Fyribua - Fýri Búa

I hate reading a cool piece of folklore and tracking down its location, only to find out the location has long since been paved over >:(

According to legend, the legendary Danish hero Holger Danske once got a pair of magical glasses from a witch that would allow him to see through anything. He tested them on Nørre Fælled, a well-known right outside Copenhagen, where he laid down and saw straight through the Earth. But when he stood up again, two big holes were left behind, which later filled with water and became lakes.

This map was made in the 1600s, where the glasses-lakes are clearly visible

Nowadays there's just a big dumb hospital in its place, and no sign left of Holger Danske or his witch glasses >:(

The night the Moon was devoured. | Edge of Darkness

Kostir ro betri heldr en at klökkva sé, hveim er fúss er fara; einu dægri mér var aldr of skapaðr of allt líf of lagit.

'There is always a better choise than cowardice, if you have an issue to handle; one day, long ago, my life was already shaped, and my fate was fixed.'

-- Skírnismál, st. 13

Алексей Савченко :О) (@asavvva)

Surt comes from the south with a bright light in his hand. Yes, the Sun shines upon the sword in his grasp. The mountains collapse, the trolls fall, men walk the roads to Hel, and the skies divide above.

'She Kissed The Bear On Muzzle' - John Bauer

Annie Stegg Gerard (@anniestegg)

Colorful memories

All the paintings i have done for Nucleus Portland's annual postcard show opening on December 15th! The originals will be available to purchase there and then online (I'll link them to you once it's done) These paintings are memories from my summer. Lately I've grown quite tired of always painting sunny landscapes, so, i've tried to paint other mood as well. I hope you will enjoy them :)