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]

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