#source: Vikings

[incorrectgotgquotes]

Nebula: I wish I wasn't so angry all the time.

Thanos: Then you would be nothing.

Nebula: I might have been happy.

Thanos: Happiness is nothing.

[incorrectlooneytunesquotes]

Look how he glares at me... If he wasn't fathered by the black ram in the full of the moon my name is not Ralph.

Ralph Wolf to Sam Sheepdog

[incorrect-bhaalspawn-quotes]

Charname: You are not my brother. You never have been. One of us will die today.

Sarevok: And it won't be me, Brother.

[viking-illustrator]

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!

[incorrectvikings]

Rollo: Athelstan’s eyes are brown, right?

Ragnar: They’re blue, with hints of gray when the light hits just right.

Rollo: And when was the last time he smiled?

Ragnar: Last night at 2:03AM.

Rollo: Right. And when is my birthday?

Ragnar:

Rollo: When is my birthday, Ragnar?

[rosewoodrambler]

MILLIE BRADY AS ÆTHELFLÆD, LADY OF THE MERCIANS

"[...] Women, become harden'd by necessity, [and] are often more robust than Men. […] Woman may be enured to all the hardships of a campaign, and to meet all the terrors of it."

[the-nettle-knight]

Given the ambiguity over Remmick's origins, i wanted to see whether the gold coins could say more about what time period he's from. If you look very closely at the coins in the scene, they're not perfectly round and have almost bubbled edges

I'm not a coin expert but I've handled my fair share, and to me those don't look particularly Victorian or Medieval. What they do look like are this Iron Age (pre-Roman) gold coins from Newbury in England. At this point, the people of England were Celts and there was a huge amount to trade across the Celtic world, which at it's heights spanned a significant portion of Western Europe, so it would be highly probable for similar coins to exist in Ireland at the time.

I think this suggests that Remmick was pre-Roman/Conversion. There's definitely a lot of layers this brings up about the repeated cycles of colonisation that Ireland and Britain endured and how England continued that cycle of violence to a horrendous/devastating extent. It definitely parallels Remmick's character well and was a brilliant detail to include

[teh-nos]

according to the venerable bede the four peoples of 8th century britain are the britons (welsh), the english (german), the scots (irish) and the picts (...also welsh?)

[historicalreusedcostumes]

This leather gorget (collar around the neck) and spaulders (shoulder armor) is worn on Vinnie Jones as Gareth in Galavant (2015) and many years later worn on Frida Gustavsson as Freydis Eriksdotter in Vikings Valhalla (2022)

[thehyperrequiem]

And now, a random incorrect quote

Bob Zanotto: Sorry, but you're under arrest for robbery.  Helmut Fullbear: What did I steal?  Bob Zanotto, trying not to cry: My heart.

[wonder-worker]

Ælfgifu of Northampton appears, in both medieval sources and modern scholarship, to be a figure who exists mainly on the fringes of the authors’ interests. She lived in decades for which we have very sparse source material and, unlike Cnut’s second wife, Emma of Normandy, never found her anonymous encomiast. There has been in recent decades significant interest in Emma, and yet to my knowledge, no single publication devoted to Ælfgifu has appeared. This is not the fault of the evidence. Few sources mention her, but those that do often do so in context which are intriguing and suggest a powerful and ruthless Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who played a number of significant roles in the English and Scandinavian political scenes. [...] Ælfgifu had weathered the disgrace of her family in 1006, survived a career in the administrations of Denmark and Norway, and re-emerged in England in order to secure the throne for her second son.

— Timothy Bolton, "Ælfgifu of Northampton: Cnut the Great's Other Woman", Nottingham Medieval Studies LI (2007)

[feddy-34]

anyway y'all think koc accidentally says good girl to justin on the sideline sometimes or what

[incorrect-bhaalspawn-quotes]

Igarol: We heard you took yourself away into the wilderness. Why?

Cernd: I went to find someone.

Igarol: Who?

Cernd: Myself.

[vikings-incorrect]

Helga, handing out Christmas presents: You've been very good this year Ragnar! Athelstan: Yeah, except for cheating on your wife Athelstan: Adultery's a sin Ragnar: I got scented candles! Athelstan: Well that's appropriate. Lots of fire where you're going. Athelstan: You're going to hell, Ragnar

[incorrectvikings]

Ubbe: Hvitserk? How do you feel?

Hvitserk: Well, let me check in.

Hvitserk: [Closes his eyes, takes a deep breath]

Hvitserk: Nope. Never mind. That was scary.

[canuterex]

Rölfr, or rather Rollo, founder of Normandy. Here in the Chronicles of the Dukes of Normandy.