NorsePlay.

Little did you know the baked goods serpenthole went down so far into these Hel-ishly delicious depths: [Valknut & Mjölnir from CoolCookieCuttz on Etsy.] [Drakkar from Drukowanko on Etsy.] [Sleipnir & Winged Helmet cutters from Bakerlogy on Etsy.] So for your next Fika, Kaffepause, Kaffemik, Kindred/Tribe Moot dessert, or Mead 'n' Cookies over-indulgence, go bake yourself some self-rising reputation with these NorsePlay'd cookiecutters!  And do post any similarly themed oven fresh Norse Mythology inspired goods you've made in the comments below. [thanks to Miss Kelsey Reinhard for incidentally inspiring this post.]  #    #    # 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 hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and s

The All-Father and the Feathered Serpent palavered. Odin's grim visage creased itself even more at the bitter chocolate & chile in the jade vessel, while the golden horn of mead caused Queztalcoatl to speak in galdralag, which warped his Nahuatl into a honeyed knot. But they both knew the other for his kin-mirror; that they could trade hard-won runes for stone glyphs, learn the reshaping of themselves into eagle or plumed snake, laugh at each others' outlandish versions of forming the world, and just possibly help one another defeat their fates ... . [Odin and Quetzalcoatl, sculpted bronze figures by Lee Lawrie. Door detail, east entrance, Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.] #    #    # 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 hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately rea

A long time ago, a bestie of mine constructed a small backlit diorama featuring this painting, The Valkyrie's Vigil (pre-1915 CE) by Edward Robert Hughes. This piece is more inspired by 19th century Germanic Romanticism and Wagner (note the operatic winged helmet), plus the castle, the off-the-shoulder pre-Raphaelite gown, and her late medieval sword held by the unedged ricasso. Yet in the idea of mythic time being irrespective of linear time, and the Sagas' conventions of pulling from later period tropes & ideas, this NorsePlay is par for that atemporal storytelling tradition. I love the luminosity of this work, the implication that a siege before a battle is about to occur, and that maybe the Valkyrie's job & patience has extended itself into a later medieval period where she waits for a conflict that she knows is going to unfold as the sad concern and resignation expresses itself on her face, her hand already reaching toward tomorrow's battlefield in a gestu

One of the tragic backend notes on having to move the blog to norseplaymythologist.blogspot.com is that I can't transfer the traffic count data from the old URL, but I thought I would take a moment to let you all know that  I appreciate all the hits from all over the globe!  Thank you for continuing to make NorsePlay the cosmopolitan success that it is. While I would celebrate the Norse Lore no matter the size of this blog's audience, it's rewarding to see the attention it's garnered so far, and am posting the above graph of how much NorsePlay 's been read as a pre-move transitional record. Big peaks on the graph aside, let me know about your favourite NorsePlay post in the comments below! Again, hit that blue follow button at left, thanks for being a part of NorsePlay thusfar, and for following me here! #    #    # 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