one-eyed sunglasses & outlaw racing.




Baby Driver. Clyde Barrow. Allfather Odin? No wait, stop and think about this for a second: Odin essentially runs a long con to heist the Mead of Poetry. Like some Icelandic outlaw sagas, Americans enjoy stories where one goes outside the system to boldly and bravely come out on top via skills & wits, which is why 1967's Clyde & 2017's Baby also show the throughline of this tradition from ancient Norse Lore all the way to today. 






And we know Odin would rock the one-eyed sunglasses and beat both of these wheelmen in a street race, 8-hooves or cylinders down.



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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.




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  1. Jackson Crawford: There's probably a Western film eyepatched character that totally fits this that I'm not thinking of right now ... .

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    1. Thanks, Cara H!
      Since you like this entry, note that I have a few others that deal with cars & racing. Hit the hyperlinks on "street race" & "cylinders" in that last paragraph above to check those out. Appreciate your readership!

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