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Dragon vs. Dragon

Since I enjoyed my playthrough of Breath of Fire 2, I decided to go back (figuratively, that is), and give the first one a try. I finished it yesterday, and it wasn’t really that difficult. I did use a walkthrough … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Breath of Fire, Dreams, Economics, Magic, Maps, Mega Man, Monsters, Names, Street Fighter, Technology, Uncategorized, Video Games | Tagged armadillos, bleu, bo, bow doggy, breath of fire 1, breath of fire 2, capcom, chun-li, dark dragons, demons, dragon clan, dragons, drogen, emperor zog, fish, gant, gobi, goda, goonheim, guntz, iron ogre clan, jade, karn, light dragons, manillo, mogu, moles, myria, nagas, nina windia, ox, prima, rand marks, ray bradoc, robots, rock monster, ryu, square enix, st. eva church, stone man, stone robot, ted woolsey, transformation, translation, tunlan, tyr, windia, winlan, yellow devil |

Tyr’s Day Night Live

Tyr is the Norse god of war, and as such is often associated with the Greek Ares or the Roman Mars. He’s thought to have been a major player in his own pantheon, probably being the chief god in some … Continue reading →

Posted in Mythology, Norse | Tagged aesir, dwarves, fenris, frigg, garm, hymir, loki, odin, ragnarok, thor, tyr |

Norse Code

Eight Days of Luke, by Diana Wynne Jones – This story follows the pattern we often see in Jones’s books, starting with a mundane premise and bringing the magical world into play gradually. This time, the old Norse gods are … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Diana Wynne Jones, Mythology, Norse | Tagged brunhilda, eight days of luke, graeae, loki, norns, odin, siegfried, tyr |

Out to Sea

It’s interesting that, while Poseidon is one of the best-known gods of the Greek pantheon, I haven’t heard all that much about Norse sea gods. Kind of odd, as the Vikings were more famous as seafarers than were the Greeks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mythology, Norse | Tagged aegir, andvari, fornjotr, hlesey, jotun, kari, logi, loki, njord, poseidon, ran, skadi, thor, tyr, vanir, vikings |