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I've successfully plotted 400 mappoints for my Map Of Midgard Project! This is the third update since  the initial blog post ,  the first update , and the second update . Instead of flashing another map teaser screenshot, this update I'm going to reveal how in-depth my research is in terms of my stacks of reading material. As I read sources, I use many, many, many metal page points to bookmark specific lines with references to possible places for Map Of Midgard  inclusion. For instance, my pictured copy of Njal's Saga upon finished reading has 77 page points in it, so for a book of 375 pages, (if it were spaced evenly) that's a citation that needs researching more frequently than every five pages! [with my spine-curved & spider-creased deluxe The Sagas of Icelanders .] I'm currently reading Orkneyinga Saga , to be followed up by Guta Saga , Jómsvíkinga Saga , and Landnámabók for the last, though if those readings lead us to more super must-have sources then I...

" My heart was raging When I left Njal's house Against my will, While the timbers sweated smoke And while the warriors Burned to their deaths. Listen to my words: I am telling my grief. " ~ Kari Solumndarson relates his anger & his sadness in Njal's Saga ch 135. There's a possible shade of haunted PTSD, and definite survivor's guilt in this verse. More largely there's the inextricable ball of anger & sadness of loss. Kari is propelled by these feelings, killing many not only for the reputational duty & obligation of vengeance, but because he hurts so very deeply inside at everything he's lost, can't help but think about, and will think about for the rest of his life. The feelings are inescapable, and in turn his vengeance becomes that inescapability. #    #    # 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 t h...