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Mistletoe the Line

As a kid, I was introduced to the idea of mistletoe being the plant people kiss under at Christmastime. Then, when I was a little older, I started looking into Norse mythology, and found the story about how mistletoe had … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Christmas, Chronicles of Narnia, Etymology, Greek Mythology, Holidays, Language, Magic, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion, Roman | Tagged aeneas, aeneid, asclepius, baldur, brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable, crucifixion, death, deiphobe, druids, father christmas, frigg, hodur, jesus, loki, mistletoe, odin, persephone, plants, pliny the elder, proserpina, resurrection, santa claus, sir james george frazer, the golden bough, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, underworld, virgil, yule |

My God Can Beat Up Your God

I can’t remember how I was originally signed up for Quora, but I do find it interesting to read some of the answers, especially about mythology. Like much of the Internet, answers are from both experts and people who are just … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Babylonian, Celtic, Characters, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Egyptian, Etymology, Feminism, Gender, Greek Mythology, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Roman, Wicca | Tagged cybele, dionysus, glinda, kronos, laura riding, loki, matilda joslyn gage, matriarchy, ozma, ozma fail, patriarchy, poseidon, prometheus, rhea, robert graves, saturn, set, the greek myths, the white goddess, tiamat, titans, tuatha de danann, zeus |

America’s Ass

Avengers: Endgame – SPOILERS! I AM TOTALLY SPOILING THE ENDGAME HERE! The long-awaited follow-up to last year’s Infinity War ties up the loose ends from that one, and provides closure for some aspects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s about … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged ancient one, ant-man, avengers, avengers endgame, avengers infinity war, back to the future, black widow, captain america, captain marvel, carol danvers, dr. henry pym, dr. strange, frigga, guardians of the galaxy, hawkeye, howard stark, infinity gauntlet, infinity stones, iron man, jane foster, loki, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, mjolnir, natalie portman, nebula, pegasus, quantum realm, red skull, ronin, russo brothers, scarlet witch, spider-man, superheroes, tesseract, thanos, the incredible hulk, thor, thor: the dark world, time travel, valkyrie |

Nibbles of Nibelungs

Although I’ve been interested in classical mythology for most of my life, it was really Final Fantasy VI that made me want to check out the Teutonic hero Siegfried, a mysterious character in the game possibly intended to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, German, Germany, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Poetry, Video Games | Tagged alberich, andvari, anna russell, attila the hun, brunhilda, burgundians, der ring des nibelungen, donner, dragons, dwarves, fafnir, final fantasy v, final fantasy vi, final fantasy vii, freyja, giants, gibichungs, gilgamesh, gudrun, hagen, huns, idun, ildico, king gunther, king sigebert, kriemhild, loki, marvel comics, mime, nibelheim, nibelungenlied, nibelungs, niflheim, oberon, opera, prose edda, queen brunhilda of austrasia, regin, richard wagner, siegfried, siegmund, sigurd, sinfljoti, snorri sturluson, thor, valhalla, valkyries, volsunga saga, volsungs, worms, xanten |

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 |

Saving the Nine Worlds Again

When I hear about a new book coming out by an author I like, I try to put a hold on it at the library. Recently, it seems like all my holds came in at once, and since they have … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, Magnus Chase, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan | Tagged a financial fable, alfheim, andvari, attic antics, beagle boys, carl barks, daisy duck, dangerous disguise, donald duck, grandma duck, his dark materials, huey dewey and louie, in old california, junior woodchucks, la belle sauvage, loki, lyra belacqua, no such varmint, odin, pete, ragnarok, scrooge mcduck, the book of dust, the ship of the dead |

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 |

Myths and Misattributions

Tales of the Peculiar, by Ransom Riggs – A tie-in to the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series that’s actually mentioned in those books, this is presented as a series of old fairy tales. There aren’t any photographs in this volume, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Humor, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Norse | Tagged andrew davidson, garson o'toole, hemingway didn't say that, loki, norse mythology, quotations, ransom riggs, tales of the peculiar, thor |

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 |