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My copy of Hellig Olaf: Historisk Fortælling by Elisabeth Schøyen, published in 1897. This edition features illustrations by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen.
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My copy of Hellig Olaf: Historisk Fortælling by Elisabeth Schøyen, published in 1897. This edition features illustrations by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen.
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Some rather surprising crowned heads are collected in my king gallery.
Of Viking origin, Olaf II converted to Christianity in the city of Rouen and served the exiled King Ethelred II of England.
He was King of Norway from 1015 to 1128.
What if I told you I had written Amphibia Fanfic in the form of an Old Norse Saga. What would you do then. You would read it, right?
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Something that's always bothered me is titles and how they are used in Merlin. Why the fuck is Elena referred to as Princess Elena but her father is only ever referred to as Lord Godwyn?! Why is he not King Godwyn? And why is the reverse true for King Olaf and his daughter Lady Vivian?
To alleviate this annoyance I've come up with a theory that I feel explains this inconsistency.
For the ladies, it might have to do with succession. We know Elena is Godwyn's only child so maybe since she's his heir she's styled princess and Vivian might have a brother that's just not mentioned who's the heir. If Vivian's not next in line for the throne maybe that's why she's Lady Vivian instead of princess. Mithian being styled princess and the only child of King Rodor (If Mithian had any siblings I'm pretty sure we'd see them at some point during their kingdom being couped) also supports this idea.
This doesn't explain Godwyn being a Lord but I have an idea for that. He's not a king, he's a regent. I think Elena's mother was the one born into the royal family and was the Queen Regnant with Godwyn as her husband and Lord Consort. After she died he took over as regent until Elena is ready to take the throne, thus making him the ruler of his kingdom but not a king.
I don't know if this theory will hold up to scrutiny from someone with a better understanding of royal titles than me but it's the one I'm choosing to apply to any future ideas involving these characters.
Time Travel Question 34: Medievalish and Earlier 3
If you could travel through time, but only to see something for Research or for fun, not to change anything, what would you pick?
Old English to Middle English Transition
Where exactly did the Greenlanders land in North America
Meet everyone Westerners Thought were Prester John
Tape the Prophet Mohamed reciting the Koran in his own voice
The Last Decade of the Greenland Settlement
Did the Battle of Stiklestad happen?
Meet "Radamanthus" if he existed
Was there a Battle of Baden Hill. If so where? What happened.
What was "The Great Bird Slaying" (Anglo Saxon Chronicle
Heian Era Japanese Court Incense Party
First Decade of Human Settlement on Rapa Nui
Ammonites
These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.
This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct earlier time grouping. Basically, I'd already moved on to human history, but I'd periodically get a pre-homin suggestion, hence the occasional random item waaay out of it's time period, rather than reopen the category.
In some cases a culture lasted a really long time and I grouped them by whether it was likely the later or earlier grouping made the most sense with the information I had. (Invention ofs tend to fall in an earlier grouping if it's still open. Ones that imply height of or just before something tend to get grouped later, but not always. Sometimes I'll split two different things from the same culture into different polls because they involve separate research goals or the like).
Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.
THE SAILING OF KING OLAF AND OTHER POEMS by Alice Williams Brotherton. (Chicago: Kerr, 1887)
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Retelling the story of King Olaf and the vǫlsi…