Asatru a la Deoridhe

[Nomad of Nowhere]

Well they must have done some... Video games don't have to be canon when they deal with mythology though. The wells and Yggdrasil seem to at least imply that they read up on Norse mythology. You bring up something I had wondered about awhile ago- I had been under the impression that dark elves and trolls were pretty much the same thing, but I can't seem to get a straight answer on that. Or is it just dark elves and dwarfs? It seems a little mixed up, because I read about "dwarfs" in "Svartalfheim", which would imply that they were dark elves. That's the conclusion I reached, but now I'm suspicious about it again.

I saw the ads for the game myself, and I was actually a little disappointed when I found out it was about technology. The idea of the main character being Baldr didn't seem too attractive either. Video games about gods rarely please me though; One game that made me wince was this one called Okami. I just couldn't like it as much as my friend...  

[Deoridhe]

TeaDidikai

Wasn't Vitka the feminine form?

From what I know, women weren't allowed in the boys club. ^^ Vitka could be the female form, but Vitki works as well.

Taliah

I guess my only question is to see if the game developers did their mythology homework well.

Sounds like it. Sounds pretty cool, too.

Teague the Druid

Well they must have done some... Video games don't have to be canon when they deal with mythology though. The wells and Yggdrasil seem to at least imply that they read up on Norse mythology. You bring up something I had wondered about awhile ago- I had been under the impression that dark elves and trolls were pretty much the same thing, but I can't seem to get a straight answer on that. Or is it just dark elves and dwarfs? It seems a little mixed up, because I read about "dwarfs" in "Svartalfheim", which would imply that they were dark elves. That's the conclusion I reached, but now I'm suspicious about it again.

We don't know, is the short answer. We don't know a lot about the different alfar and there are a lot of theories, but no one has reached the point where they can ask the right questions and get reliable answers.  

[Deoridhe]

New toy!



Improved.  

[TeaDidikai]

Explain please?  

[Cranium Squirrel]

I'm with Tea on this - explain for the non-runic gifted Buddhist too, please? biggrin  

[Striga]

Looks to me like the rune rows arranged into a circle. I think...
I have no idea if there's more to it than that, though.

Though from cross-referencing internet sources, it looks like it's got a second Isa instead of Ingwaz. Don't take me as anything resembling an authority, though.  

[TeaDidikai]

Striga

Though from cross-referencing internet sources, it looks like it's got a second Isa instead of Ingwaz. Don't take me as anything resembling an authority, though.

That's what I was hoping she would explain. sweatdrop  

[Striga]

TeaDidikai

Striga

Though from cross-referencing internet sources, it looks like it's got a second Isa instead of Ingwaz. Don't take me as anything resembling an authority, though.

That's what I was hoping she would explain. sweatdrop

Yeah, I have absolutely no idea if that would be intentional or not, or what it would mean if it were intentional.  

[Deoridhe]

Whoops, not intentional. *kicks her rune font* I got a new rune font and I was playing with trying to get the lot into a circle. Figuring out which letter translate to which runes is irritating, though.  

[TeaDidikai]

Deoridhe

Whoops, not intentional. *kicks her rune font* I got a new rune font and I was playing with trying to get the lot into a circle. Figuring out which letter translate to which runes is irritating, though.

Ah. That makes sense.

Tried building a simple graphic cypher?  

[Deoridhe]

TeaDidikai

Deoridhe

Whoops, not intentional. *kicks her rune font* I got a new rune font and I was playing with trying to get the lot into a circle. Figuring out which letter translate to which runes is irritating, though.

Ah. That makes sense.

Tried building a simple graphic cypher?

I should. Ingwaz as Q would have never occurred to me.  

[patch99329]

I found an article about loki online due to an argument over at LJ.
It's called 'top 10 misconceptions about loki', you might have seen it before.
I don't expect you to read the whole thing just to answer my silly question, but how accurate would you say the article is, in your opinion?

http://www.ragnarokr.com/Introductions/top_ten.html

Thankyou. ^_^

p.s- Sorry to bend your ear about such things. But you are the only none fluffy asatru I actually know. sweatdrop  

[Striga]

patch99329

I found an article about loki online due to an argument over at LJ.
It's called 'top 10 misconceptions about loki', you might have seen it before.
I don't expect you to read the whole thing just to answer my silly question, but how accurate would you say the article is, in your opinion?

http://www.ragnarokr.com/Introductions/top_ten.html

Thankyou. ^_^

p.s- Sorry to bend your ear about such things. But you are the only none fluffy asatru I actually know. sweatdrop

I've read that before, but I can't really say I know enough to comment on it's accuracy.  

[Loona Wynd]

I have a few questions:

1: So I've gone to the Local Borders and was looking for books on Norse Mythology. I wanted translations of the Eddas and Sagas. One of the books I bought was:Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas by H.A.Guerber. So far the only myth set I've been able to idenify was the creation myth. The rest of the book is broken up into chapters. Do you know anything about this author and his work?

I'm on the second chapter that deals with Odin. Now I remember you mentioned before that Odin has many "names". Are there any common names other than Odin and "All father" that I should be looking for as I read other myths and sagas?

2: What is your personal view on the creation myth and related stories?

3: Could you explain what they mean when they refer to Odin's "Wild hunt" and him as a "Wind God"?

4: Is Loki a deity or a Giant descendant? Some have said he has the mind of a God, but the heart of a Giant. Does this have any standing with the lore?

5: Could you repost your favorite/prefered authors and translations of the Eddas and the like?