#beorn ó maoilirian

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over sixty years, ive been loving her

now we're sat by the fire in our old armchairs / you know nancy, i adore ya

this drawing was literally one of the most frustrating things ive made in awhile. first, i couldnt figure out the poses. then i didnt like the background. i think eventually, i just said "fuck it" and made this lmao. tried to do it in a similar style to "if i never knew you" and i think i succeeded for the most part, though i prefer the former more.

i actually originally made this as a christmas gift for my grandpa last year! it was supposed to be for last year, its looking like he's getting two gifts this year because it took me forever to finish this one.

beorn (the bear on the left) and caoimhe (the fox on the left, pronounced kee-vah or kwee-vah) ó maoilirian are frieda's maternal grandparents! it was foretold beorn was going to be a Hero of the Dredewren Isles, meaning he would accomplish many great deeds, but there would be a catch: beorn would never sire any heirs. he told caoimhe this and she agreed to marry him anyways, she just decided the chieftains wife would be mother to the rest of the village.

they originally thought this meant beorn was impotent but this was apparently not the case. they had at least 18-19 sons, looking various degrees like their parents (the more bear-like sons put a particular strain on her body. islanders are by nature, more hardy than the very human mainlanders but even their magic has a limit), but all died due to disease, accident or unknown causes. their last child together was fiadh. it was a difficult birth and caoimhe; older now and less strong, did not survive it.

in turn, fiadh was raised by beorn solely and whoever he could get from the village to watch her when he was occupied. this image here is meant to show just before caoimhe discovered she was pregnant again, a tender little moment between two older people who love each other a great deal, despite all the tragedy surrounding them

i might keep doing these longer blurbs under the pieces, a lot of the stuff i make requires so much background information to understand it lmao. hope you enjoy!