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In  Neil Gaiman 's retelling Norse Mythology , he poetically NorsePlay'd that mistletoe's consent to not harm Baldr couldn't be obtained because it was too young to cognitively agree to Frigg's compact. [book art illustration by Charles E. Brock (1930 CE).] I myself have speculated that perhaps mistletoe was a very latecomer in the spectrum of mythic time, a parasitical growth that appeared only after Frigg had locked down everything else's oath, which would make the most sense. As I read Marvel Universe 's entry on Baldr this week, the comic adaptation alternatively plays it this way: "Because of prophecies that Balder's death would help trigger the coming of Ragnarok , the destruction of Asgard and its inhabitants, Odin, ruler of Asgard , commanded his wife Frigga to make Balder invulnerable to harm. Frigga cast spells that would protect Balder from harm by any living or inanimate thing while he was in the Asgardian dimension. (The legends describ...

NorsePlay is happy to let you know that The Path Of Odin map is available at Bookmans East ! Just look on the north endcap of their mythology shelves pictured above to grab yourself (or the favourite Norse Nerd in your life) a print ($25) from the side pocket, or the already handsomely framed version ($75) on display! While the map is also available at Nexus Books and Four Of Wands (and do patronize them!), if you have Bookmans store trade, the educator's discount (for that mythology unit), or the teen/kids' club discount, you can apply those to your purchase of the  Óðinnsvegr  and vik it that way. Remember that map purchase includes Gmail account access to the digital map with additional rollover story/source data and GPS coordinates! For example: [ sound familiar? ] I would like to personally thank store manager Michael Treveloni for his support of the Map Of Midgard Project (he's a true drengr & friend) in carrying The Path Of Odin map! Again, it's amazin...

The old Kirby /Lee issues of Marvel Thor  ran what I felt was the coolest feature, Marvel's backup story of the Norse Lore called Tales of Asgard . Sometimes it was rather close to the actual stories, and other times not so much, but it was always fun, and would occasionally surprise you with its re-imaginings, like this panel: The visual idea that the World Tree can be visited at the top of the North American continent aside (heh!), Yggdrasil's recontextualization as the very thing that protects Midgard in its own cosmic bower of leaves & branches is a rather amazing NorsePlay. That would show the premeditative design of Odin & his brothers in the initial engineering of the Nine Worlds , the concern & labor of the Norns in taking time to repair it, and why its shaking during Ragnarök is a dire effect. This all of course might suggest atmospheric retention, necessary oxygen, and life-protecting ozone layers as possibly part of the tree's manifestation, which ...

  From Bad Idea Comics (um, how self-undermining a name), a 5-part series involving Odinn via dreams charging farmgirl Solveig to retrieve his lost eye during the Fimbulwinter! This sounds like a final hour strategy by the Allfather, but we love the idea of this NorsePlay, and this beautiful Norse Nouveau cover by Marguerite Sauvage! Issued in 2021-2 CE, there doesn't appear to be a collected graphic novel, but we can hope. Have any of you read this? If so, let us know if this is as good as it looks in the comments below! #    #    # 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 spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ oppo...

  I don't know effects pedals from longships' oarholes, but what I do know is NorsePlay'd graphic design. From Walrus Audio, their Warhorn Mid Range Overdrive Pedal seems to deliver a dirty blues guitar sound. What that specific audio profile has to do with Viking Metal or the large wave of Wardruna -inspired Nordic Folk, I'm unsure of ( sad Ragnar, maybe? ), but it's probably a marketing misnomer. What I can say is the roundel graphics stylistically remind me of the Hylestad Stave Church's encircled tableaux doorway carvings with scenes from The Saga Of The Volsungs : Though the pedal's circles seem to feature birds of prey, so I'm wondering if this could be something like the avians from W.G. Collingwood's illustration for Bray's 1908 CE  Poetic Edda 's title page: Or maybe the animals from the Norse-inspired Easby Cross: This Viking Art motif survey aside, none of these are an exact match, but I could swear I've seen that pedal's...