Aroo.

Come hear the tail of Æsa Úlfvaldsdottir! A place to chronicle my adventures "Living the Dream" in the SCA.

[fellandfaironline]

“A sea-folk blinder than the sea Broke all about his land, But Alfred up against them bare And gripped the ground and grasped the air, Staggered, and strove to stand.

He bent them back with spear and spade, With desperate dyke and wall, With foemen leaning on his shield And roaring on him when he reeled; And no help came at all.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

Help may not have come to King Alfred, but it came to the #FellCompany! We have emerged from an amazing week of adventures with many more stories to tell! Our Rangers and Sword-Thanes are returning home to heal their wounds and sharpen their swords for next time!

Photos by the ever amazing @nicolasbruno (at Wessex)

[discardingimages]

dog lady

Alphonso Psalter, London ca. 1284, decorations added in the early 14th century

BL, Add. 24686, fol. 13v

[beyond-the-stars]

[sofitheviking]

Stary Olsa performance at Gulf Wars XXVI

For more SCA photography and other cool stuff, please check out my Facebook art page! https://www.facebook.com/tacleveland/

[just-shower-thoughts]

Scientists are going to be pissed when they send probes to the new exoplanets and find that the vikings got there hundreds of years before them.

[maenadscraft-deactivated2020121]

Two bands for a Russian set :) (Moshchevaya Balka and Ladoga )

[elucubrare]

WebMD Middle Ages

Q: I have, of late, felt strange pain in mine elbow

A: Prepare thy soul to be shriven, for thou hast THE PLAGUE

[sashayed]

Try These Home Remedyes

take in thy hand a Scourge haveing 3 Tayles, and with it flagellate thy sinnful bodye in the publick Road, crying Mercie of God 

have lesse blood

hast thou tried Arsenic

Was This Helpful aye | nay 36 out of 39 serfs founde thys helpfull

[roachpatrol]

if thou dost not posess a sufficiency of time for the weaving of thine own sacks for a sackcloth & ashys perdition garment, store boute ys fine

[sashayed]

Thys Knave Hath Procured the True & Grislye Fyngre-Bone of St. Agrippina. Thou’lt Credit NOT What Thanne Transpired 

[derichelieu]

#Doctours HATE Hym!: Lerne of a Varlet Who Hath Physicked Himself With Only Treacle (x)

[maltedchocolatemilkshakes]

@copperbadge 

[copperbadge]

I just keep thinking about how food blogging would have existed in the middle ages. Ten thousand words about Four Thieves Anti Plague Formula and how it can also be used as a nice dressing on salad! 

[gentlewave]

Persian Style Peacock Bird, miniature painting, opaque watercolour on Urdu script paper, Persian style of brushwork, 15 x 23 cm, modern handmade art, source: artindia.com.

[bevsi]

Viking family

[just-shower-thoughts]

He owns a sword he never uses, lives with his mom, and only seems to attack people when he thinks there’ll be no repercussions for him. Grendel was truly the first troll.

[mandaloriangf]

the nine worlds of norse mythology

[istorik45]

art by  Raidho DMT

[thereenactorsporn]

[ru-titley-knives]

Soulpad.

Really looking forward to getting back to my 5m Soulpad Bell tent soon , even though the outside has been damp with the blaze burner running it realy takes the edge off .

Full specs here http://soulpad.co.uk/products/blaze-1

and http://soulpad.co.uk/t/categories/canvas-bell-tents/5-metre-soulpad%28r%29

[fjorn-the-skald]

Hestur Bogmaður. (Horse Archer).

Via Jōra Photo Tales.

[norsemythologyanimated-blog]

I love how in the Lokasenna half the time the gods don’t even deny the accusations thrown at them, just give a responding insult. Like

“You’re a filthy coward who only cares about sex!”

“Ha ha, you got me there, but, I mean, so are you.”

[fantasymythologyhistoryandfandom]

Odin: “you had sex as a woman!” Loki: “so did you. I remember when..” Frigga:” TOO MUCH INFORMATION! what’s in the past it’s in the past”

[norsemythologyanimated-blog]

And then Loki: Shut up! You cheated on Odin!

Frigga: And you killed my child. So. Yeah.

[equilibrium-at-sea]

Loki: You slept with your brother!

Freyja: You slept with a horse… what’s your point? Is this a contest? Did I win?

[loptrcoptr]

Sif: ok surely I am the only one here who you won’t insult because I’ve never done a single shitty thing ever Loki: Loki: you are aware we totally banged, right? Sif: SHIT, I forgot!

[norsemythologyanimated-blog]

Beyla: I think I hear Thor coming to kick your áss.

Loki: I have taken this into deep consideration and have decided that you’re dirty and I don’t care.

[blacktailcat]

Lokasenna, the Awkward Thanksgiving Fight of the Aesir.

[norsemythologyanimated-blog]

That is the best description of the Lokasenna I have ever heard.

[fuckyeahnorsemythology]

Loki is Odinn’s oath-brother and he’s drunk in the Lokasenna.

Which means that Loki is literally that relative that gets drunk and makes a scene at the family reunion.

[elvenrealm]

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” ✨ Fun Viking facts! 1. Viking women could inherit property 😉 2. Vikings were some of the most hygienic people of their time. 👍 3. William the Conqueror was a descendent of Vikings. 🇬🇧 (Photographer: @taylordlanier Hair and makeup: @tiffanynicoleperea 💕🙌🌿)

My Viking photo shoot featuring runes by lykosleather ( lykosleather.com and on etsy)

My Instagram: Lotheriel