The Frenzy Of Odin


‘It is beginning,’ said Ivar Forkbeard to me.
‘I do not understand,’ I said.
‘Be quiet,’ said he. ‘It is beginning.’

I saw then Svein Blue Tooth, the mighty jarl of Torvalds-land, lift his own head, but it did not seem, then, to be him. It seemed rather a face I had not seen before. The eyes did not seem those of the noble Blue Tooth, but of something else, unaccountable, not understood. I saw him suddenly thrust his left forearm against the broad blade of his spear. To my horror I saw him sucking at his own blood.
I saw a man, fighting the frenzy, tear handfuls of his own hair from his head. But it was coming upon him, and he could not subdue it.

Other men were restless. Some dug at the earth with their boots. Others looked about themselves, frightened. The eyes of one man began to roll in his head; his body seemed shaken, trembling; he muttered incoherently.

Another man threw aside his shield and jerked open the shirt at his chest, looking into the valley. I heard others moan, and then the moans give way to the sounds of beasts, utterances of incontinent rage. Those who had not yet been touched stood terrified among their comrades in arms. They stood among monsters.

‘Kurii,’ I heard someone say. ‘
Kill Kurii,’ I heard. ‘Kill Kurii. ‘
‘What is it?’ I asked Ivar Forkbeard.

I saw a man, with his fingernails, blind himself, and feel no pain. With his one remaining eye he stared into the valley. I could see foam at the side of his mouth. His breathing was deep and terrible.
‘Look upon Rollo,’ said the Forkbeard.

The veins in the neck, and on the forehead, of the giant bulged, swollen with pounding blood. His head was bent to one side. I could not look upon his eyes. He bit at the rim of his shield, tearing the wood, splintering it with his teeth.

‘It is the frenzy of Odin,’ said the Forkbeard. ‘It is the frenzy of Odin.’

Marauders of Gor, pg.247-248


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Del-ka Aedilis – Longhall Firepit
Del-ka Aedilis – Mead Horn Ubbe
Del-ka Aedilis – Meadery – Pitcher & Mugs
Del-ka Aedilis – Viking Boathouse Floki

Heart Homes – Longship Bed
Heart Homes – Viking Fur Rug

InsurreKtion – Medieval Stews Set – Beef Stew
InsurreKtion – Medieval Stews Set – Mushrooms Stew
InsurreKtion – Medieval Stews Set – Pumpkin Cream
InsurreKtion – Medieval Stews Set – Salmon Stew
InsurreKtion – Medieval Stews Set – Tomato Soup
InsurreKtion – Valhalla Long Hall Set – Bench
InsurreKtion – Valhalla Long Hall Set – Sitting Fur
InsurreKtion – Valhalla Long Hall Set – Stool
InsurreKtion – Valhalla Long Hall Set – Table
InsurreKtion – Valhalla Long Hall Set – Tablecloth

Xplicit Furnishings – Frame (standalone)

ALSO SHOWN

Angelicus – Animal skins
Angelicus – Deer on fur (noH)
Angelicus – Dragon counter full
Angelicus – Egg basket mix
Angelicus – Fireplace cooking place
Angelicus – Fox skins
Angelicus – Gudnur wall shelf
Angelicus – Home blessing
Angelicus – Livingroom closet brown
Angelicus – Lots of furs
Angelicus – Metal candle lamp ceiling
Angelicus – Polar fox skins
Angelicus – Pot shelf
Angelicus – Racoon skins
Angelicus – Rune table
Angelicus – Shield with weapons
Angelicus – Thors hammer shelf
Angelicus – Treasure chest
Angelicus – Tribal drum
Angelicus – Two fireplaces #2
Angelicus – Veggie basket
Angelicus – Viking crib
Angelicus – Viking wall weapon rack
Angelicus – Weapon rack
Velvet Whip – Drink Barrel


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Wattle and Daub


Today we bring you an interior shot from the HISA – The Windburrow. The interior walls of this house are done in a wattle and daub style which was very common historically.

Wattle and daub is a composite building method used for making walls and buildings, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung (as mentioned yesterday, even more poop) and straw. Wattle and daub has been used for at least 6,000 years and is still an important construction method in many parts of the world. Many historic buildings include wattle and daub construction.

So now that you have had your history lesson, you can head on over to Simply Shelby and grab up the 18th Century Hall Bench which would be right at home in a roleplay or modern setting. What was old is new again !


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Simply Shelby – 18th Century Hall Bench
Simply Shelby – Fur Rug – dark brown
Simply Shelby – Red Wine Goblet
Simply Shelby – Rustic Hanging Axe
Simply Shelby – Rustic Hanging Candlesticks
Simply Shelby – Spindle Table
HISA – The Windburrow

ALSO SHOWN

ANGELICUS – Old Counter small
ANGELICUS – Old shield & sword -Runes
ANGELICUS – Rune table *modified
ANGELICUS – Shield with weapons
ANGELICUS – Table for two
ANGELICUS – Treasure chest
ANGELICUS – Viking fireplace with drakkar
ANGELICUS – Wheel Lamp


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Modern Day Vikings


As any blogger will tell you, it is a rare day when a photo comes together exactly as you had intended from start to finish. Such is the case with today’s photo. It all started with this Whisky Firepit from GOOSE which is at Cosmopolitan. Even tho the kegs are whiskey and not mead, I was still drawn back to our former gorean and medieval roleplay days, which made me snatch up the Simply Shelby – Medieval Weapon Rack Set, and was quickly followed by The Green Door – Secret Cave.

It is rare that we have trouble setting a scene once we have a clear vision in our heads but for some reason this one took more time than the usual. The modern whiskey decor was mixing up the rest of my vision. Then Troy chimed in with the idea that perhaps it was a troop of lazy re-enactors who were only in it for the fun of dressing up like vikings and getting drunk so they were not as fussed about authenticity and just got whiskey barrels instead ! Problem solved !


FEATURED

GOOSE – Whisky Firepit @ Cosmopolitan
Simply Shelby – Medieval Weapon Rack Set
The Green Door – Secret Cave

ALSO SHOWN

ANGELICUS – Iron Mark
ANGELICUSRunic Mark
ANGELICUS – Stones with Candles
ANGELICUS – Viking Roped Throne
Botanical – Lawn Grass
FINCA – Dirt Path
LOVE – AUTUMN GRASS BORDER
LOVE – FILLER BUSH
LOVE – WILD WOOD FOREST KIT
Madis Creation – Tannery Fur Skin
Madis Creation – Tannery Fur Rack
NeonSheep – Fur Rugs


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