#draumar

[tiredsoundsofagnes]

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[tonhalszendvics]

There was that whole shit with the Draumar and Bachel, and I was thinking about how was she taking care of her cult.

Murtagh didn't see any elves, which is fine, elven kids are scarce, they are probably protected at all costs, and it seemed like she was actively brainwashing her followers since childhood. But there were dwarves, and Hrothgar was well over 200 when he died, so it's a possibility that she had followers who were around since the Fall.

It was implied that the Order sent Galbatorix&Jarnunvösk and their companions there on purpose. Bachel probably didn't like them too much. But she very much liked Azlagur.

And there was that girl, Alín, who was kind of worshipping Thorn (and basically all dragons), almost elf-style. That was probably taught to her (but not to Bachel's right hand-man, I guess). If they were worshipping Azlagur, then it's kinda understandable, right?

Anyway, my question is how much had Bachel's teachings changed after the Fall. Like, there were no dragons anymore, wild or not, flying over them accidentally. She could talk about the dragons all she way she wanted to. (Except if the Forsworn were really being guests there for a while, then probably the nameless dragons added more nuance to the picture ---- oh dear what if Alín offered to help Thorn washing up because it was a common thing to do with the nameless dragons and it stayed in the village's common knowledge even after Galbatorix and Bachel parted ways?)

Summing up:

dragons are the enemies of the Draumar

dragons are the friends of the Draumar

dragons are worshipped by the Draumar

dragons (Thorn) are the enemies of the Draumar

So like... there were a few ideology changes in out world in the past 100 years, but damn shit, Bachel was there orchestrating all of that. It's wild.

[sewerhawk]

[mariatryti]

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[angie-answers]

Why are you so awesome? Thank you for existing!! :>

“No, no; thank YOU for existing!”

[fjorn-the-skald]

Dýr lét drǫ́pu stjóra dís til svefns of vísat lœgis elds, þars lǫ́gu, lítt týnik því, dýnur. Ok með sér en svinna saums leiddi mik Nauma, sákat hól í kvílu, hlaut skald sænig blauta. _ The good dream-woman let me, the poet, to sleep there, where soft beds lay. From my mind this will not fade. The thread-goddess led me to her soft resting place, so perfectly arranged, and there I lay me down.

Gísli Súrsson.

(Source:) Christopher Crocker, “All I Do the Whole Night Through: On the Dreams of Gísli Súrsson,” Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 84, No. 2, Summer 2012, 156. 

Note: Yet, this source implies other sources that would be more direct. Still, this source should suffice, because it is where I personally found the material. I should also note that this is one stanza out of three, I do believe. Try not to analyze its meaning too deeply, for that would only be misleading without the rest. Also, as for who spoke the quote, an author wrote this verse and attributed it to Gísli. Assuming historical reality, I can not say for certain whether it was actually a man named Gísli or a later author who original composed such a verse.

[fjorn-the-skald]

I saw your response to anonymous' dream and was wondering if you knew much about dream interpretation in general or if this was a special case seeing as how it pertained to Thor and older themes, or if you knew about anyone who does. Thanks!

Velkomið, vinur,(Welcome, friend,)

I would not claim to know much about it, generally speaking, because I have not familiarized myself with dream theories, such as Freud’s thesis that dreams carry meaning, for example. Yet, I am not unaware of the power and beauty in understanding a dream. It is as Paul Ricoeur wrote: “...to say that dreams have meaning is to assert that they are an intelligible, and even intellectual, operation of man; to understand them is to experience their intelligibility.”(1.)

I should emphasize, though, that the dream ‘interpretation’ I am somewhat familiar with is more for historical and literary purposes, and not particularly for personal or contemporary purposes.   I can still offer my insights, as I did with the asker of “I dreamt of a wooden bowl…,” but I would not wish to claim any proficiency in professional dream interpretation and analysis.

Interestingly enough, I am currently reading an article related to this subject, called “All I do the Whole Night Through: On the Dreams of Gísli Súrsson.” by Dr. Christopher Crocker. The article does touch on some dream interpretation theories, but still within a specific scope. I study the sagas of early Iceland, and the authors of those sagas often used dreams for various purposes. So, I would say that my response to that dream was indeed a special case, because it involved Norse mythology, or medieval Norse culture in general.

Nevertheless, If you seek insight into dreams that do not relate to medieval Norse or Celtic culture I am afraid that I am of little use (at the moment), nor do I know of anyone who focuses in the matter, either. If that is the case, I do apologize for not being able to assist. I wish you the best of luck, though!

Æsir leiða þig.(Gods guide you.)

FOOTNOTE:

1. Paul Ricoeur, Freud and Philosophy: An Essay on Interpretation. Trans. Denis Savage. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970), 88. (I personally read this from the article I mentioned above, though, by Christopher Crocker).

[meanderingthevoid]

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