Jan 21
3 Prussian Officer Cadets descending steps; Vincent Odinkirk, Gottlieb Witt and Leon von Zelewski (1906). Concept art for Moth, experimenting with ways of showing dark fabric in a black and white style. Since so little information is available about the Konigsberg Military Academy I felt liberty to make their motto "Kein Sieg Ohne Risiko" = "No victory without risk". This is derived from the lyrics "If you don't risk your life, you'll never win your life" from Fridericus Rex Grenadiermarsch, which is very exemplary of Prussian Militarist rhetoric, which in turn is derived from the Prose Edda, and sounds similar to the old Norse saying "Man doesn't avoid risk by avoiding conflict."