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Some art for my IF WIP :) the lovely Naila again

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The Beard of a Woman

In Norse mythology, there are thought to be six great and magical strengths: the sound a cat makes when it walks, the breath of a fish, the spittle of a bird, the roots of a mountain, the sinew of a bear, and the beard of a woman. These six magical strengths come together to form Gleipnir, the magical binding that bounds Fenrir.

It is the last strength, the beard of a woman, that I will be speaking of.

When women are young, they tend to try to impress and appease others. However, as they age, they realize that they should be true to themselves. This is usually thought to come at the same time that they begin to develop chin hairs.

Skaði was in attendance of Ægir’s great feast, when Loki became hurt that the gods were excluding him from their praise. He then began revealing truths about the gods, many of which were upsetting or insulting.

When he got to Skaði, she took the initiative and insulted him first- telling him that he will soon be bound to three boulders with the entrails of his soon-to-die son, despite the fact that he is quick with his silver tongue. Loki retorted that even so, he had been first and foremost in the killing of Skaði’s father, Þjazi, and that Skaði had not been so rude when she had previously invited Loki to bed with her. Loki was pleased with himself and he then moved on to speak with Sif, whilst Skaði quietly grinned and remarked that even with hairs growing from her chin, Loki had found her attractive, and that even her husband Njörðr cheers for her and is proud of her. It is thus that the beard of a woman is one of the oldest and greatest strengths, especially for a woman. The beard of a woman overcomes the inability to laugh at oneself, for only Skaði was unphased by Loki’s words.

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