Fyribua - Fýri Búa

"But in order to work miracles we must be outside the normal conditions of humanity; we must be either abstracted by wisdom or exalted by madness, either superior to all passions or outside them through ecstasy or frenzy." -Eliphas Levi, Dogma Et Rituel De La Haute Magie part II

Renlav troll

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It was a while ago that I last drew a little troll like this. this one was so fun to create! I hope I can find the energy and motivation to draw more creatures/oknytt inspired by or from nordic folklore and stories.

Norsery Rhymes from A to Z Matrons Gabiae, the Giving Ones

Happy Thorsday! - Here’s another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, Celtic) mythological characters. This week it’s the Matrons Gabiae / Matronus Gabiabus / Lunonibus Gabiabus.

Three guardian ancestral protective Matron (Mothers) and Goddesses, found mentioned around Rovenich near Euskirchen. And are thought to be possible counterparts to the Goddess Gefjon.

Their name has generally been understood to translate to "The Giving Ones". Which is thought to mean both 'those who give, and 'those who take'.

Sonning, Reading, England by Martin Pinker

Silver Cup with depictions of the goddess Freya (1000 AD),

From the Viking hoard found in Lejre in 1850.

National Museum of Copenhagen, Denmark

The Binding of Fenrir by Mabel Dorothy Hardy

08–12–23