Lothbrok

An aesthetic blog dedicated to multiple fandoms, but mostly Vikings. Feel free to say Hi and make a request.

[drogons]

mama bear with her cub (✿◠‿◠)

Your life has never been easy, I know that. But, as your son, I am so proud of you. Of what you have achieved.

[justrollinon]

Ubbe…. I don’t know the proper way to say this but…. please kill your wife

[pokeasleepingsmaug]

Sami Partial Reindeer Castration

After last night’s episode, I did some research on the crushing reindeer balls with the teeth thing. Turns out it’s true, but, as usual, Hirst drastically misrepresented it. Here’s what I found. Keep in mind this is drastically simplified, and there are nuances to it that I definitely can’t speak to. This is what I found with just one google search and about ten minutes of reading. SEE HOW HARD THIS WAS, HIRST? Granted, there isn’t a ton of sources on this, but I’m going to keep digging, and I will reblog this post with more info once I find it. Anyone else, of course feel free to add anything found in your own research!

The Sami are reindeer herders. So what’s cool about reindeer, male reindeer in particular, is that they’re so big and strong, they’re able to break through layers and layers of ice to find vegetation. This ensures their own survival, as well as the survival of the herd, and when the herd is thriving, there’s a source of food and fur right there for the reindeer herders. The problem with these large male reindeer is that they have crazy amounts of testosterone and are really aggressive. They spend most of their time fighting and mating. If the reindeer gets injured in a fight, it’s unable to break through those layers of ice. This endangers the survival of the reindeer, the herd, and therefore the herders.

A complete castration destroys the testicles, and without that testosterone the male reindeer don’t always have the strength to break through all that ice. They grow feeble. The Sami perform a partial castration on their reindeer. They lasso the reindeer and bite down just enough to partially castrate the animal. It doesn’t destroy the balls, and leaves the reindeer with enough strength to be able to break through the ice because there’s still testosterone floating around in their blood stream. But there’s LESS testosterone, obviously, and so the reindeer aren’t as focused on fighting and fucking. 

There are a few videos on YouTube of the partial castration process, if anyone is interested in watching them. 

[whenimaunicorn]

THANK YOU it’s so sad when a writer with such a large audience can’t even bothered to do a little simple research. My research said that the Sami were not herding the reindeer, just hunting them, prior to 1500 so it’s possible this little factoid is anachronistic too, but whatever, he just wanted to have an excuse for exoticized kinky sex so …

I’m about done with this fucking show.

[pokeasleepingsmaug]

Just a little research could solve all these problems! I’ll admit I didn’t look into when the Sami started herding the reindeer, I just looked into the partial castration thing.

The point is though, sometimes you have to dig a little bit BUT THE INFORMATION IS ALL THERE. And yeah, I’m nearing the end of my rope with this show. It’s just getting worse and worse as it goes on.

[salt-is-a-terrible-currency]

Hirst still seems to be living off of the approval of some Swedish professor that saw the first two episodes of season 1 years ago. Just because one person thought those two episodes were good doesn’t mean you can keep claiming that your show is ‘a big hit and very appreciated in Scandinavia’

[pokeasleepingsmaug]

Which is funny, because when season 1 first started I was taking a literature class on the sagas, and my professor watched the first episode when it aired and spent the entire class the next day just ranting about how inaccurate it was, at least from the point of view of the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok. She was LIVID.

[concretewalls]

Now we finally know what Björn’s kink is!

[drogons]

bjorn making mama bear laugh  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[concretewalls]

Mama bear deserves to laugh ♥

[concretewalls]

Vikings S05E07 named differently

Björn Ironside - New Year New Me

Björn Ironside - Mommy's boy

Björn Ironside - Discovering my kinks

Ubbe Ragnarsson - Getting my brother's second handed stuff

Ubbe Ragnarsson - Help, my wife knows what she wants

[tolkiensource]

middle-earth meme | [¼] moments

[behindbookshelf8-deactivated202]

                                   Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien 

                             January 3rd 1892 - September 2nd 1973

[concretewalls]

A great day to start reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time! Love the movies to bits, but now it's time to step up the game. I'm curious in which ways you will blow my mind, Tolkien.

[concretewalls]

Best part from S05E05?

Definately Björn petting that dromedary after he hopped of. It just made me laugh and my heart melt at the same time. Gotta love Ironside ♥

Special thanks to @angelica61692

[vikingsinuppsala]

Bjorn: 4x16 “Crossings”

[mockingjaykatniss2]

[dailytolkien]

Full of memory… and a n g e r.

[all-my-nopes]

Ragnar left … he left behind his throne, his wife, his five sons. Kattegat was in mourning for their King. Beaten and broken, he left without any explanation. Time passed. Weeks became years and the five heirs gave up their hope of ever seeing their father again. Ragnar never came back to teach them to fight, or lead like a real Viking would; He never came back to see them grow strong. But they did. They became fierce men, and the loss of their father made them even stronger. Björn was the one taking the lead; Walking in the fading footsteps of his father, he took care of his other brothers, trying to make them measure up to the last name they carried. Ragnarsson. But the whispers of Ragnar Lothbrok abandoning his kingdom brought a certain tension into the stronghold that calls itself Kattegat. Queen Aslaug took advantage of her husband’s name and power, waiting for the right moment to make Kattegat her own. But the threat is not only from within Kattegat itself. For there are competitors on the horizon. More kingdoms are waiting to challenge the largest trading city in history, for the love of power, gold and glory. 

Ragnarok is a small but growing RP site based on History Channel’s Vikings. We’re looking for new members to join our community, whether you are a new or experienced roleplayer. It takes place during the Season 4 time jump, before Ragnar returns to Kattegat. Some canon characters are available. @concretewalls

[concretewalls]

Vikings RPG [Available canons]

As most of you might already know, @lordavanti​ and I are the proud owners of the vikings RPG called Ragnarok. At the moment we have a total of 52 characters, created by approximately 8 members who are active almost every day.

But we are still looking for new members to join our incredible writing story. Don’t worry if you are inexperienced, because we are a very close group of friendly people who wo love to help you out. It is really something even I have never experienced before, and I’m in the RPG-world for over 6 years now.

We also have a place for experienced writers. As you might have read in the title, there is still a bunch of available canons, waiting for somebody to be played. I’m talking about: Hvitserk, Sigurd, Halfdan, Floki, Helga, Torvi and Margrethe.

If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to contact me (here or on the RPG). Everybody is welcome!

[concretewalls]

UPDATE

Hello dears,

First of all I want to apologize for my absent the last few weeks. I’ve been so busy with the start of the new school year, work and so much else. Have to admit that I’m also spending a lot of time on my own RPG.

I have gotten so much questions from you guys, asking if I would continue with the stories I’m writing. And the answer is YES! So please don’t worry, you will get your next part. I only can’t promise when,because I always give priority to my own vikings-RPG. So if you guys want to read more of my work, you can always visit http://ragnarok.actieforum.com/

Please feel free to join the forum, we are always looking for new members, new characters and new storylines.

[concretewalls]

🌼~BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you’re supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but its sweet to know someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out.~🌼

♥♥♥!!!!!!!

The exact same thing goes for you dear!

[concretewalls]

Do you have a masterpost/masterlist of your fics? I sorta want to binge read your writing

I do have a masterlist, you can find it here

So nice to hear that you want to binge read my writing ♥

[bullshitisave-deactivated202001]

Viking RPG

If you love Vikings, and you also love role playing then have I found the site for you!

http://ragnarok.actieforum.com

Everything about this site is beautifully done and designed. It’s easy to navigate and the people are so lovely. You can become one of the characters from the show, or you can make your own! I just joined this week and I’m so glad that I did.

[concretewalls]

A lovely message from a lovely, new member. So happy to have you with us ♥️