#vanadís

[lullabyofthejotnar]

Freya continues to pursue us, seeking revenge for the death of her son, Baldur. I do not wish to fight her, she was a friend, but I will defend myself if she forces my hand. I do not see a peaceful resolution to our situation

[bladesofkyber]

Idk i just think it’s interesting how Freya thinks killing Kratos would’ve been revenge for Baldur even though for them to be truly even stevens she would have to kill Atreus. Freya never, ever tried to attack Atreus; every attack we see in game is focused on Kratos. In the opening fight, Atreus is knocked out of the sled but not seriously injured and During Vanadís 100% of her focus was on Kratos.

It was never really about getting revenge on Kratos; Freya forgave him the moment he blocked Atreus from mauling her, it just takes her a minute to realize it and a little bit longer to say it out loud. Freya has been so dead set on getting revenge because Kratos is accessible to her. Odin, who is really to blame, is untouchable, safe in Asgard behind Hrimthur’s wall. Kratos is merely a target she can hit Right Now. She’s so angry, so hurt and as far as she knows, there is no way to reach Odin; not until Atreus tells her they are going to find Týr in Svartalfheim. She begins to think there may be hope to destroy Odin, but instead of asking for help she attacks. Freya is unused to relying on anyone but herself. She’s been lied to and let down by nearly every other man in her life, why would this one be any different.

The vines are when Kratos realizes Freya forgives, or will forgive, him. He sees her power in that moment, hears & feels her anger. But Freya finally has taken a moment to figure some shit out. In that one vulnerable moment Freya could have crushed Kratos instead of that rock and they both know it. I think this is also the moment Kratos realizes just how much Freya has truly been held back. This is the closest to full strength he’s ever seen her; Kratos knew she was strong, a warrior but never knew Freya at her peak. And he still has not. He may not have realized how formidable she was until this fight, he knew her determination, her indomitable will, not her true physical strength and abilities. It’s here he understands why Odin bound her to Midgard, bound her powers and took away her ability to fight.

To Forgive or Kill is so important, but that’s not when she forgives Kratos. Vanadís is the true forgiveness, To Forgive or Kill is when Freya finally admits it to herself

[voodoocarving]

I got a piece of elm wood in my hands. I usually work with ash and oak, so I was interested to see what the texture of this wood would be like under oil. Well, for the test, I decided to carve a figurine of Freya. It is available in my store in only one copy, since now it is not possible to buy elm wood regularly and I am not sure that it will be in the future this and other figurines in my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/VoodooCarving?ref=seller-platform-mcnav  

[grimmoiresque]

last night i found my goddess and I could not be more excited. everything is breathing with a new light.

[lullabyofthejotnar]

Freya continues to pursue us, seeking revenge for the death of her son, Baldur. I do not wish to fight her, she was a friend, but I will defend myself if she forces my hand. I do not see a peaceful resolution to our situation.

[bladesofkyber]

giffing the rest of the vanadís battle aka the bjorn cut scene and the LOOK kratos makes when he realizes it’s freya 🥺 his lip does a little quiver when he says her name. i cannot.

you literally cannot convince me the devs weren’t seeding some kind of relationship in the game. the subtext is all there

[voodoocarving]

Norse goddess Freya, she associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold and war. Freya is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen and rides a chariot pulled by two cats. Carved from oak This and other my stuff you can find on my Etsy store  

[voodoocarving]

Sometimes wood defects appear at the very end of the work. And so it happened with this statuette, here an ugly wood defect appeared on the chin. I could have just thrown away the defective figurine, but instead I decided to try making a coronavirus mask overlay that I cut out of boxwood. It completely covered the ugly area and the effect turned out to be quite interesting. Sometimes, thanks to defects, it turns out to do something unique. So I think that the statuette should eventually add to the resistance to coronavirus. + 3 points I guess This and other my stuff you can find on my Etsy store