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from ymir's skull into yggdrasil.

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Album cover art for Yggdrasil (9)'s ‎ Prose Edda (2009). If we run with Gaiman's re-framing of cosmic giant Ymir as being primordially sexless, the androgynous head fits, and the being's skull is then employed to dome the World Tree . [Honestly we find the niche of Shpongle Music pretty goofy, but if you like techno-ish videogame soundtrack psychedelic, then Yggdrasil's your flavour of mead.] #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer,  do contact...

qualifying as drengr.

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NorsePlay admires Drengr 's album cover art & Mjölnir-shaped logoture as well as choice of band name, which means "one who is courageous or daring; a badass" . Those ships going against the jötunn, sea serpent, and dragons overhead have their work cut out for them. #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer,  do contact him .

Nordic Nouveau Skaði.

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Sweet Nordic Nouveau album cover depiction of Norse Goddess Skaði from well-named metal band The Flight of Sleipnir. Any of you heard these guys? And the Die-Hard edition of the album: #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer,  do contact him .

a valkyrie on the field.

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A proud & becoming Valkyrie stands over the slain. A spear rises into her waiting hand, possibly a retrieval of Gungnir from its selected side of the conflict. The details of the feeding scrawny wolf in the background, the severed hand on the broken sword in the foreground, and the match on tone visual capillary overlap of the blood on the hill into the battle maiden's red winged sleeve make this. [Album cover fantasy art for Faroese Viking Metal band Týr by Hjules Illustration And Design's Gyula Havancsák. ] #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ opportunitie...