My Piece Inspired By Ninja Theory’s Incredible Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, A Powerful Tale Woven

Three Vibes.

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Happy #RavenheartFriday!

Meet Vynn, sister of Hrafen. Hrafen was the first Raven King, long before Elnar and Sagarus’ time. Vynn, the elder of the two, was a shield maiden, blessed by the Raven. Vynn is vicious in battle, and fights like a deadly dancer with her silver spear, Höggormur. Crossing her isn’t a good idea, but if you are her friend or of her clan, you can expect her to fight to the death by your side.

“There was nothing human about it. It hissed at the boys. Red-pupiled eyes snapped shut and open. A bird. A dinosaur. A demon. No wonder Ronan never sleeps.”

quick concept art of Ronan’s dream monster from Dream Thieves

Inktober day 8

In Danish folklore, a valravn (Danish "raven of the slain") is a supernatural raven. The ravens appear in traditional Danish folksongs, where they are described as originating from ravens who eat the bodies of the dead on the battlefield, as capable of turning into the form of a knight after eating the entire heart of a child, and, alternately, as half-wolf and half-raven creatures. … No folclore dinamarquês, um valravn (dinamarquês “corvo do morto”) é um corvo sobrenatural. Os corvos aparecem em canções folclóricas dinamarquesas tradicionais, onde são descritos como originários de corvos que comem os corpos dos mortos no campo de batalha, como capazes de se transformar na forma de um cavaleiro depois de comerem todo o coração de uma criança e, alternadamente, como criaturas meio-lobo e meio-corvo.

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Getting there! He finally looks like something. Glueing is always the scariest part for me so I’m glad it went okay.

Now onto trimming. I’d started here but it was just to see the eyes for glueing.

No Context Crow #78: Swamp Crow

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Blessing of the Raven

Raven, carry my woes, my sorrows, black bird. The raven was primarily seen as an ill omen, a messenger of death and grief. It was strongly associated with witchcraft and shape shifting and was often called "the witch bird".

However, in one of the songs of the ancient Finns the raven was also an empathetic helper; a bird you could trust your sorrows with and it would ease your pain by carrying the woes beyond dark waters so that they would no longer bother anyone.

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VALRAVN

In Danish folklore, a valravn is a creature originating from ravens who consume the bodies of the dead on the battlefield, and are capable of turning into the form of a knight. When a king or chieftain was killed in battle and not found and buried, ravens came and ate him. The ravens became valravne, and the valravne that ate the king’s heart gained human knowledge and superhuman powers.

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