#haltia

[haltijakapala]

Page 90 is progressing so quickly I am optimistic it will be done next week already! I wish there were these long holidaythings every month xD

#fantasy art #artists on tumblr #elf art #original art #paths of avarnight #sarjakuva #dark fantasy #web comics #haltia #comic wip #comic inking #nib pen

[sonjavart]

Elf dude Alfur. Too sexy for his shirt.

Commissions OPEN.

If you like my art, why not pat me in the back by liking? Even reblog to give others the chance to do the same.

#oc by rousuke #taivaantähdet #alfur #elf #paidaton haltia #artist on tumblr #art

[mangolepakko]

Haltia vaseliinia Tää tuli tehtyä joskus jotain koulutyötä varten Graafinen suunnittelu on mun *:･ﾟ✧passion*:･ﾟ✧

#suomitumppu #suomipaskaa #graphic design is my passion #tolkien #tolkien elves #legolas #shitpost #legolaksen vaseliinit

[samanthakgarner]

Filipino & Finnish mythology & folklore in my recent work

Today I'd like to share the Filipino & Finnish mythology & folklore I’ve incorporated in my work so far. This includes The Quiet is Loud, Seeker of the Lost Song, Seeker’s sequel, and my new science-fantasy novella Tempest Ascending.

Folklore/mythology from the Philippines:⁠

✦ Nuno sa punso, a nature spirit who takes the form of an old man living in a mound of earth⁠ ✦ Tikbalang, a half-horse, half-human trickster who lives in the forests and mountains ⁠ ✦ Siyokoy, a humanoid sea creature with a scaled body, large red eyes, and sharp teeth⁠ ✦ Engkanto, an umbrella term for various enchanted spirits⁠ ✦ A certain deity that I can’t reveal because it’s a spoiler but SO COOL⁠ ✦ Actually, make it two⁠, why not? ⁠

Folklore/mythology from Finland:⁠

✦ Tuonela, the land of the dead, popularly appearing in the Kalevala ⁠ ✦ Ukko, the god of thunder, the sky⁠, and weather ✦ Haltija/Haltia, a guardian spirit that protects places or people⁠ ✦ Spell-song, which is featured in the Kalevala and also in real-life poem-singing competitions called kilpalaulanta

⁠Honestly, nothing feels more life-affirming than combining the mythology and folklore of both of my wildly different cultures into a cohesive whole that works together. I don’t think it’s too cheesy to say that it feels healing.⁠

Väinämöinen sings Joukahainen into a mire, Joseph Alanen. Tempera painting with a motif from Kalevala 1912-1913.

#amwriting #fantasy novel #science fantasy #sci fi and fantasy #seeker of the lost song #the quiet is loud #filipino history #finnish history #filipino mythology #finnish mythology #kalevala

[papermonkeyism]

I have been informed I'm an elf now.

One of my friends who I hang out with often has trusted his spare key to me, so in case he ever accidentally locks himself out of his apartment, I can come rescue him.

He originally started calling me his "keeper of the spare key" (vara-avaimen haltija) when talking about me with his friends. Though, while haltija means keeper/holder/possessor, it is also the Finnish word for the mythological elves, specially if written as haltia. (in fantasy literature the latter way of typing it is the standard, but mythologically both are used)

Apparently my title has now morphed into "avain elffi" which is a hilariously nerdy way of saying "key elf".

I am highly amused by this.

#shut up paper

[punalippulaiva]

Kääpiö Hääpiö ja haltia Venla Vesimieli voittavat Tulinoidan (2023, väritetty).

#heroquest #board games

[tzunako]

More reviewing

It's been quite a long while (I lost my glasses for about a month when our luggage got lost in the airport, so that excuses it a bit), but I finally read the next book on my list of Disney's Twisted Tales series books to read. This time it was "So This is Love" by Elizabeth Lim (though for some reason the first pages of the Finnish copy I got from library claim it was written by Liz Braswell, can't remember if it was correct elsewhere in the book, I took a photo only of this one page).

Anyway, there's not much that would make me rant about this book, it was the most competent out of the ones (so, just 3) I've read so far. The only noticeable (or one that stuck out to me for a bit longer to remember it) translation error for me was how at one point Cinderella was talking about how her dog got the name Bruno because of his brown coat, but it was translated as one would "jacket", so it confused me for a bit like "Wait, who is she talking about now?/Why would a dog wear a jacket?" until I realized that she meant his fur.

The only real plot relevant thing that annoyed me was the fact that in this book Prince Charming was given the name Charles... Like, Prince Charles. Uuuggh, did you have to?

Of course, there was also this one small thing in the story I really liked about how one of the reasons why

SPOILER WARNING

magic is prohibited in the Kingdom was because people feared fairies as there was a chance that an evil one could come over and curse newborn royal or noble children, it felt like a little nod to Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent.

There was also this thing that felt to me like it was probably caused by translation but I'm not sure, as whenever someone was discussing fairies, they only referred to them as female (the Fairy Godmother refers the sex of the fairy in the "godmother" part, but in Finnish the Fairy Godmother is called Haltijatarkummi, in which the sex is referred in the the "fairy" part, and the book kept using the world "haltijatar" (haltija "fairy/elf" (though also "owner/possessor", if you want a word that means just the magical beings, it should be "haltia" without the "j") with the "-tar/-tär" suffix which is similar to "-ess" or "-ette")). I'm assuming that in the original English version of this book this was not the case, but it's not that big a deal, just something that I found strange.

Also of note is that while these books are written as "what if" stories in which some small detail derails the rest of the story to new rails, in this one it was more like it followed the rails of the world changing aspect that I've noticed in these books, which is to de-anthropomorphize the animals from the Disney sidekick "human level intelligence" to "possibly only slightly more clever/aware than a regular animal" (this was also present in "A Whole New World", not so much in "Conceal, Don't Feel", though that might be because in that book Sven was the only animal sidekick, and he had already way more reduced anthropomorphing going on in the movie to begin with). Cinderella wasn't able to get out of the attic and try on the glass slipper because the mice didn't bring her the key to open the door like they did in the original 2D animated movie. It's also pretty curious how this story of "What if" is placing the moment of converging at the same moment as Cinderella 3: a Twist in Time (a good movie, recommend watching), yet the plots are very different (Though there were a few moments/scenes that made me wonder if the author had been somewhat inspired by that sequel. So far these books seem to consider only the movie they are based on itself as canon and any complimentary material is disregarded for the most part, maybe given a nod at most if the author is aware of them (in "A Whole New World" Aladdin's father's name is Cassim like in the King of Thieves, but on the other hand there were things that were contradictory with the Animated TV show, and in the latest book I'm currently reading "What Once was Mine" based on Tangled, it seems like the "twist" in this book was heavily influenced by "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure"))

Anyhow, looks like I had some ranting (well, more like musing I guess...) to write after all. Also it seems I was a bit off last time when I said these books are targeted to 5th graders, though when I checked what the age demographic for them was when I was writing up my review for the last book Google said 9-13 year olds, but when I just now did that again it now says 12+... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Oh well...

#disney #twisted tales #so this is love #elizabeth lim

[kivikunnas]

Fly over Haltia - Finnish Nature Centre

#youtube

[prof-cypress]

Say hello to Shasta and Haltia, who I received from @dragonofthenorth about a month or so ago, I can't believe it totally slipped my mind to bring them up here. They were brought to life in the labs of some unethical scientists and Rexi was part of the invasion of that lab that saved them. There was a third one, a boy named Hiei, whom Rexi has kept. Both Shasta (above, fluffier) and Haltia (below, with a bit of shininess) are girls. They belong to me.

#sneasel #hisuian sneasel #hybrid #pokemon #shasta #haltia #dragonofthenorth #prof cypress #cypress speaks #my art

[kielovesi]

Samuli Paulaharju: Suomenselän vieriltä (1930)

#samuli paulaharju #suomenselän vieriltä #1930 #suomi #finland #kansanusko #väenusko #metsäpeikko #tonttu #haltia #para #rulli #maanvaari #ihtiriekko

[haltijakapala]

Doing some self-indulgent elf arts, because I need more elves in my life...

#all comic and now play #xD #elf ar #elf love #elves elves elves #oispa aina haltioita #haltia #inking #yest the tapes or for me to easily recognise which thickness each pen is #but i always forget which colour means which xD

[ninjapril97-blog]

#piirros #piirrustus #piirrustuksia #monster #hirviö #demon #demoni #aries #oinas #lammas #sheep #elf #haltia #tonttu

[lpbestiary]

The haltija is a fey spirit in Finnish mythology. They are generally seen as protective entities, usually guarding a particular place, person or thing.

There are many different kinds of haltija, each with a specific purpose. Veden väki will protect bodies of water, while metsän väki defend forests. Kalman väki, also known as death folk, guard graveyards. Tonttu live in urban settlements, protecting homes and the people within.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

#haltija #haltia #tonttu #monster #spirit #fey #supernatural #mythology #monsters #bestiary

[kultainenkahvi]

Luonnon kaunista

1. ELÄIN: Saimaan-norppa

2. PASTELLI/LUONTO: Koivu

#pastellii #Koivu #luonto #saimaan norppa #saimaa ringed seal #suomi #finnland #vesi #saimaa #lappeenranta #haltia

[papermonkeyism]

oh srry if this falls outside your interests, but what are your favourite creatures, customs or characters from finnish folklore? i feel that finland's culture is often nudged aside in favour of other nordic countries, and yet your myths seem so vibrant and your critters so interesting!

( btw i got the interest in the culture from A Redtail's Dream, a beautifully illustrated webcomic and one of the first i ever read )

I'm... Not sure I have the vocabulary to really discuss this in English.

Like... When talking about favourites, I honestly can't give you things like "cool creature designs" when so much of it is based on animism and actual nature.

And then there's like... How would I even talk about some of it? Like, I can't just call them gnomes or elves, even if those are the translations used in fantasy literature, tontut (singular tonttu) or haltijat (singular haltija/haltia) have such a hugely different vibe altogether I just don't.. "Guardian spirits" just sounds wrong.

Brain is mushy, can't word good.

Eh, let's just say sauna. I love sauna. Also always respect the saunatonttu.

#I unfortunately don't know much many figures of Finnish mythology #There's a generational gap in my family and not many old stories got carried down to me #Growing up I only had one grandparent and he wasn't much of a talker #Like yeah I know there are characters! Wish I knew them! #But yeah we ain't scandinavian

[aiyerholm]

ここは素晴らしかった♪ネイチャーセンターとハイキング🏔🏕フィンランドの自然について知る事が出来ます。まだ知らない場所がいっぱい♪ #haltia #nuuksionationalpark #finnishnature #finnishnaturecentre #フィンランド #ネイチャーセンター #自然 #北欧子育て #自然派育児 #海外子育て #ハイキング #nature #museum #naturekids #kidslife #kidseducation #waldorfeducation (Haltia Suomen luontokeskus - The Finnish Nature Centre)

#自然派育児 #nuuksionationalpark #naturekids #kidslife #waldorfeducation #海外子育て #museum #自然 #フィンランド #finnishnature #kidseducation #北欧子育て #finnishnaturecentre #nature #ハイキング #ネイチャーセンター #haltia