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an apple of a t-shirt.

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  NorsePlay loves the intersection of Art Nouveau with the Norse Lore into a Nordic Nouveau , and was delighted to find this tribute shirt to Iðunn.  From KrisArtShoppe's Etsy store, this goddess in profile & golden apple -framed shirt's so amazing that I wished I'd designed it . The awesome bannered quote is from the Hrafnagaldr Óðins poem's stanza 6 (which I get into more about Iðunn's origins   within this entry about her husband Bragi ). #    #    # 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,  field resear...

contemporary Norse Goddess meme: Iðunn.

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Third in the Norse Goddess meme series is Iðunn . Provider of the apples of youth to the Aesir, the images associate her with the idea of providing an ageless spring for the gods. It's noted that she's married to an older god, Bragi, the god of skaldic poetry, so if she preserves the quality of youth, she's well matched as through his words past deeds are preserved. [Found on a VK Wall. If anyone knows who originally designed these, do let me know. (And if it's from a known meme generator, do let me know which as I'd love to make some in the same style.)] #    #    # 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 y...