sleipnir – VoVatia (original) (raw)

That’s So Raven

I’m sure you all know I’m a fan of both Oz and mythology, and I’ve noticed that some writers of apocryphal Oz stories like to combine the two. There’s a fair amount of objection whenever this sort of thing comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Discworld, Jeff Rester, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged cryptic conversations in a cornfield, geri and freki, hogfather, hugin and munin, loki, odin, oziana, pastoria, ravens, scarecrow, sleipnir, svadilfari, the lost king of oz |

Oh, Baby, Baby, It’s a Wild Hunt

I was thinking of addressing some Germanic mythology today, and looked at the introduction that the Brothers Grimm wrote for their fairy tale collection for possible inspiration. It turns out that I already discussed several of the mythological figures mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Christmas, Fairy Tales, German, Holidays, Mythology, Norse | Tagged baldur, befana, berchta, bertha, brothers grimm, cernunnos, charlemagne, fairies, ghosts, gwydion fab don, gwynn ap nudd, herne the hunter, jacob grimm, king arthur, knecht ruprecht, krampus, loki, odin, perchta, santa claus, satan, siegfried, sigurd, sir francis drake, sleipnir, snow white, the goose girl, trolls, wild hunt, wilhelm grimm, windsor forest, witches, wotan |

Pardon Me Boy, Is This the Chattanooga Chocobo?

I’ve already talked about Chocobos, the giant birds that are used as transportation in the Final Fantasy games, in several entries, most notably this one. Having examined the entries on Chocobos on Wikipedia and the Final Fantasy Wiki, however, I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy, Mythology, Norse, Video Games | Tagged birds, choco balls, chocobos, hayao miyazaki, horseclaws, horses, kyorochan, morinaga & company, nasuicaa of the valley of the wind, odin, palamecian empire, sleipnir |