a doomboot of Víðarr.
Many times one's Heathen Worldview changes how we see things, in particular, this boot I'm having to wear & clomp about in. And what does this orthotic hi-top franken-boot have to do with Norse Lore? My newfound corrective tread of doom makes one think of Víðarr , Odin's son who is slated to avenge his father by firmly planting his mega-boot constructed of all (yes, all ) the leftover scraps of leather from throughout time on Fenrir's jaw and fatally ripping the wolf's skull apart at Ragnarök. Having to wear something so outsized & uneven with my other shoe squarely puts me in Vidar's shoe, and makes me appreciate the awkward burden of his tool of vengeance. # # # 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, e...