, członek stowarzyszenia pedofilów MARTIJN, rozważał zgłoszenie tego na policję z powodu pomówienia. W czerwcu 2006 r. partia wystosowała petycję (Burgerinitiatief, inicjatywa obywatelska). W ten sposób Nationale Alliantie chciała wprowadzić zakaz dla organizacji, które albo gloryfikują pedofilię, albo podżegają do legalizacji seksu między dorosłymi a dziećmi lub mają na celu taką legalizację. W listopadzie 2005 r. NA rozpoczęła ofensywę przeciwko holenderskiej firmie Scarlet, oferującej telefonię i szerokopasmowy internet. Stało się tak za sprawą billboardu reklamowego, w którym wykorzystano małą dziewczynkę w bieli��nie. Grupa, o której NA powiedziała, że nie ma powiązań z sprejem pomalowała billboard Scarlet z tekstem „PEDO'S”. Kilka dni później Scarlet ogłosiła, że z powodu wszystkich skarg będzie kontynuować poprawioną wersję swojej reklamy. 21 marca 2005 r., w Międzynarodowy Dzień Eliminacji Dyskryminacji Rasowej, NA zorganizowała w Rotterdamie demonstrację przeciwko „lewicowemu faszyzmowi”. 22 października 2005 NA zaprosiła redaktora naczelnego Vooraan! wygłosić wykład o skrajnej lewicy i antyfaszystach dla członków NA/Dietsland Jeugd. Zdjęcia antyfaszystów zrobione na demonstracjach są publikowane na forum NA, na którym oferują nagrodę pieniężną za informacje, które doprowadzą ich do osób. W marcu 2006 NA wzięła udział w wyborach lokalnych w Rotterdamie i dzielnicy Feijenoord w Rotterdamie. Aktywiści rozpoczęli kampanię wyborczą od roznoszenia ulotek w centrum Rotterdamu, ubrani w pomarańczową burkę. Partia nie zdobyła żadnego mandatu w wyborach samorządowych. 11 czerwca 2005 r. NA zorganizowała w Rotterdamie demonstrację przeciwko budowie surinamskiego meczetu. Demonstracja przebiegała pokojowo, ale w czerwcu 2005 r., po podpaleniu ich starego meczetu, uwaga mediów skupiła się na NA. Chociaż NA oświadczyła, że nie ma z tym nic wspólnego, głównym podejrzanym został sympatyk NA (sympatyczka została skazana, ale wyrok ten został uchylony przez sąd wyższej instancji w 2006 roku po 14 miesiącach aresztu, gdyż sąd wyższej instancji uznał dowody niejednoznaczne). Po aresztowaniu sympatyka kilku umiarkowanych członków NA opuściło partię, podczas gdy wielu wybitnych przywódców partyjnych również odwołało swoje członkostwo, ale nadal wywiera wpływ za kulisami. We wrześniu 2006 roku NA ponownie znalazła się w centrum uwagi mediów po aresztowaniu 17 członków (w tym 11 żołnierzy) flamandzkiego neonazistowskiego ugrupowania Bloed, Bodem, Eer en Trouw (BBET; „Blood, Soil, Honor and Loyalty”, “Krew, ziemia, honor i lojalność”). Według prasy, główny podejrzany organizował handel bronią i rozwijał kontakty międzynarodowe, w szczególności z Nationale Alliantie. Holenderski departament sprawiedliwości przeprowadził badanie, na prośbę władz belgijskich, w sprawie holenderskich uczestników, w tym jednego z założycieli NA i byłego przewodniczącego organizacji młodzieżowej NA, w ćwiczeniach strzeleckich w Leopoldsburgu. W marcu ubiegłego roku dwudziestu holenderskich nazistów, w tym Kapić, wzięło udział w ćwiczeniach paramilitarnych w pobliżu Spa, zorganizowanych przez Blood & Honor Flanders. Obozowali w dziesięciu namiotach i mieli do dyspozycji siedem pojazdów wojskowych. Naziści patrolowali okolicę, zastraszając przechodniów, którzy następnie zawiadomili policję. Późniejsze poszukiwania ujawniły szpilki i nazistowską propagandę. NA twierdziła, że to nieprawda i że grupa BBET wygłosiła wykład (o syjonizmie i aktywizmie) dopiero 29 stycznia 2005 r. dla swojej organizacji młodzieżowej. Ich organizacja młodzieżowa zorganizowała jednak wcześniej we współpracy z BBET wykład pt. "Race and reality – to the extinction of the white race?" („Rasa a rzeczywistość – do wyginięcia rasy białej?”). NA wzywa białych Holendrów do zwiększenia wskaźnika urodzeń i domaga się zaprzestania budowy meczetów oraz zamknięcia granic Holandii dla wszystkich migrantów i uchodźców. W lutym 2005 r. NA zorganizowała wykład na temat "Disunion of right-wing parties" („Rozpad partii prawicowych”). Ich gościem był Joop Glimmerveen, była twarz i lider Holenderskiego Związku Ludowego (NVU) od początku lat 70. i partyjny ideolog do końca lat 90., obecnie jeden z największych krytyków obecnego lidera NVU. Partia była związana z European National Front (Europejskim Frontem Narodowym). W październiku 2004 NA była obecna w Warszawie na pierwszej konferencji ENF. W dniu 2 grudnia 2006 r. delegacja NA odwiedziła Marsz Pamięci Corneliu Codreanu w Bukareszcie w Rumunii na zaproszenie Noua Dreaptă i NPD w Niemczech w lutym 2007 r. Ponadto NA była co roku obecna we Flandrii na dorocznym IJzerwake („Yser Vigil”). W dniu 11 września 2004 r. NA wzięła udział w demonstracji przeciwko terroryzmowi, która odbyła się w Antwerpii (Flandria) we współpracy z innymi flamandzkimi organizacjami nacjonalistycznymi, takimi jak Groen Rechts i BBET. 8 grudnia 2004 r. NA przyłączyła się do demonstracji przeciwko inwazji Chin na Tybet i łamaniu praw człowieka narodu tybetańskiego w Hadze. Z okazji pierwszego narodowego kongresu NA, który odbył się w Rotterdamie w 2005 roku, amerykański narodowy socjalista Harold Covington wysłał list w imieniu ��ruchu białych nacjonalistów” w Stanach Zjednoczonych i Kanadzie oraz serdeczne pozdrowienia od wszystkich białych nacjonalistów w Ameryce Północnej. Książki Covingtona były promowane na forum NA.

[witcher-community]

Announcing the Witcher Yule Community Gifting Event 2017!

November 1st: Prompt submission begins November 20th: Prompting closes November 21st - December 26th: Works are posted to the Ao3 collection (works will be hidden until the reveal) December 26th: Community Gifts are revealed as anonymous works in the Ao3 Collection January 6th (approximate): Creators of Community Gifts are revealed!

About Prompting

When prompt submission begins, use the form to anonymously submit an idea for a new fanwork.

Include your chosen pairings, if anyInclude a short description (200 words max)If your prompt is NSFW, mark it as such.

Prompt rules

Prompts cannot be existing fanworks! Please don’t ask for sequels, prequels or remixes of existing fanworks.

You can submit multiple prompts. Each should be a separate submission.

Prompt submission begins on November 1st and ends on November 20th.

About Filling Prompts

When you fill a prompt, you’ll be gifting it to the Witcher community instead of an individual.

You can start working on your fills at anytime. The Ao3 Collection will be open for posting starting on November 21st.

There is no sign-up required to participate in the Yule event. You don’t have to commit to creating a gift in order to submit a prompt.

Not all prompts will receive fills. This is meant to be a very casual event with the goal of generating more works in the Witcher community. We’re all just having fun.

Gifts should be new and created solely for the Witcher Yule event, and not for any other fandom event.

Gifts can be fics, art, poetry, music, fanvids, or any other type of fanwork.

With regard to both creating prompts and filling them, character / pairing bashing will not be tolerated. Please treat other creators with respect. Mods reserve the right to remove prompts that are deemed to be offensive.

TLDR: We’re just trying to have fun. Be respectful, and let’s create a bunch of cool works!

FAQ:

What is this?

It’s a super casual Witcher event, because I didn’t see any for this fandom and I thought it’d be fun.

Who is running it?

I’m @asparrowsfall on tumblr and a_sparrows_fall on Ao3. *waves* I’ve helped with some events in the Captain America / Iron Man communities before but I’ve never run one on my own so it’s going to be a super casual event this time. Bear with me!

Will this be a regular thing?

I honestly have no idea? I’m trying it out to see how it goes. Might be fun to do on Savaeds? Or at least some of them? We’ll see!

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[hanzajesthanza]

#witcherweekly: as is 1267, as is 2022

it will be the first of august tomorrow, the month in which baptism of fire takes place.

you've likely heard of dracula daily and the community it developed on tumblr... now get ready for...! witcher weekly!

because many of the events and scenes of the last three books in the witcher saga, baptism of fire, tower of the swallow, and lady of the lake either:

outright state a date (e.g., “… that was the twenty-eighth of august”)

a seasonal day (e.g., the september equinox)

a holiday (e.g., yule)

a moon phase (e.g., new moon (which is the first of every human month), full moon (which consistently occurs around the 17th to the 20th of each month))

or their date can be traced by statements from other scenes (e.g., “two weeks ago,” “twelve days have passed…”)

i’ve created a working calendar of the events of the latter half of the saga, from july 1267 to june 1268, from time of contempt (roughly, since i didn’t count may) to lady of the lake.

what will this look like?

until june 2023, i'll be posting excerpts from the books on the in-universe days they occur. i’ll tag these posts #witcherweekly (as a parody of “dracula daily”) so if you would like to tag filter or follow the tag, you can. (you can also turn on blog notifications, but i post things other than this series of posts of course, so it’s up to you 😅)

since i missed july, i suspect i’ll have to make a catch-up or summary post for the month… edit: here it is

i hope this will be something to connect on, something to unite fans and look forward to each week. i would encourage anyone who wants to use the tag to post about the ‘recent’ events of the books!

so, next up, a baptism of fire… 🔥🏃🏻‍♂️

more details under the cut:

my considerations and limitations

i won’t post about every scene, because not every scene is given a specific date or can at least be reckoned or assumed to a specific date. i generally won’t post about events or scenes that have little basis for dates, included in this statement are scenes which occur in other places, in other times…

there are some months which are much less specific than others, for example, october has many relative dates (e.g., “since they had arrived in beauclair two weeks prior”) than september (e.g., “we haven’t even noticed it’s the twenty-fifth of september.”) i suspect when i get to these months i’ll begin to post approximations of dates rather than specific dates, and i will note this in the post.

i’ll post mostly about scenes from geralt’s company’s journey, yennefer’s dealings and individual search, and ciri’s trials. my calendar of events was born out of my own need to get organized and take note of where geralt’s hansa is when, for personal purposes — meaning i generally won’t post scenes that weren’t part of this. this is not a comprehensive list of everything that happens in these books, but rather my calendar of notes that i just wanted to share because i think it would be interesting to read chronologically.

i also won’t post the entirety of scenes, i will not be posting entire chapters. because primo, the witcher (unlike dracula) is not public domain and posting an entire scene would likely be grounds to get my blog terminated. secundo, it would be asides the point of trying to stir conversation about the books. i plan to abide by fair use, and post only as much of the scene as is necessary to communicate its general purview or ‘vibe,’ to get people excited about it. and tertio, each tumblr post is limited to 10 images.

i expect that if anyone actually is excited enough to follow along, they’ll have their own copies of the books to read — (and remember, the translations on archive.org exist…!)

i'll include chapter numbers, as the chapters are short enough to be considered a "weekly reading." i won’t include page numbers, since across translations and editions, page numbers are meaningless.

i’ll use the official english translations (boo!) ... because it’s what is available and consistent in quality, for better or for worse — i know there are so many issues with them. i’ll be trying to note mistakes in translation when i’m aware of them and the mistake is relevant to comprehension. for example, “nów księżyca” being translated to “full moon” instead of “new moon”… now, that is more significant to timing and events than something like the vocabulary being fantasy-british with “wench” or “maiden,” or jaskier being called dandelion but spelt like "dandilion," all which is rather annoying but rather inconsequential in the broader view of things.

i’m not the best at math, so i wouldn’t be surprised if i have made a mistake in my reckoning somewhere here or there. additionally, sapkowski contradicts himself on occassion (and i don’t mean with ciri’s travels explained in tower of the swallow, which intentionally mess with time, i mean actual contradictions or confusions). i'll try to note this when it comes up.

i also might miss a day or two. i have a life :^). but hopefully i won't fall off entirely! i'll try to schedule posts ahead of time so i don't miss days.

overall, this isn’t to be an end-all-be-all summary of the books, it’s just to prompt the fandom to consider baptism of fire, tower of the swallow, and lady of the lake as a chronological journey… and hopefully inspire some fun.

musings on why i’m doing this

i think it would be a good or at least interesting idea to post events from the witcher books in a chronological format. this is, yes of course, inspired by the success of ‘dracula daily’ and the various tumblr posts and thought that project stirred up. i saw many congratulate its success in uniting people around a written media and liken it to a book club.

my anecdotal experience in the fandom is that there tends to be less discussion, fancontent, and ‘buzz’ around the latter half of the saga (except for the fish soup scene). which seems unfortunate to me, because the latter books are very good and meaningful to the overall series, like, i can’t imagine ciri’s character without the tower of the swallow and her time spent with vysogota, yennefer’s search for ciri in skellige is fundamental to her character in terms of what she faces and endures at the hands of vilgefortz, and geralt’s company covers much more ground than the marshes of the yaruga: riverdell and the beekeepers?! the north case and its weird little mines?! caed myrkvid?! beauclair?! facing white death on malheur, mortblanc, and the sansmerci passes? the downpours of the sudduth valley?! the little town of caravista?! i'm very partial to their journey...

but i rarely see discussion and content about these parts of the books in comparison to the earlier parts of the books (the short stories, blood of elves, and time of contempt). i don’t know what it is, i suspect n*tflix’s interference has something to do with it, but the ‘why’ does not matter so much as knowing that it’s a problem i seek to help solve.

i hope this project could help build community around the latter half of the saga and appreciate the writing & the events of books in general.

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Thank you for tagging me @disdaidal! A great but difficult question. There are so many fics that I really had fun writing, hard to decide which of them was most fun. Probably one of the more cracky fics, but there are several. The craziest pairing which made me giggle a lot while writing is probably the Emhyr/Pikachu one and it was tons of fun, but I'm not too attached to this ship and it wasn't my idea.

Maybe what I really had a lot of fun with this year was Kindergarten Cahir which comes along with this cute and funny Chibi by @befuddled-calico-whump (with some additions/changes by me). I think it's a pretty fun mix of humour&whump/sickfic. But there are quite a few others that were really fun to write (and hopefully to read), too, like A Lesson in Zoogogy where Regis explains some interesting things about penises to Jaskier, or Jaskier's Jolly Yule Jumble with a lot of Hansa chaos and a Christmas present for everybody. And all my Cahir x Gallatin fics, of course, and many more. If it were not so much fun, I guess I wouldn't write them 😂.

I'm tagging @morriganwarrior, @littlestsnicket, @valandhirwriter, @do-androids-dream-ao3acc, @kuwdora, @andordean, @bylightofdawn, @bittersweetbark, @my-jokes-are-my-armour, @major-trouble, @ahh-fxck, @limerental, @itsnotzka and whoever else would like to take part.

New ask game for writers:

Very low-pressure rules: Tell me which fic of yours was the MOST FUN TO WRITE (if you want to). Like, which one did you have a BLAST writing? Feel free to share, to rec, to tell us WHY they were fun, etc etc

For me, I have a couple to choose from, but both Smooth sailing and Over the edge both comes to mind, because they were lovely writing experiences. Things I really wanted to write, and writing flowed relatively easy because they were fun to create!

Tagging YOU, if you want to do it (yes, you!). Since I'm starting a thing here. But also, let's see, @magniloquent-raven @shieldofiron @callieb @platypanthewriter @missroserose @mikajupiterjonesingtimcurryfeet @weird-an @dragonflylady77 @robthegoodfellow @mikajupiterjonesingtimcurryfeet

@brawlite @lazybakerart @billyharringson @disdaidal and my brain has stopped working I'm sorry, but this is for Everyone who wants to do it!

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Chapters: 2/4      Words: 4,810 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings apply  Characters: Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Jaskier | Dandelion, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Maria Barring | Milva, Angoulême (The Witcher), Fringilla Vigo, The Hansa | Geralt's Company Members (The Witcher) Additional Tags: Yule, Presents, Surprises, Friendship, breakfast in Beauclair, Toussaint (The Witcher), Echoes, Suspension, straw, Holly, Unexpected Guest, Chains, Cake, gift wrapped, A Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge 2023, Humour  Summary: Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun.

Written for The Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge - Yule

(Set during "Lady of the Lake" while the Hansa is wintering in Toussaint, between chapter 3 and chapter 4. But you don't need to have read the books to enjoy the story.)

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Chapters: 3/4     Words: 5,798 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply   Characters: Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Jaskier | Dandelion, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Maria Barring | Milva, Angoulême (The Witcher), Fringilla Vigo, The Hansa | Geralt's Company Members (The Witcher) Additional Tags: Yule, Presents, Surprises, Friendship, breakfast in Beauclair, Toussaint, Echoes, Suspension, straw, Holly, Unexpected Guest, Chains, Cake, gift wrapped, A Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge 2023, Humour, Humor, Fluff Summary: Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun.

Written for The Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge - Yule

(Set during "Lady of the Lake" while the Hansa is wintering in Toussaint, between chapter 3 and chapter 4. But you don't need to have read the books to enjoy the story.)

Excerpt from Chapter 3 - Devious Decorations

Orders echo through the hallway.

"The tree here, no, no, no, a metre and a half to the left! Yes, that's it, thank you very much, I will mention you in my newest poem - perhaps. And the mistletoe up there, of course. No, you ignoramus, right above the door, of course, do you know nothing about Yule traditions?"

As he stands behind the closed door, an amused smile playing around pursed lips, Regis hears a - very familiar - grunt. Poor Geralt, has Jaskier somehow manipulated him into helping with the decorations? How on the continent did that happen? He waits another minute or two for Geralt to finish his task, then, his black eyes twinkling with mischief, he opens the door and enters the kitchens.

"Ah, Geralt, what a surprise!" He looks up, the perfect picture of innocence. "A mistletoe! And we're standing right beneath it.

Continue reading on https://archiveofourown.org/works/51673288/chapters/131872786

[astaldis]

@witcherwheeloftheyear​

Chapters: 4/4       Words: 8,681 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply   Characters: Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Jaskier | Dandelion, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Maria Barring | Milva, Angoulême (The Witcher), Fringilla Vigo, The Hansa | Geralt's Company Members (The Witcher) Additional Tags: Yule, Presents, Surprises, Friendship, breakfast in Beauclair, Toussaint (The Witcher), Echoes, Suspension, straw, Holly, Unexpected Guest, Chains, Cake, gift wrapped, A Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge 2023, Humour, Humor, Fluff

Summary: Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun.

Written for The Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge - Yule

(Set during "Lady of the Lake" while the Hansa is wintering in Toussaint, between chapter 3 and chapter 4. But you don't need to have read the books to enjoy the story.)

They sit around the big table, all eyes riveted on the magnificent Yule tree whose myriad of candles bathe the room in a festive golden light. And, naturally, on the presents beneath said tree. To Jaskiers delight, everybody has not only managed to anonymously deliver a correctly labelled present on time, but they have also done their best to dress up, at least a little more than usual. Milva has even donned a dress and put red and green ribbons in her hair! Jaskier was so baffled at seeing the archer like this, he was left speechless for almost an entire minute, certainly a new record.

“Nuncle, can we have the presents now?” Angoulême asks for the umpteenth time.

“Alright, my little pixie troll, I guess I’ve made you wait long enough. It wouldn’t do if you explode on us from curiosity.”

“Showtime! Finally!” she exclaims, jumping up from the bench and darting over to where a big box labelled Angoulême is waiting to be unwrapped. She lifts it easily and shakes it. The box is feathery light and no sound can be heard. Hmm, what on earth can it be? Not a dagger, that much is certain. Something light and soft. Very mysterious …

Go on reading on Ao3 to find out what everybody’s presents are: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51673288/chapters/131897080

[astaldis]

Witcher Wheel of the Year - Yule

@witcherwheeloftheyear

Words: 1,885 Chapters: 1/4

Characters: Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Jaskier | Dandelion, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Maria Barring | Milva, Angoulême (The Witcher), Fringilla Vigo, The Hansa | Geralt's Company Members (The Witcher)

Additional Tags: Yule, Presents, Surprises, Friendship, breakfast in Beauclair, Toussaint (The Witcher), Echoes, Suspension, straw, Holly, Unexpected Guest, Chains, Cake, gift wrapped, A Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge 2023, Humour

Summary: Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun.

Written for The Witcher Wheel of the Year Challenge - Yule

(Set during "Lady of the Lake" while the Hansa is wintering in Toussaint, between chapter 3 and chapter 4. But you don't need to have read the books to enjoy the story.)

Chapter 1: An Unexpected Visit

"Ah, dear company, good morning!" Jaskier exclaims, swinging the door wide open with a flourish. "I knew I'd still find you breakfasting here in this cosy little kitchen of yours! It's only half past eleven, after all, the perfect time for this earliest of daily meals. Even Geralt and the Lady Fringilla are here. I am in luck!" He intones the last four words while waving his hat about, then he bows to Fringilla with a grin.

"Look who the cat dragged in. Jaskier, the Duchess's famous poet in the flesh. What do we owe your unexpected visit to?" Geralt asks ironically. The bard is here with the rest of the Hansa far less often than he and Fringilla, and whenever he does find his way down to the kitchens, it means— "Jaskier, you don't want us to take part in one of your inane festivities again?" Geralt looks sharply at his old friend, furling his eyebrows with suspicion.

"You did have tons of fun at the Fall Masquerade, old grumpy, like everybody else, didn't you? Admit it! And this will be fun, too, you'll see." Grinning broadly, Jaskier flops down on a free chair. "I promise, it'll be just the six of us and Fringilla this time," he adds before Geralt can raise any objections. "A very low key celebration. Some delicious traditional food and drink, a tiny bit of season decorations, the music fitting for the event, of course - and a nice surprise present for everybody."

"A surprise?" Angoulême pricks up her ears. "I love surprises! And presents!" She puts down her mug with hot cocoa and beams at the bard, her upper lip adorned with a moustache of brown chocolate. "What kind of surprise, n'uncle? When will I get mine? Is it a new, extra-sharp dagger? Or a bottle of cask strength whiskey? Can I have my present now?" She looks at the bard with big wide eyes.

"Not so fast, little miss nosiness," Jaskier smiles, totally immune to the girl's Puss-in-Boots expression. "And you cannot have it now, sorry. If I told you what it is, it wouldn't be much of a surprise, would it? Anyhow, I have no idea myself what will be your present as it's not I who chooses the gifts, but you!"

"We? Do you expect us to go shopping for presents?" Cahir asks sceptically. "You are aware that - unlike you - most of us don't have any money, not a single floren."

"Money, who's talking about money, friend? Be a bit more creative!" Jaskier says enthusiastically. "Let your imagination soar! Only the sky's the limit, as you all should know! Money!" he rolls his eyes exaggeratedly.

"Then what, bard, if we don't buy the gifts?" Milva asks irritatedly. "Can you speak plainly so that a simple girl from the forest can understand what this is about?"

"Sorry, dear Milva, I apologise most humbly for my lofty choice of words. But I am a poet, after all, heart and soul. However, it's not difficult at all. Actually, it's easy as pie and a piece of cake. We will make the presents ourselves." 

Continue reading on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51673288

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Yule Masterpost

all the works posted for the Yule event of Witcher Wheel of the Year

Apricity by Flakeblood

Trevor spends his first winter at Kaer Morhen. Though the weather is cold, the keep is far warmer than he'd hoped for.

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An Overdue Gathering by Hyrulehearts1123, Sageclover61

After avoiding the subject for several years, Lambert is finally ready to introduce his husband to his family. If only he didn't feel like it was such a bad idea.

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Jaskier's Jolly Yule Jumble by Molanna

Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun.

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WWOTY Yule Prompt Fill by roughentumble

Set vaguely after Dandelion gets kidnapped by Rience. Hung strappado waiting for his captor to show his face, Dandelion has time to think-- and worry…

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A Kind of Magic by bookscorpion

Eskel had a wild suspicion where Geralt was headed, but he was far from sure. The only thing he knew was that Geralt was not headed to some wine tasting with Count Whatshisname. Geralt has a secret, and Eskel wants to know

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My Witcher Wheel of the Year 2023 Fics

Thank you so much for creating this fun event and the inspiring prompts, @witcherwheeloftheyear 😘

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Imbolc February 2nd: The Glade

On their journey from Toussaint to Stygga, Geralt's Hansa comes across a beautiful glade. But is it safe to make camp here for the night? Friendship (Words: 660; Chapters: 1/1)

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Ostara March 20th: Where the Tulips Grow

Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri learn that Jaskier has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. Circumstances that hint at a kidnapping. Yennefer leaves Geralt with Ciri and goes to save the bard. But not all goes as planned. The hero becomes the damsel in distress and Jaskier has to save the day. Romance/Yenskier (Words: 23,951; Chapters: 9/9, )

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Beltane May 1st: Belleteyn

Yennefer has a beautiful May Night with her lover. Who the lover is? I had one specific Witcher character in mind when I wrote the fic, but you might fancy a different pairing. So, feel free to decide yourself whoever works best for you, Yennefer/Geralt, Yennefer/Jaskier, Yennefer/Istredd, Yennefer/Cahir, Yennefer/crossover character, Yennefer/You, ... loads of possibilities! Romance/Smut (Words: 3,469; Chapters: 1/1)

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Litha June 21st: A Night to Remember

It's Litha, the longest day of the year, and Geralt is throwing a garden party at his newly acquired estate, Corvo Bianco, the old vineyard in the Sansretour Valley. Milva cannot dance, but Cahir is a good teacher. The delicious wine and Jaskier's newest song also help. And then there are Angoulême's Hansa Games and Regis's hot hooch ... Friendship/Romance/Humour (Words: 4,160; Chapters: 2/2)

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Lammas August 1st: Of Bairns and Banes

It is a beautiful night, fair summer weather, the air balmy, the sky clear and sprinkled with stars. The perfect night for the village’s traditional Lammas celebrations, the feast of first fruits. However, unlike in the neighbouring villages and the years past, there are no bonfires here today. No corn dolls to be burned and bulls or horses to be sacrificed as an offering to the gods. No ritual dances or athletic competitions are held or blueberry loaves baked in the village bake house. This year there is no matchmaking and rolling about in the hay. For the village is in mourning, the villagers terrified. And very much in need of a Witcher. Lucky for them, one has just arrived.

This is the story of Cahir’s first solo monster hunt. Spooky Adventure (Words: 2,977; Chapters: 1/1)

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Mabon September 22nd: Her Idea of Fun

“Finished!” Angoulême exclaims and starts to dance circles around the victim of her wager. “I bet nobody’d take him for a Nilfgaardian now!” she adds with a raucous cackle that reminds strongly of a goose on fisstech …

Cahir loses a bet and Angoulême is having fun. Friendship/Humour (Words: 444; Chapters: 1/1)

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Samhain November 1st: The Present

It is the evening of the last day of October, Samhain, a magical night where the gates between worlds are wide open for those who can travel through space and time. Ciri can, and she has a surprise for her boyfriend Cahir, a very nice surprise. Romance/Cahiri (Words: 1,656; Chapters: 1/1)

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Yule December 21st: Jaskier's Jolly Yule Jumble

Another festive event is coming up in Toussaint and Jaskier has the perfect idea for how to celebrate it with his Hansa. He only needs to convince Geralt and the others that his idea for their Yule party will be fun, lots of fun. Friendship/Humour (Words: 8,681; Chapters: 4/4)

[astaldis]

Help with a funny HANSA Yule fic?

I've just started to write a little HANSA Yule fic. It's supposed to be humorous. Each of the HANSA (Geralt, Jaskier, Milva, Regis, Cahir, Angoulême) plus Annarietta and Fringilla has to give a present to one other person in the group. They draw lots and nobody is to know who drew whose name. Additionally, they are not allowed to buy anything but have to make it themselves. Plus it must be something they have never made/done before and it should not take more than a few hours to make it. Jaskier can, for example, not write a poem or a song as a present. So far the rules.

Now, who should make a present for whom? And what should they make? Send me your funny ideas! Of course, you'll be credited for your input if your idea makes it into the story.

Can be both book or Netflix characters/plot line. The story takes place in the kitchen of Beauclair Palace in Toussaint (between chapters 3 and 4 of "Lady of the Lake"). If you have no idea where that is nor what the Hansa is but still have an idea/ideas for the characters that you do know, that is not a problem at all.

(According to book canon, the pairings are Geralt/Fringilla and Jaskier/Annarietta, but it will be a fic focusing on friendship, not on romantic/sexual relationships)

If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Please reblog, the more ideas, the merrier!