Gen-cowheart - General Cowheart

Extremely specific scenario time:

Three dwarves - Gotrek Gurnisson, Senshi of Izganda, and Gimli, son of Glóin - are all put into the same room. The room is empty save for one table with three chairs, all appropriately dwarf-sized. None of them have their axes, but there is a loaded gun on the table. None of the three have been instructed on how to use it. The three of them are here to settle one question once and for all:

Are orcs edible?

In light of certain recent topics, I’ve been reminded of the 2017 book ‘Norse Mythology’ by Neil Gaiman. It was a nice telling of the more well-known Norse Myths, but there are LOTS of other options out there for people wanting to learn more about Norse Mythology—you don’t have to support that predator to learn about the gods.

Below is a list of some of the other resources that I’ve used. It’s not exhaustive by any measure—just what I’m familiar with and what comes to mind as I sit here at my desk at work. If anyone else has any additional recommendations, please add them to the list!

Norse Mythology for Smart People - norse-mythology.org

This was where I first started when I wanted to learn about Norse Mythology years ago—I literally just typed “Norse Mythology” into google and clicked the first result like a noob. But this site does a really good job of giving information on a wide range of topics within norse mythology as well as vikings in a general sense—everything from different gods, goddesses, creatures, places, and major stories. It’s a solid encyclopedic source that I would recommend to anyone wanting to get general information on the mythology.

“Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide” - https://open.spotify.com/show/7F0tD7bStFIDSVEbsnrxuI?si=8ce8f5ccf3a3417d

If podcasts are your jam, the best by far in my opinion is ‘Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide’. At the time of me writing this, there haven’t been any new episodes for 6 months, but there are 37 episodes that are about an hour each & range on a variety of topics from cosmology to specific deities to stories like Ragnarok or specific topics like runes. It does a fantastic job of explaining each topic in a way that is both thorough and accessible & honestly I can’t recommend it enough.

The ‘Northern Myths’ Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7KtSJb5DTLSwmfj1BPYY5v?si=fcd6c297cdc1463d

If you want to go deeper into Old Norse texts like the Eddas or the Havamál, the ‘Northern Myths’ podcast is the place to go for a very deep dive/discussion on these texts. The episodes are long and sometimes get a little dry, but they do read these texts directly and then discuss each passage, so it’s a decent place to go for some deep discussion on some of the pillars of Old Norse texts.

Dr. Jackson Crawford - https://jacksonwcrawford.com/

Most people who get into Norse Mythology/History become familiar with Jackson Crawford pretty quick. He’s an expert specifically in linguistics and the Old Norse language—which includes runes—but he also has extensive knowledge on Old Norse & “Viking” history & culture. He’s previously taught at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and University of Colorado, and now has an extensive Youtube channel. He’s also been a consultant for projects like AC:Valhalla. If you have a question about Old Norse & would like to have a soft-spoken, no-nonsense cowboy in the wilds of Colorado explain it to you, this is your new home.

Again, this is by no means an exhaustive list, but it’s a good start. Please please feel free to reblog with any additional sources you’ve used so we can help new friends learn more!

Matador and Minotaur... A very different kind of fight then your traditional bullfighting

Hey disabled people of Tumblr

If you had a disability where it was a body part not working (i.e. blindness, deafness, legs not functioning), and you had access to a way to fix it, that wouldn’t cause any long term problems (such as debt) why wouldn’t you fix it? I have both glasses and a heart condition, and if I could magic them away I would.

I’m asking this from the position of worldbuilding, as while designing the world for the story I’m writing I got to magic, and then healing magic, and began to wonder this. I also recently saw a post about JKR saying that disabilities would be “fixed” or “overridden” in her fictional world (does that include ADHD and Autism?). 

I’m wondering if there are any reasons people would want to keep these kinds of disabilities, as they (from what I can tell) have little to no upsides or positives (for example I’m pretty sure that working legs are more freeing than a wheelchair).

I’m not trying to be rude with this and I’d love to hear why people would choose to keep their disabilities.

Everyone shits on elf metal. Just because dwarf metal (GRANITE FORGE, UNDERBEARD) and orc metal (URROSH GROGAG, TUSK) are widely renowned and pioneers of the genre and style as a whole doesnt mean we all need to collectively bash LAST KING ELIANDOR'S DIRGE FOR THE FALLEN LEAVES PARTS IX-XXII

CLASSICSTOBER DAY 3- ASTERION

Warning for light nudity

You know, this vase painting didn’t need to BREAK MY HEART the way it did.

Mmhhh little baby bull and his mama

The pastoralist fantasy of "modern life is too stressful so I should move to a remote area and do hard labor" is so funny

STOP BEING SELF CONSCIOUS ABOUT YOUR CREATIONS STOP SECOND GUESSING WHAT YOU REALLY WANNA DO STOP DEBATING IT'S WORTH. LET YOUR ART SERVE YOU INSTEAD OF THE OTHER WAY AROUND

Extra History recently did a series on Nazis and the Occult, it's pretty good.

apologies if you've asked this before, but why were the nazis so into the occult? like what drew them in specifically?

Fascists love identifying with an ancient warrior culture that never existed, and they love to try and believe things until they become true. The occult mileu of the 1930s had both in spades.

Important to say though, a few important Nazis were really into the occult, but Hitler himself found it pretty cringe. Don't get it in your head that every Nazi was training to be a wizard or some shit. Read Nicholas Goodrick Clarke's book on the topic.

"writing about fucked up things doesnt indicate your values as a person" and "the way you write about things may indicate some of your values" are not conflicting statements if im going to be real