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Norse Nouveau Valkyries.

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Found in The Wicked Griffin 's post on Healing Goddess  Eir , this Valkyrie lineup hearkens back to Mucha's seasons, except in a more martial fashion. The Victorian/Belle Époque ideals of decorative beauty intersect quite well here to contribute to what NorsePlay has dubbed the Norse Nouveau . From what I can make out, Freyja 's at center with a pauldron-inclusive  Brísingamen that splays pointily downwards, and Eir is at far right with a herbily decorated placard and bearing  a healing elixir in a tankard. If you can figure out specifically who the other Valkyries are in this tableau, do let us know 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 sp

unplucking Odinn's Eye.

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  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/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  fie