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New York Abstains
SPOILER WARNING for everything contained herein. Thor: Love and Thunder – I was looking forward to seeing this one, and while it was enjoyable enough, I felt like there just wasn’t that much there. It combines two stories, that of … Continue reading →
Posted in american revolution, Animals, Arabian, Comics, Greek Mythology, History, Holidays, Humor, Music, Mythology, Norse, Politics, Prejudice, Television, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged 1776, afterlife, asgard, baldur, captain marvel, carol danvers, clandestines, death, declaration of independence, eternals, goats, gorr the god butcher, guardians of the galaxy, indepdence day, indigarrians, inhumans, jane foster, jinn, kamala khan, korg, kronans, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, ms. marvel, necrosword, odin, omnipotence, omnipotence city, president john adams, president thomas jefferson, ragnarok, richard henry lee, russell crowe, second continental congress, sherman edwards, slavery, the god butcher, thor, thor love and thunder, valhalla, valkyrie, weapons, william daniels, x-men, zeus |
Time Out London
Timekeeper, by Tara Sim – This book takes place in an alternate version of Victorian London where clock towers not only keep time, but actually regulate it. As such, the mechanics who fix clockworks have a vital job. The protagonist, … Continue reading →
Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Norse, Relationships, Sexuality | Tagged asgard, gullveig, joanne m. harris, loki, mimir, odin, ragnarok, tara sim, the gospel of loki, the testament of loki, thor, timekeeper |
Just Gonna Stand There and Watch Asgard Burn
Thor: Ragnarok – I’ve been looking forward to this one, especially since seeing the trailer where Thor calls the Hulk “a friend from work.” So many trailers are awful, but this one worked. The Thor films feel genuinely epic, combining … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Greek Mythology, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anubis, arawn, asgard, avengers, bifrost, black widow, brunhilda, cate blanchett, death, demons, doctor strange, fenris, grandmaster, hades, hela, hercules, iron man, jane foster, jeff goldblum, korg, lady death, loki, natalie portman, odin, ogoun, pepper potts, planet hulk, pluto, ragnarok, sif, surtur, tessa thompson, the incredible hulk, thor, thor ragnarok, thor: the dark world, valkyrie, valkyries, warriors three, wolves |
I Want to Ragnarok All Night
I just recently finished reading the Eternals Saga from Marvel’s The Mighty Thor, which originally ran from 1979 through 1980. Comics Recommended gives a good overview of the saga in three parts, but I’m going to say a bit about … Continue reading →
Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Comics, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Jeff Rester, Magnus Chase, Marcus Mebes, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged as the rainbow follows the rain, asgard, astrology, athena, axial precession, baldur, bible, brunhilda, celestials, doctor strange, eternals, eternals saga, hela, hermes, jesus, joe bongiorno, krishna, loki, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, mjolnir, odin, oziana, ragnarok, revelation, richard wanger, ring cycle, royal timeline of oz, shiva, siegfried, siegmund, sif, the mighty thor, the sword of summer, thor, valkyries, zeus, zodiac |
O Say Can You CPAC?
My original plan was for my next post to be a fun one about the Mario Brothers, but I’m going to write about something scarier than fire-breathing turtle-creatures. CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference (not to be confused with the … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Climate, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Language, Mythology, Norse, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Snobbery | Tagged asgard, bible, conservative political action conference, donald trump, extreme vetting, freyja, gospel of matthew, heaven, jesus, loki, milo yiannopoulos, new jerusalem, pearly gates, racism, revelation, richard spencer, st. peter, steve bannon |
Burn Me Thrice, Shame on You
It’s known that there are two distinct groups of gods in Norse mythology as it’s come down to the modern day, the Aesir and the Vanir. That is, if you don’t count the giants, elves, and dwarves, who also frequently … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Etymology, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Poetry | Tagged aesir, aesir-vanir war, angrboda, asgard, freyja, frigg, giants, gullveig, gullveig-heidr, heidi, heidr, joanne m. harris, loki, marvel comics, mimir, poetic edda, surtur, the gospel of loki, thor, vanaheim, vanir, witches |
Dagda Nabbit!
Marvel Comics’ Thor series has incorporated gods from pantheons other than the Norse, although the degree to which they adhere to the original mythology varies quite a bit. The writers have added some of their own deities to the mix, … Continue reading →
Posted in Celtic, Comics, Mythology, Norse | Tagged asgard, boand, caber, dagda, elcmar, fomorians, hercules, leir, ler, llyr, marvel comics, morrigan, nuada, ron frenz, samhain, the black galaxy saga, thor, tom defalco, tuatha de danann, uaithne |
I Still Love the Old World
One thing that interested me when reading the Conan stories was Robert Howard’s idea of the Hyborian Age, a mythical era in the distant past when the Eurasian continent was physically different but still generally recognizable, and its people ancestors … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Maps, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Places, Religion, Technology, Television, The Flintstones, Theosophy | Tagged asgard, atlantis, beleriand, bible, conan the barbarian, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dragons, hyborian age, hyperborea, kali yuga, middle-earth, numenor, ophir, robert howard, snorri sturluson, the enchanted island of yew, vanaheim |
Stupid Dwarf Tricks
While the main role of the dwarves in Norse mythology is that of crafting items, they have other jobs as well. For instance, four dwarves are said to live at the each of the compass points, representing the directions and … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythology, Norse | Tagged alviss, alvissmol, asgard, dwarves, midgard, sif, the hobbit, thor, thrud, trolls |
Fear of a Dark Elf Planet
Thor: The Dark World – I’ve been trying to read comics a little more as of late, and I think the Marvel movies manage to capture the feel of being epic, fun, and kind of cheesy all at the same … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Mythology, Norse, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged asgard, darcy lewis, dark elves, elves, frigga, jane foster, loki, malekith, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, thor, thor: the dark world |