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Monthly Archives: March 2023
Fífling Around
I fell into the dictionary again today and learned that Old Norse fífl (“fool”) also meant “monster” (cf Old English fifal “monster”), hence the fíflmegir (“monster men”) who rowed the hellship from Muspellheim that Loki steered on the way to Ragnarǫk. I wondered if the … Continue reading
Posted in books, Myth & Legend, words
Tagged Hamlet, Old English, Old Norse
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Alpha Ralpha Woulevard
Alpha wolf, schmalpha wolf. Time to slay that zombie idea. https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-myth-of-the-alpha-wolf
Posted in Minnestoics, science
Tagged "Among wolves be wolvish of courage"
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Words on the Wing
I was reading the Eddas today, which is what Tolkien would probably be doing on Re(re)ading Tolkien Day, and I was struck by a pair of birdy lines: Ǫrn mun hlakka, slítr nái niðfǫlr. —Vǫluspá (quoted in Snorri, Gylfaginning 50) … Continue reading
Posted in Myth & Legend, words
Tagged Elder Edda, Latin, Old Norse, Snorri, Vǫluspá
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The Dark Tower Is Thrown Down
Happy Downfall-of-Sauron Day, but remember: “Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again.”
Posted in fantasy, fantasy art, politics
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A god by any other name…
Two things were interesting to me in that piece about Sandon Branderson that everyone is talking about (and that I don’t propose to link to because, eh, it’s not great and also Wired has gotten plenty of hits from it … Continue reading
Posted in AI is a misnomer, fantasy, writing
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Springy
Happy Equinox to my fellow Tellurians. All visitors: please make sure your waiver forms have been signed. https://manuelsantosmusico.bandcamp.com/track/equinox
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The Weird of the Worm
Reading Snorri’s account of Ragnarǫkr this noon over blunch, and I was struck by this poetic phrase in Snorri’s prose: Þórr berr banaorð af Miðgarðsormi “Thor bears the baneword from Midgard’s Serpent”. Old Norse orð is cognate with English word, … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, fantasy, fantasy art, Morlock, Myth & Legend, words
Tagged Old Norse, Snorri
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