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Nibbles of Nibelungs

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Nathan

Although I’ve been interested in classical mythology for most of my life, it was really Final Fantasy VI that made me want to check out the Teutonic hero Siegfried, a mysterious character in the game possibly intended to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, German, Germany, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Poetry, Video Games | Tagged alberich, andvari, anna russell, attila the hun, brunhilda, burgundians, der ring des nibelungen, donner, dragons, dwarves, fafnir, final fantasy v, final fantasy vi, final fantasy vii, freyja, giants, gibichungs, gilgamesh, gudrun, hagen, huns, idun, ildico, king gunther, king sigebert, kriemhild, loki, marvel comics, mime, nibelheim, nibelungenlied, nibelungs, niflheim, oberon, opera, prose edda, queen brunhilda of austrasia, regin, richard wagner, siegfried, siegmund, sigurd, sinfljoti, snorri sturluson, thor, valhalla, valkyries, volsunga saga, volsungs, worms, xanten | 5 Comments

Sidhe Bop

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Nathan

I’ve been reading a lot recently, but a bit sporadically. There are some library books I want to finish before starting on anything I own. I’m pretty anxious to read more of The Lost Tales of Oz, but I kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Catholicism, Characters, Christianity, Greek Mythology, History, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, october daye, Oz, Religion, seanan mcguire | Tagged a glimmer of hope, a wizard in rhyme, beowulf, billina, button-bright, christopher stasheff, crimes against magic, cuttenclips, erik the red, fairies, hellequin chronicles, king arthur, king richard coeur de leon, late eclipses, mordred, polychrome, prose edda, puck, robin hood, saga six pack, san francisco, siegfried, sigurd, snorri sturluson, steve mchugh, the oathbound wizard, the rainbow daughter in oz, trojan war, undines, vikings, volsung saga, weather | 2 Comments

Say My Name, Say My Name

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Nathan

Names have a lot of power. Just try saying someone’s name when they’re across the room, and see how quickly they turn to look at you. The idea that names are somehow magical is something I first came across in … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Egyptian, Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judaism, Magic, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion, Terry Pratchett | Tagged bartimaeus trilogy, bilbo baggins, demons, dragons, earthsea, fafnir, isis, jonathan stroud, librarian, old speech, ra, sigurd, smaug, the hobbit, the last continent, Ursula K. LeGuin | 10 Comments

That’s My Spot

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Nathan

As you may well know, the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit had a completely armored body except for one spot. Bilbo Baggins found out about this weak spot, and a thrush brought the news to a man named Bard, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, British, Discworld, J.R.R. Tolkien, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged beowulf, bilbo baggins, death star, dragons, fafnir, guards! guards!, sergeant fred colon, siegfried, sigurd, smaug, star wars, the hobbit | 2 Comments

The Ragnar Rag

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Nathan

One of the characters you play in Dragon Quest IV is a knight named Ragnar, and this is also one of the default names for a soldier in Dragon Quest III. And in HeroQuest, one of the quests in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragon Quest, History, Mythology, Norse, Scandinavia, Video Games | Tagged brunhilda, dragon quest iv, heroquest, minnesota vikings, ragnar lodbrok, ragnar mcryan, siegfried, sigurd | 1 Comment

Don’t Sleep in the Ring of Fire

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Nathan

Brunhilda is a figure from Norse myths and legends who has somehow come into popular culture as a really fat woman. In fact, thanks to Wagner, she IS the singing fat lady of the saying. And while I certainly don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in German, History, Middle Ages, Monarchy, Mythology, Norse | Tagged brunhilda, brunhilda of austrasia, grimhild, gudrun, gunnar, kremhild, niebelungenlied, odin, richard wagner, ring cycle, siegfried, sigebert of austrasia, sigurd, valkyries | 11 Comments

Oh, Baby, Baby, It’s a Wild Hunt

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Nathan

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 | 13 Comments

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Nibbles of Nibelungs

Sidhe Bop

Say My Name, Say My Name

That’s My Spot

The Ragnar Rag

Don’t Sleep in the Ring of Fire

Oh, Baby, Baby, It’s a Wild Hunt

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