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pagansphinx · 2 months

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Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) • Summer Night by the Beach • 1902-03

#art #painting #fine art #art history #edvard munch #oil painting #seascape #nocturnal painting #expressionism #norwegian artist #moonlight in paintings #early 20th century scandinavian art #artwork #pagan sphinx art blog #art blogs on tumblr #art lovers on tumblr

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thepaintedroom · 2 months

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Harriet Backer (Norwegian, 1845–1932) • The Library of Thorvald Boeck • 1902 • National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

#art #fine art #painting #art history #harriet backer #woman artist #norwegian artist #artwork #paintings of interiors #paintings of public interiors #impressionism #early 20th century #early 20th century scandinavian art #the painted room art blog #art blogs on tumblr #art lovers on tumblr

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gabriela-liar · 23 days

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luminarai · 4 months

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I’m 99% sure queen Margrethe was invited to Charles’ 8000 hour long coronation last year and just went

#cecil blogs her life #Danish tag #tldr the Danish queen handed in her 2 week notice (literally) on New Year’s Eve by going aight I’m abdicating during her NYE speech #and today her son was proclaimed king. they basically signed some papers and then that was it #it genuinely took 30 minutes #I’m really not a royalist but it felt very scandinavian and efficient #Denmark #queen margrethe #dronning margrethe #meme

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victoriademedici · 8 months

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Slayyyy 💚

#the 2nd pic is from theroyalsandi’s blog #crown princess victoria #princess estelle #fashion and style #swedish royal family #scandinavian royalty

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swedishimages · 21 days

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The view from my old apartment

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morningglory-95 · 29 days

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I just love this view, I could stand over there and stare in the distance for hours while listening to "Live for better days" by the punk band Ignite. 🎶 🌇 🇩🇰

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chiara-klara-claire · 2 years

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Fact: 🌙 is m and ☀️ is f in germanic languages, while in romance languages it is the opposite! I can tell why :)

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omgcharlie91-blog · 2 years

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Paparazzi part 2 ?

#alexander skarsgard #the northman #sweedish #sweedish guys #scandinavian guys #viking #vikings #tall guys #white men #white guy #white guys #white dudes #hot white guys #omgcharlie91-blog #Charlie's nasty thoughts

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pagansphinx · 3 months

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Anna Palm de Rosa (Swedish, ) • Fjäderholmarna, Stockholm • 1890

#art #painting #fine art #art history #anna palm de rosa #woman artist #woman painter #swedish artist #scandinavian art #marine painting #naturalism #late 19th century european art #art blogs on tumblr #pagan sphinx art blog #art appreciation #art lovers on tumblr

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thepaintedroom · 2 months

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Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944 ) • Night in Saint-Cloud • 1890

#art #fine art #painting #art history #edvard munch #oil painting #norwegian artist #paintings of interiors #artwork #expressionism #late 19th century scandinavian art #the painted room art blog #lighted rooms #windows #nightime paintings #pagan sphinx art blog #art appreciation

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queersrus · 4 months

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hi , could we please get names like beowulf? preferrably masc but any is fine — thank you in advance whether you do or don't & have a nice day !! ^^

odin, orion, oliver

atticus, ares, atlas, apollo, adonis, alexander/alexandre

loki, lex

krios

eros

drusus

bahadur, bridin

justinian

halfdan/halfdanr, hector, hunter

nexus

reaper

theodor

ciaran, chi

milo, malak

pepper, phaedre/phaedra

viridis, viridius

sorry if none of these work

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culturecalypsosblog · 1 year

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This blog is on the Scandinavian Yule cat

Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme

The Jólakötturinn will make you thankful for those Christmas socks

Santa Claus may be the ruby-cheeked patron of the holiday spirit in the United States, but in other countries he’s often accompanied by helpers of all kinds, who can quite frequently be terrifying. The Krampus of Central Europe is one example that comes to mind—a demonic spirit bound by St. Nicholas to kidnap naughty children and beat them with branches. But as far as creepy Christmas monsters go, Iceland’s Jólakötturinn is by far the most fashion-forward.

For most kids who celebrate Christmas, new clothes probably sit just above lumps of coal on the good present scale. But according to an Icelandic tradition, getting new socks before Christmas might just save your life. That’s because the Jólakötturinn, or Yule Cat, eats anyone who hasn’t received new clothes by the time Christmas rolls around, Matthew Hart writes for Nerdist.

The story of the Jólakötturinn likely dates back to the Dark Ages, though the oldest written accounts are from the 19th century. In any case, much like the Krampus, the Yule Cat has long been a Christmas-time enforcer of good behavior, Miss Cellania writes for Mental Floss. According to Icelandic tradition, anyone who finished their chores before Christmas would get new clothes as a reward. Meanwhile, lazy children who didn’t get their work done would have to face the Jólakötturinn.

For starters, the Jólakötturinn is no mere kitten—it towers above the tallest houses. As it prowls about Iceland on Christmas night, the Yule Cat peers in through the windows to see what kids have gotten for presents. If new clothes are among their new possessions, the big cat will move along. But if a child was too lazy to earn their new socks, the Jólakötturinn will eat their dinner, before moving on to the main course: the child herself, Hart writes.

“This is the kind of message Icelanders like to send out in their folklore,” Haukur S. Magnússon writes for the Reykyavík Grapevine. “If you do not have the money or means of acquiring new items of clothing before the festival of lights, you will be eaten by a gigantic cat.”

Presumably the threat of being eaten by the Jólakötturinn is also meant to inspire generosity in children who don’t have to fret about the Yule Cat, as giving clothes to the less-fortunate would grant them protection from the monstrous feline. But the giant beast isn’t even the only human-eating Christmas monster that Icelanders have the misfortune of having to face every year. There’s also the Jólakötturinn’s owners: the trolls Grýla, Leppalúði and their 13 children, who are collectively known as the “Yule Lads,” Magnússon writes.

So if you ever find yourself celebrating Christmas in Iceland, make sure to get some new clothes under the tree—those socks will come in handy when the Yule Cat peers in your window.

I hope you enjoyed this blog more to follow

Happy holidays,

Culture Calypso’s Blog 🐱🎄

#my blogs #spotify #spirituality #history #paganism #religion #holydays #scandinavian #iceland #yule cat

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victoriademedici · 10 months

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2010 // Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella photoshoot for German Vogue Magazine

#i love these photos from vogue but couldn’t find a tumblr post with them #it was too cute to not have on my blog #crown prince frederik #crown princess mary #prince christian #princess isabella #danish royal family #scandinavian royalty

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mervederya · 2 years

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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” - C.S. Lewis Wishing all of you a soothing Sunday with lots of happiness! I went for a walk to grab an iced bubblegum latte today, which tasted pretty good to be honest. Then did swim a little bit in the pool at our place, so now it really feels like summer has begun.

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askfanden · 2 years

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(( Part 2 of the Norwegian folktale ‘’Fanden and the boy’’.

Here’s Part 1! ))

#folklore #comic #ask blog #askblog #oc askblog #oc ask blog #Fanden Tyken #scandinavian folklore

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