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Selkie
Way up north, sitting by the sea, looking at seals all day, who could honestly say they haven’t had at least one romantic thought about those little water-dwelling blubber-bags? The story of the Selkie is the story of that love that dare not speak its name (basically).
In the folk tales of Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands the Selkie pops up from time to time; maintaining the form of a seal while in the water, the Selkies can come ashore, shed their skin, and take the form of a beautiful human. Nearly every story involving a Selkie is a romantic tragedy of some sort, whether it’s that of a beautiful lady Selkie tricking a sad farmer boy into the water to smash him up on rocks, or a guy with nothing better to do stealing the shed sealskin of a Selkie maiden and forcing her to marry him, the tales generally aren’t “feel-good.”
The males of the supernatural species spend most of time seeking out women who are angry or dissatisfied with their husbands and seducing them; their homewrecking abilities are unquestioned.
The leading theory on where the Selkies come from, regardless of what they do, is that they are the bizarre reincarnation of restless drowned souls.
(via witchyways)
Loki Laufeyson is best known as the God of Mischief, but he is much more. He is one of the three Gods who gifted humankind with life. He is the God of the Hearthfire, a place more commonly held by Goddesses in other pantheons. He is the mother of Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged stead. Some of His other children include Fenrir, the World-Eating Wolf; Jörmungandr, the Midgard-Serpent; and Hel, the Giantess-Goddess of the Underworld. Most interesting and least known, however, is that Loki is the patron God of Ergi, or, Unmanly Behavior. Ergi includes a wide array of attributes and activities, from cross-dressing to receiving anal penetration. Also of interest, argr, the adjectival form of ergi, also translates in modern usage as angry or annoyed. In conclusion, Loki is (one of) the patron God(s/esses) of Hard Femme.
(submitted by detectivepunchymchitsthings)
Oh wow that’s really awesome, I’ve never heard that before I’m gonna want to do more research into it. Anyone have any sources?
Because if this is all true the it’s official, Loki is and always will be my favorite God.Way not to credit the artist too. That’s really not cool guys. http://bardoftheseas.deviantart.com/art/The-God-of-Mischief-299455416
OMG no you didn’t. 8I Ask sent. Seriously, people? This post has over 1500 notes! HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN WORK FROM THIS. Now it’s too damn late. Cuz 1500 people liked and reblogged without even knowing who it was.
EVEN ASIDE FROM THAT THIS PIECE IS FUCKIN AMAZING IT DESERVES TO BE CREDITED.
NICK ROBLES everyone. He is a bamf.
He also painted a mindblowingly lovely portrait of Amal a while back ♥
Seriously, guys, credit the artists whenever you can!Reblogging because 1. Someone researched Loki’s history (or knew it already). 2. Didn’t keep going on attributing the falsities of marvel’s writing 3. Defended the artist!!!!! and sought out and added the appropriate tags!
Truly a huge pet-peeve and so happy the others do this as well.
I apologize for not making any comment about the lack of credit on this. I should have done so. It was not cool for it to be posted without credit (or reblogged with it removed, if that’s what happened) and I shouldn’t have aided that. I’ve had a few pieces spread without credit so I know how aggravating that can be.
(via witchyways)
