Thank you for filling out our Interest Sheet! Unfortunately, the responses we got are currently too small to consider doing another Big Bang so soon. We appreciate all responses that we did get though!
Because we don't wanna leave you empty-handed, we came to the conclusion that we might do something else entirely... if enough people are up for it! We know a few of you would love to stay active in the Vikings fandom and connect through an event. Will you help us one more time to make it happen?
To the people interested in participating in a Fandom Event: Which one would you prefer to partake in?
Secret Santa*
Zero Comment Challenge**
Fic Bingo***
Voting ended onOct 25, 2023
Explanation for each option beneath the read more:
* Secret Santa: This means you will fill out a gift exchange on ao3. You'll have the option to say what you'd like to read, tell your squicks/triggers and what you love, as a guideline for the author. Our authors will tell us what they love to write, but also what they don't want to write. We will take all of this info into account as we pair readers with authors. You will be the reader of one fic created especially for you, and you'll also be the author of one fic you'll create for someone else! It's a lovely exchange between readers and authors for the holiday season.
** Zero Comment Challenge: This challenge has piqued our interest last year. We thought it would be a nice way of giving back to those who create for our fandom and may not have gotten a huge fandom response to their work. As one might instantly notice, the Vikings fandom is vast and there are lots of fics on AO3 that did not get any comments. Even those who've been there for years. We think it's a little sad that some authors never received a kind word for their work. It would be ideal to strike them off the list of "zero comment fic". It is important to note, that a proper comment for this challenge is one that is structured and longer than five sentences. This can be achieved by following a comment guideline we would post for you. A How To if you will. Also, the knowledge of making an author smile is such a reward! Spreading love is important.
*** Fic Bingo: This one's a bit like a collect 'em all. You will get a Bingo sheet with varying tropes and other fic characteristics listed. Every time you read a fic that fits an entry on the bingo sheet, you get to cross that entry out. You have to comment in some way for us to track it, i. e. reblogging with a comment in the tags also counts, or you comment on AO3. Obviously we will need to get the links to the fics you read (and where the comment will be visible to us) to check if you actually did read them. Hence why the comment or reblog is necessary.
To make both the Fic Bingo and the Zero Comment Challenge a little more interesting, there will be 3 prizes to be won. This is where artists and writers come in. For all three places you can get a reward of differing value.
3. Prize will be a art of any kind: edit, gif, moodboard, digital art of something the winner can prompt (i.e. specific theme or character it revolves around).
2. Prize is a ficlet of max. 1k words that the winner can prompt with explicit guidelines on what they want and/or not want
1. Prize will be a combination of a fic and art of any kind by two different creators that will come together and collaborate for the winner.
To make this happen, we will need artists and authors to sign up to be available- much like with the Big Bang. The prize doesn't have to be ready immediately and you will be given a generous time frame to finish. This also means that it's possible someone might not create in case the prompts given don't suit them.
Hey I can't fill out the form for some reason on my browser but just letting y'all know that you have another person interested in being an author for a future bang <3
Hey there! Really glad to see you're interested!😊
It might be possible that you weren't logged into your google account. We won't get your mailaddress when you log in, it's just so the form can't be filled out by the same person multiple times.
In past experiences, trying to access from desktop is the easiest. If you have no google account, just message us via pm so we can get the relevant information i.e. when it would suit you best to participate in 2024.
We aren't totally sure if there will be another Vikings Big Bang. But we'd like to know who might be interested in one!
We made a little questionnaire about a future Big Bang that we'd love for you to fill out for us. You can talk to us about how you'd like to participate and which time frame would work for you! We really want to let as many of you join as possible. So if you've got exams, a lot of work, maybe even a house move or renovation coming up in 2024 and you do want to join our Big Bang? Now's the time to let us know what would work best for you!
With this questionnaire we can see when the majority of you will be able to create 🥰 Thanks in advance for filling it out!
We want to know how likely it is that people would participate in 2024 and when it would suit them best to create.
We'd like to apologize for the small delay in our round-up post. We have now collected every fic, teaser and art in one handy post for you to find! Take a dive in (beneath the 'readmore') and please leave our writers and artists some love!
1. The Shepperd and The Lamb by @heavenlymorals, art by @nothingtolosebutweight
Category: Gen
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Word count: 9,3k
Warnings: none
Summary: Instead of honoring their promise of sending the young heathen, Ivar, back to Norway, the royal family instead put him under the care of the warrior bishop, Bishop Heahmund, to shed his heathen ways.
2. Strife within London by @emma-ofnormandy, art by @therealvikingstrash
Category: F/M
Rating: Mature
Word count: 11,2k
Warnings: none
Summary: Determined to prove those closest to the crown are responsible for the shrinking coffers in London, Emma brings the evidence she has gathered to Canute’s attention, expecting they both would come together and make a plan. Instead, she is reminded that London has not changed as much as she had thought under the reign of her second husband and it will take a certain touch to mend the bridge that was burned.
Author's promo can be found here!
3. The Lost Daughter by @northernxstories, art by @not-another-viking-fanfic-blog
Category: F/M
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 22,5k
Warnings: Character Death, Pandemic
Summary: In this modern AU, Angrboda was lost to her family when a pandemic swept the world shortly after her fifth birthday. They became trapped on opposite sides of the wall that cut off the territory of Kattegat from the rest of the world. One of a dozen Sealed Territories around the world, Kattegat is assumed to be a dead city almost two decades later.
When a team of scientists plan to breach the wall, Angrboda or Bodi as she is now known, schemes her way into the group with the help of her adopted sister, Sumi, and in order to do so, Bodi must hide her connection to the community. Once there, Kattegat is nothing like she expected. Faced with new information and unexpected connections, Bodi must decide if she'll remain true to the life she has built or find her home in Kattegat once again.
Author's promo can be found here!
4. veild the pole by @cerberusian, art by @nothingtolosebutweight
Category: M/M
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 6k
Warnings: Dub-Con, Violence, Incest
Summary: He thought he was dreaming when Ubbe came in. Ubbe had no reason to be here, except that Hvitserk wanted him here; so he must be a figment of Hvitserk's imagination.
5. Down With The Dust by @ulfrsmal, art by @underragingwaves
Category: M/M
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 11.5k
Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, consent issues
Summary: Stranded in Constantinople and in dire need of money to return to Norway and claim what was rightfully his, Harald hadn’t thought twice before pitching this idea to Leif – there were few things more delectable than admiring the raw power in his half-naked Greenlander – yet now Harald could see what bubbling rage could do… and started to doubt whether this had been a good idea after all.
Author's promo can be found here!
6. Pale On Pale by @bouncehousedemons, art by @therealvikingstrash
Category: F/F
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 6k
Warnings: Violence, Gore, Character Death, cannibalism
Summary: Kwenthrith does not remember going into the woods. She simply remembers waking up with an insatiable blood lust and a peculiar feeling that she is something "other". What Kwenthrith is not aware of is that she is now a succubus. It will take the deaths of many men and the ultimate test of her friendship with Judith before she realises she must either seek salvation or learn to live with her curse.
Author's promo can be found here!
7. Seafarer by @sigridsdottir, art by @not-another-viking-fanfic-blog
Category: F/M
Rating: General Audiences
Word count: 3,2k
Warnings: none
Summary: One day Ubbe's childhood companion realizes that perhaps she feels more for him than she originally thought and only when they are separated do they see how desperately they need one another.
•One day Ubbe's childhood companion realizes that perhaps she feels more for him than she originally thought and only when they are separated do they see how desperately they need one another•
I was paired alongside the wonderful @sigridsdottir to take part in the @vikingsbigbang 2023! “Seafarer” is a delightful Ubbe centric love story, that I absolutely adored. A huge thank you to @sigridsdottir for letting me make something for your beautiful story - I absolutely loved playing around with moodboards and playlists for it.
(And as ever, a huge thank you to the VBB organisers, you guys do so much behind the scenes to make sure everything goes smoothly. Hats off to you my dears!)
Author: @sigridsdottir | Artist: @not-another-viking-fanfic-blog
Title: Seafarer | Category: F/M | Rating: General Audiences | Word count: 3,2k
Warnings: none
Summary: One day Ubbe's childhood companion realizes that perhaps she feels more for him than she originally thought and only when they are separated do they see how desperately they need one another.
You can read the story here on AO3!
Created as part of the Vikings Big Bang '23 event on @vikingsbigbang
Pairing: Kwenthrith x Judith
Warnings: Blood & gore, violence, character death, cannibalism, demonic possession, horror, smut, angst, lesbian sex.
Word count: ~6k
Author's note: It's here! My entry of the 2023 edition of the @vikingsbigbang - really excited to share this with you as it's an exploration of lots of firsts for me - my first time properly writing wlw and either of these characters, and my first ever try at writing horror/gore content. This was a lot of fun. Huge thank you to Yume and Killy for organising this wonderful event once again - it's always a pleasure to take part. Thank you to @underragingwaves for beta'ing this and offering kind words of support. Lastly, but by no means least, a massive thank you and endless praise to my effortlessly talented artist @therealvikingstrash - you captured the mood of the story perfectly - all gifs and dividers for this story were created by Yume and I am forever grateful to her.
Author: @bouncehousedemons | Artist: @therealvikingstrash
Title: Pale on Pale | Category: F/F | Rating: Explicit | Word count: 6k
Warnings: Violence, Gore, Character Death, cannibalism
Summary: Kwenthrith does not remember going into the woods. She simply remembers waking up with an insatiable blood lust and a peculiar feeling that she is something "other". What Kwenthrith is not aware of is that she is now a succubus. It will take the deaths of many men and the ultimate test of her friendship with Judith before she realises she must either seek salvation or learn to live with her curse.
You can read the story here on AO3!
Created as part of the Vikings Big Bang '23 event on @vikingsbigbang
I am very excited to finally get to share my @vikingsbigbang creations with you all! It was so much fun for me to get to make things for a beautiful and well-written Vikings: Valhalla fic this time around. 😊 This color palette was a cool challenge to work with that I think works like a charm to illustrate this lovely fic!
@ulfrsmal wrote an absolute gem that I think is definitely going to please a lot of Harald/Leif shippers, and you can read the whole story right here on AO3! Be sure to give it some love!! 🧡
Stranded in Constantinople and in dire need of money to return to Norway and claim what was rightfully his, Harald hadn’t thought twice before pitching this idea to Leif – there were few things more delectable than admiring the raw power in his half-naked Greenlander – yet now Harald could see what bubbling rage could do… and started to doubt whether this had been a good idea after all.
Author's Notes:
Welcome to my entry for @vikingsbigbang 2023! I had a lot of fun writing it, and was lucky enough to collab with the amazing @underragingwaves who did the incredible art you can see both in this post and embedded in the fic on ao3.
Author: @ulfrsmal | Artist: @underragingwaves
Title: Down with the Dust | Category: M/M | Rating: Explicit | Word count: 11.5k
Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, consent issues
Summary: Stranded in Constantinople and in dire need of money to return to Norway and claim what was rightfully his, Harald hadn’t thought twice before pitching this idea to Leif – there were few things more delectable than admiring the raw power in his half-naked Greenlander – yet now Harald could see what bubbling rage could do… and started to doubt whether this had been a good idea after all.
You can read the story here on AO3!
Created as part of the Vikings Big Bang '23 event on @vikingsbigbang
Folks, are you ready for a lil smutty story about Ubbe and Hvitserk 😏? If so, I have the perfect one for you, from none other than the talented hapaxlegomena on AO3 / @cerberusian on Tumblr
This is the second (and last) entry for the @vikingsbigbang that I've had the honor of providing art for, and it was a nice change to do something for characters other than my two favs. Staring at Ubbe for hours didn't do me any harm, or at least I hope so 😏.
I also hope I can elicit a little grin from some of you when you spot the somewhat hidden main character in one of the pictures 🍑. I at least grinned the whole time while editing it.
The Story:
Summary: He thought he was dreaming when Ubbe came in. Ubbe had no reason to be here, except that Hvitserk wanted him here; so he must be a figment of Hvitserk's imagination.
Warnings: Sibling Incest, Anal Sex, Angry Sex
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The Art:
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A big thanks also to @underragingwaves and @therealvikingstrash for hosting this event again. It was a fun ride to participate ♥♥
Author: @cerberusian | Artist: @nothingtolosebutweight
Title: Veild the Pole | Category: M/M | Rating: Explicit | Word count: 6k
Warnings: Dub-Con, Violence, Incest
Summary: He thought he was dreaming when Ubbe came in. Ubbe had no reason to be here, except that Hvitserk wanted him here; so he must be a figment of Hvitserk's imagination.
You can read the story here on AO3!
Created as part of the Vikings Big Bang '23 event on @vikingsbigbang
In this modern AU, Angrboda was lost to her family when a pandemic swept the world shortly after her fifth birthday. They became trapped on opposite sides of the wall that cut off the territory of Kattegat from the rest of the world. One of a dozen Sealed Territories around the world, Kattegat is assumed to be a dead city almost two decades later.
When a team of scientists plan to breach the wall, Angrboda or Bodi as she is now known, schemes her way into the group with the help of her adopted sister, Sumi, and in order to do so, Bodi must hide her connection to the community. Once there, Kattegat is nothing like she expected. Faced with new information and unexpected connections, Bodi must decide if she'll remain true to the life she has built or find her home in Kattegat once again.
I was partnered with the incredibly talented @fejaxtales in this VBB. I loved “The Lost Daughter” and am honoured to have been able to create some bits and bobs for it. Thank you so much to @fejaxtales for writing such a delightful piece, and for letting me collaborate with you.
(And a huge thank you to all at @vikingsbigbang, I know we’re sometimes not the easiest bunch to keep on track! You guys deserve medals!)
I hope you all enjoy reading The Lost Daughter as much as I have
My Contribution to Vikings Big Bang for 2023. I hope you enjoy. My paired artist created a fun playlist that pairs beautifully. I encourage the readers to click on the link and enjoy the music along with the writing.
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Ubbe x Angrboda
Warnings: Sexual content, Death, Murder, Pandemic, Lying, Deceit, Kidnapping (threatened), and references to Mental Health.
Wordcount: 22,583 (5 chapters)
Thank you to the artist I was paired with: busy_bee3 aka @not-another-viking-fanfic-blog
I had fun working with you and hope you like how the story turned out. I appreciate all your kindness and encouragement.
Thank you to the organizers @vikingsbigbang
Your hard work does not go unnoticed. It is greatly appreciated.
Summary: In this modern AU, Angrboda was lost to her family when a pandemic swept the world shortly after her fifth birthday. They became trapped on opposite sides of the wall that cut off the territory of Kattegat from the rest of the world. One of a dozen Sealed Territories around the world, Kattegat is assumed to be a dead city almost two decades later.When a team of scientists plan to breach the wall, Angrboda or Bodi as she is now known, schemes her way into the group with the help of her adopted sister, Sumi, and in order to do so, Bodi must hide her connection to the community. Once there, Kattegat is nothing like she expected. Faced with new information and unexpected connections, Bodi must decide if she’ll remain true to the life she has built or find her home in Kattegat once again.
READ HERE ON AO3
Author: @northernxstories | Artist: @not-another-viking-fanfic-blog
Title: The Lost Daughter | Category: F/M | Rating: Explicit | Word count: 22,5k
Warnings: Character Death, Pandemic
Summary: In this modern AU, Angrboda was lost to her family when a pandemic swept the world shortly after her fifth birthday. They became trapped on opposite sides of the wall that cut off the territory of Kattegat from the rest of the world. One of a dozen Sealed Territories around the world, Kattegat is assumed to be a dead city almost two decades later.
When a team of scientists plan to breach the wall, Angrboda or Bodi as she is now known, schemes her way into the group with the help of her adopted sister, Sumi, and in order to do so, Bodi must hide her connection to the community. Once there, Kattegat is nothing like she expected. Faced with new information and unexpected connections, Bodi must decide if she'll remain true to the life she has built or find her home in Kattegat once again.
You can read the story here on AO3!
Created as part of the Vikings Big Bang '23 event on @vikingsbigbang
