#sigtuna

[indecisivegloom]

#Pil i Sigtuna #not mine #winter #willow #willow tree #snow #cold #sigtuna

[boxicon]

❄️ I Sigtunas charmiga villaområde pryder Boxicons fastighetsboxar det vintriga landskapet. Dessa utomhusboxar erbjuder både bekvämlighet och säkerhet för de boende, trotsar kyla och snö med sin robusta konstruktion. ❄️

#Sigtuna #Postnord #Boxicon #Vinterlandskap #FastighetsboxarUtomhus #VillaOmråde #SäkerPosthantering #vinter #Fastighetsbox #Fastighetsboxar

[tergelmusic]

on a walk through the church year, the trinity period

#sweden #tergelmusic #tergel #priest #sigtuna #alftergel algottergel

[mshadmanrahman]

#dimeadozen #lifeabroad #lifeinsweden #scandanavia #springinsseden #sigtuna #strandpromenadensigtuna #iphone13 #mobilephotography #mobilephotography_nature (at Strandpromenaden Sigtuna) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeD860OMDkE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#dimeadozen #lifeabroad #lifeinsweden #scandanavia #springinsseden #sigtuna #strandpromenadensigtuna #iphone13 #mobilephotography #mobilephotography_nature

[annon-guy2]

Soul Calibur Guest Character Question (Part 2)

"Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold..."

============================================================

1. Shana and Yuji Sakai from Shakugan no Shana [Dengeki Bunko]

2. Tor Kokonoe and Julie Sigtuna from Absolute Duo [MF Bunko J/Media Factory]

3. Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev from The Slayers [Fujimi Fantasia Bunko]

4. Ikki Kurogane and Stella Vermillion from Chivalry of a Failed Knight [GA Bunko]

5. Kenshin Himura and Kaoru Kamiya from Rurouni Kenshin [Shonen Jump]

6. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru from InuYasha [Shonen Sunday]

7. Haru Glory and Elie from Rave Master [Shonen Magazine]

8. Tatsumi and Mine from Akame ga Kill! [Gangan Joker]

9. Kanbei Shimada and Kikuchiyo from Samurai 7 [Gonzo]

10.Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin from Kill la Kill [Trigger]

============================================================

#Soul Calibur #Shakugan no Shana #Shana #Yuji Sakai #Absolute Duo #Tor Kokonoe #Julie Sigtuna #The Slayers #Lina Inverse #Gourry Gabriev #Chivalry of a Failed Knight #Ikki Kurogane #Stella Vermillion #Rurouni Kenshin #Kenshin Himura #Kaoru Kamiya #InuYasha #Inuyasha #Sesshomaru #Rave Master #Haru Glory #Elie #Akame ga Kill! #Tatsumi #Mine #Samurai 7 #Kanbei Shimada #Kikuchiyo #Kill la Kill #Ryuko Matoi

[rpiconblogxkitten]

Julie Sigtuna Icons

Below you’ll find 100 icons of Julie Sigtuna from the Absolute Duo manga. No credit is necessary.

[ Link ]

#Julie Sigtuna #Absolute Duo #RP Icons #Anime RP icons #Manga RP Icons #Roleplay Icons

[whitechara-daily]

silver haired character otd

julie sigtuna - absolute duo

#silver haired character otd #otd #julie sigtuna #absolute duo

[julie-sigtuna]

"Surprised on how she let me win."

#julie sigtuna #absolute duo

[ashitakaxsan]

Absolute Duo( アブソリュート・デュオ)

#アブソリュート・デュオ #Absolute Duo #Action manga #Fantasy manga #Harem manga #Takumi Hiiragiboshi #Kokonoe Tōru #九重 透流 #Yurie Shigutūna #ユリエ・シグトゥーナ #リーリス・ブリストル #Tachibana Tomoe #橘 巴 #Hotaka Miyabi #穂高 みやび #Bristol Lilith #Sigtuna Julie #Toru x Julie Absolute Duo #Absolute Duo Romance #Japanese Light Novel #Absolute Duo Light Novel

[simverses]

CK3 Norse Sigtuna Dress

A dress for well born Norse sims. Available for all ages.

Conversion from Crusader Kings III so all credits for the meshes go to Paradox.

One merged file with all the age versions. Many swatches. HQ

The kids' versions take their textures form the adult version - unmerge the files if you want to edit or remerge but remember to keep the files together.

Download CK3 Norse Sigtuna Dress for all ages (Curseforge)

#sims 4 cc #sims 4 #ck3tots4 #sims 4 vikings #sims 4 medieval #sims historical #sims 4 cas #sims 4 dress

[artifacts-archive]

Mount

Viking, 800-1100 CE

Heart-shaped bronze mount. Decorated with eastern influenced floral ornamentation and the stylised beading. The mount is cast in one piece with fastening pins on the back, which suggests that it may be of eastern origin, even if similar mounts appear to have been manufactured in Sigtuna. It was probably fitted to a belt or waistband.

#artifact #Viking #Sweden #mount

[broomsick]

A few elements of interest concerning the temple at Uppsala

Yngvi-Freyr constructs the Temple at Uppsala (1830) by Hugo Hamilton

Chapter 26: “Now we shall say a few words about the superstitions of the Swedes. That folk has a very famous temple [134] called Uppsala, situated not far from the city of Sigtuna and Björkö. In this temple, [135] entirely decked out in gold, the people worship the statues of three gods in such wise that the mightiest of them, Thor, occupies a throne in the middle of the chamber; Wotan [Odin] and Frikko [Freyr] have places on either side. The significance of these gods is as follows: Thor, they say, presides over the air, which governs the thunder and lightning, the winds and rains, fair weather and crops. The other, Wotan -that is, the Furious–carries on war and imparts to man strength against his enemies. The third is Frikko, who bestows peace and pleasure on mortals. His likeness, too, they fashion with an immense phallus. But Wotan they chisel armed, as our people are wont to represent Mars. Thor with his scepter apparently resembles Jove. The people also worship heroes made gods, whom they endow with immortality because of their remarkable exploits, as one reads in the Vita of Saint Ansgar they did in the case of King Eric.”

Scholium note 134: “Near this temple stands a very large tree with wide-spreading branches, always green winter and summer. What kind it is nobody knows.”

Scholium note 135: “A golden chain goes round the temple. It hangs over the gable of the building and sends its glitter far off to those who approach, because the shrine stands on level ground with mountains all about it like a theater.”

Chapter 27: “For all their gods there are appointed priests to offer sacrifices for the people. If plague and famine threaten, a libation is poured to the idol Thor; if war, to Wotan; if marriages are to be celebrated, to Frikko. It is customary also to solemnize in Uppsala, at nine-year intervals, a general feast of all the provinces of Sweden. From attendance at this festival no one is exempted Kings and people all and singly send their gifts to Uppsala and, what is more distressing than any kind of punishment, those who have already adopted Christianity redeem themselves through these ceremonies.”

Selected excerpts from Adam of Bremen’s late 11th century work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (“Deeds of the Bishops of Hamburg”)

#heathenry #history #norse paganism #norse gods #paganism #deities #spirituality #deity work #polytheism

[sanwik]

Sigtuna

#photographers on tumblr #original photography #sweden

[sflow-er]

Some thoughts on the hierarchy at Hillerska

A few days ago, @raincitygirl76 made a really intriguing post about how the show is about the class system (find it here!), mainly focusing on Hillerska’s impact as an employer and the types of students who go there.

That inspired me to go off on a tangent and make a separate post about the hierarchy. I’ve been using Agnes Hellström’s book about the real boarding schools (‘Att vara utan att synas: Om riksinternaten Lundsberg, Sigtuna och Grenna’, 2013) as a fanfic reference, so I’m also using that here. It was written back when the schools were still allowed to charge for tuition, and I’m sure things have improved since then. However, much of the content is pretty consistent with what Lisa has said about doing research for YR and what we see in the show.

Disclaimer: I’m not Swedish, just a Nordic neighbour, and these are just my own impressions. If I’m wrong about something, please feel free to add on to this or correct me!

Let’s start with a description of the hierarchy by a former student (he attended long ago, but the author confirmed it largely held true in 2013):

”De som var grevar, baroner och friherrar var högstatus, sedan kom de som var snuskigt rika, ’uppkomlingarna’ som inte fötts rika, företagsledares barn. Därefter kom en grå massa av oss andra, efter dem lärarbarnen och sist kom externerna.” (p. 58)

So, the top tier is reserved for the aristocracy. Kids from comital, baronial, and untitled noble families. They’ve been going to these boarding schools for a long time. Interestingly, it’s mentioned in the book that some of them may have even experienced bullying in a normal school; specifically, the ones who have grown up sheltered on their family estates (likely too far away to attend the exclusive schools favoured by the elite in the cities). They might be singled out and picked on in a more modern crowd, but at the boarding schools, they are the leaders.

The next tier is for the non-aristocratic elite: the filthy rich, the ‘upstarts’ who weren’t born rich, the children of business executives. The order that this former student lists them in feels significant, because old money looks down upon new. According to the book, the old elites felt that the schools were ‘ruined’ when even just more nouveau riche and scholarship kids started coming in (they must’ve hated it when the tuition fees were abolished!!). So, kids like Alexander are likely to be treated worse than those whose family’s wealth goes back several generations - but they are still part of this group.

The next tier is for other boarding students who aren’t as rich. At the time discussed in the book, their parents often took out loans to get them in. As we know, that isn’t the case anymore, but the schools do still have ways of keeping the ‘riffraff’ out... Some of the knowledgeable Swedes here on tumblr have written about this.

Furthermore, I think we can also include the ‘optional’ costs as a deterring factor for those who can’t afford them. Back in 2013, parents were apparently advised to put at least 10.000 SEK aside on a ‘student account’ for other expenses (some kids would take taxis to the nearest town, for example, and they could also use it to buy stuff they needed from the school). I’m guessing the student account may not be a thing anymore, but as we see Sara struggle with money in S2, there will still be stuff you don’t want to miss out on. Also, the extra tutoring seen in S1 is based on real life. The price in the show seems to be pretty close to reality, although according to the book, the teachers could sometimes offer discounts to “poorer” boarding students... (I’m sure it’s not humiliating at all to accept let alone ask for that.)

On the next tier down, we find the teachers’ kids, and the former student interviewed specifically mentions that the non-residents are at the bottom. So I guess Englund or Ådahl’s kids would be treated a little better than Simon and Sara in the show, but they would still be looked down upon. It’s mentioned in the book that the teachers often live on the premises, and I get the impression that they can bring their families too (there was a story about a teacher whose boyfriend was going to move in with her there), but I’m not 100% sure.

So why don’t we hear about these other boarders or teachers’ kids in the show?

Well, the book talks a lot about how everyone is acculturated into the same inner-circle mentality. Despite the internal hierarchy, the boarding students still feel closer to equal than one might think. They all get to be part of the elite bubble, and they want to stay there. Even though it’s a community with very strict norms and very little wiggle room.

A few illustrative quotes from the book:

Trots externerna blir tillvaron så sluten, åsikterna likriktade. En lärare flyttade sin son från Sigtuna till Märsta efter att sakta men säkert ha sett honom förvandlas till en brat. Sonen är fortfarande arg över det. (p. 76)

Lundsberg hade varit ett isolerat, klasslöst samhälle där alla tyckte likadant. Inget revolterande, ingen politisk diskussion. [...] Det var en del av hela Lundsbergs koncept, att träna ynglingarna att lyda auktoriteter och inte göra uppror. (p. 133)

Eleverna på riksinternaten påminns ständigt om att de är Sveriges framtid och Sveriges elit. Där den traditionstyngda kulturen med gamla anor är som starkast är det som svårast att våga sticka ut. Ramarna blir snäva, rörelseutrymmet begränsat. Normen är vita, heterosexuella överklassbarn (med lika vita heterosexuella överklassföräldrar). (p. 144)

To paraphrase in English, these schools are closed bubbles where everyone follows the rules and shares the same opinions, to the point where even those who aren’t technically elites (e.g. the teachers’ kids) start to turn into entitled brats. Rebellion and political discussion aren’t really a thing, and the students are taught to respect authority. As we know, this isn’t just the school’s authority; it’s also the authority of the older students (we see this in the show, and there have been plenty of real-world revelations of hazing and ‘peer upbringing’ among students). And of course, it’s also the legacy of those who came before them. They are constantly reminded of their elite status, wrapped up in old traditions and conservative thinking, and expected to fit into a white, heterosexual, upper-class box.

[As an interesting sidebar, the book supports what the creators of YR (Lisa?) have said about most queer people in such schools. Nobody is openly bullied or harassed for their sexuality, but they are gossiped about, and people usually choose to stay in the closet. Being trans is basically unheard of, and traditional binary gender norms abound. Many students feel that it’s even harder for boys to come out than it is for girls.]

In conclusion, I think it’s safe to say there probably are other students at Hillerska who aren’t necessarily part of the elite - but they want to be, so they’re not going to stand out. I’m sure there’s been a lot of progress since the book’s publishing, but considering how well it aligns with S1 of YR in particular, the changes we see Wille enact in S2 do feel rather revolutionary.

#young royals #young royals analysis #hillerska #swedish stuff #att vara utan att synas #riksinternatskolor

[mshadmanrahman]

Graceful 🦢#dimeadozen #lifeabroad #lifeinsweden #scandanavia #scandanavianbirds #birdsofscandinavia #springinsweden #sigtuna #strandpromenadensigtuna #iPhone13 #mobilephotography (at Strandpromenaden Sigtuna) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeD8hV7MuN_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#dimeadozen #lifeabroad #lifeinsweden #scandanavia #scandanavianbirds #birdsofscandinavia #springinsweden #sigtuna #strandpromenadensigtuna #iphone13 #mobilephotography

[annon-guy2]

GranBlue Fantasy Versus: Rising: Dual Guest Character Poll (Manga/Light Novel/Anime)

#GranBlue Fantasy Versus: Rising #Akame ga Kill! #Tatsumi #Mine (Akame ga Kill!) #Black Cat (Manga Series) #Train Heartnet #Eve (Black Cat) #Shakugan no Shana #Shana (Shakugan no Shana) #Yuji Sakai #Absolute Duo #Tor Kokonoe #Julie Sigtuna #Samurai 7 (Anime) #Kambei Shimada #Kikuchiyo #Lycoris Recoil #Chisato Nishikigi #Takina Inoue #Question Poll