Someone should start making Viking Fiction Memes

[sigyn_halja]

You find a piece of Viking fiction that looks quite good. It's got shieldmaidens. It's got magicians.

Then you discover that the magician are all male - not a völva, not a spækona, not a wife doing simple protection spells with a spindle. And the male magicians and seers aren't even a tiny bit effemminate or even just rumored to be gay. Also, no Finns or Saami shamans in sight.

... Seriously, am I the only one who wants to see that kind of stuff? The only one?

(Okay, I am.)

Comments

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

Oh, now I'm really tempted! I checked the old prompts (the Sleipnir challenge was a wonderful idea! XD), and I'll certainly have a look at the next event, when you announce it. ;)

Symphony concerts are really great too, and your mum sounds awesome. *w* You know, I got into prose theatre quite a bit later than opera, too. My mum always blames my love of opera on genetics: something about a granduncle on her side of the family who went to Argentina, became quite rich and then spent all his money at the opera house and the theatre (and on flirty ballerinas) before coming back to Italy. XD
Royally screwed is the best brand of screwed. I would know, I'm royally screwed too! ;)

Poor kitty, he understands everything before everybody else but nobody listens to him ...

BTW, sorry for the spam, but I wrote a little Norse Mythology thingy. Not the Thor/Loki one, but I'm working on that too. Just letting you know. :)

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

Yay, I'm happy to hear that! :3

You know, the passion for classical music and theatre and opera and so on kinda runs in the family for me as well. Both my mum and dad studied music at their local conservatory, when they were young, and I too followed in their steps, even if we all stopped before graduating. I still miss it, sometimes, but it got to a point where I couldn't handle the stress of attending two schools at the same time - and having to excel at both, 'cause I'm just a boring perfectionist like that - and so I chose to keep (most of) my sanity and I quit. :( But anyway, back to the main topic, I guess at first there also was a kind of... professional interest, I might say, in going to the theatre as often as I could, you know? Then it just grew on me, and I'm really glad it did. ;) Btw, your granduncle story sounds AWESOME! Someone (I'm looking at you, young lady) should write down his adventures, I'd sure love to read them! *w* And find out all the saucy details about flirty ballerinas, of course... ;P

I'll be honest: I've got two - well, I guess I can say three, now - cats and I love 'em to bits. But they're so perceptive and intelligent that sometimes they almost manage to scare me. That is to say: I feel you, Crimilde! XD

As for the fic, well, you already know. Well done, darling! ;)

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

You attended a conservatory? Wow! ** That's so cool! It's sad you had to quit, but I can guess how tiring it must have been. I just studied a bit of piano in middle school, and I remember that was already busy enough for me. XD

You know, I've always thought my granduncle's story would be great story material, too. ;) Actually, it starts with him as a naive, hopeful young man going to Argentina to work in his uncle's shop. He had the best intentions: working hard, saving up for when he'd come back to his family in Italy, even marrying his uncle's daughter to please him even if he didn't like her that way. Then, one day his uncle didn't have enough money on himself to give the charge to a rich client who used to go around with too much money in his pocket - so my granduncle just gave him all the money he had been saving, fully expecting his uncle to give it back soon. Of course, that never happened. So my granduncle began saving up again, then more or less told uncle and cousin to screw themselves, and then started spending all his money on whatever he truly liked - opera, theatre, music, nice clothes ... And the ballerinas. XD
He always seemed like a very interesting guy. ^^

Cats always look like they know something you don't, and they really can't understand why you can't just put two and two together. The way they just stare at you sometimes ... <3

Read the comment, aww'd like nobody's business, answered. Thank you! <3

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

Oh my, believe it or not, I was sure I had replied to this comment already. Guess I'd dreamt it or something. Sorry! XD

Yeah, I studied oboe for five years, give or take. I loved it, but, you know, I decided to stop before I ended up hating it and here I am. Still got the instrument, though, so maybe one day I'll pick it up again... Never say never, right? ;)

I said it once and I say with even more certainty now: your uncle's story should become a book. Or a movie. It's great! I mean, it seems taken out of a book as it is, I can't imagine what it'd be like if someone with a good penchant for writing put it down in black and white. *_* He must have been a great guy. ^^

Cats are awesome. I love dogs too, yeah, but what can I say? Little furry sadistic bastards appeal to me the most. XD

<3

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

Aww, don't worry about that! :)

Oboe? I've never met anyone who played that. :) My sister used to play the French horn, but now she plays the trumpet.

Yeah, my mom always made him sound like a really charming guy. ;) Who knows, perhaps one day I'll manage to gather up enough informations to wrtie something about him ...

I like dogs when they aren't the small&noisy kind, I had some bad experiences with them. XD On the other end, I like beagles, they look cute. Also Welsh corgies - they look like sausages and this amuses me to end. XD

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we're not that many. I spent a lot of time explaining what an oboe was to a lot of friends, when I was in highschool. XD

If you ever do, please-please-please let me know right away! I'll be your writing-cheerleader! *_*

We agree on that too: very small dogs are in fact annoying, but there's nothing more funny-looking than a Corgi and I love their cute stupid snout. XD I'm a fan of big dogs, anyway: I've grown up with German Shepherds and my secret wish as a kid was to have a Newfoundland (I wrote Terranova, then I found out that in English it's called like that and it's kind of unsettling. XD), so I can't really stand small dogs... ^^

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty disheartening. XD

Oh, you will be the first one to know, if I do. ;) *flattered*

My aunt got a little white dog, and last Summer I was forced to spend an uncomfortable evening alone with her. That little bitch (I love how it doesn't sound like a gendered insult here XD) kept glaring and barking like mad at me - I ended up threatening her with a broom! XD
German Shepherds are beautiful, and Newfoundlands (... It's unsettling as Hell O_O) look quite cuddly with all that fur.
I also really like huskies. <3

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

Yay! <3

Gosh, there's got to be something particularly nasty about little white female dogs, 'cause my grandparents' neighbours have a dog that matches that description perfectly and it's OBNOXIOUS. XD
Huskies are beautiful, on the other hand. I feel like they're one of the most beautiful dog species on earth. <3

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

They're eeeeeviiiil. @-@
Yeah, huskies are lovely, they've got a dignified and reassuring air about them. <3

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

Indeed! I mean, look at this! How can anyone not fall in love with one of these beauties straight away? *_*

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. Loki! *-*
Lookit these cute teeny tiny paws! And these ears! And the little nose! And the beautiful, beautiful eyes! *swoon*

[geilie11.livejournal.com]

IKR? *_* It's just so squishable! <3

[sigyn-medea.livejournal.com]

It's a little ball of fluffyness and cuddles. <3