What Always Bothers Me With Modern Depictions Of Thor And Hammer Is The Idea That Mjolnir Has To Be This
What always bothers me with modern depictions of Thor and hammer is the idea that mjolnir has to be this large, heavy head that would weigh an insane amount on a wooden handle.
Have you ever seen a mjolnir pendant? It's one piece; that fact is pulled straight from the eddas.
If the hammer wielded by the strongest man of Asgard was one piece of iron (steel faced for strength), it had to be huge and weigh a metric butt-ton or was rather small but hit like a brick. The latter would've been just as intimidating, if not more, since that thing once flattened a mountain in one swing.
"Yes, you may be able to *lift* the hammer, but you'll never be able to *use* it."
Just another philosophy point on the character of Þoŕ Oðinson.
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I'm just tired of people being ugly to each other.
Make it stop. For everyone's sakes.
A great insult for a piece of literature: "drier than a stale loaf of bread."
It dawned on my why in "historical/medevial" movies, nothing is what it should be, be it the armor of that time, the outfits of that decade (yes, they changed that quickly), the architecture isn't of the time period, or even the accent is incorrect
Either:
A) The people behind it don't care that much
B) The items would be too expensive to produce. Just look at Henry VIII's armor; that stuff is stupid, complicated, and fancy... wait, LOTR has crews slave away at chainmail, which is very time-consuming and can get very complicated
C) You'll never tell who's who on the battlefield... oh wait, banners exist
D) History is too boring or takes forever to hit all the main points over a century... even though there are ways to show the passing of time and, just, game of thrones
E) speaking on an OP or earlier accent can get unintelligible if you're not accustomed to it... but subtitles exist
And finally. 99.99% of the time, axes and swords are worn on the hip, not the back. The only exception is the beast being oo long to wear on the side.
Spears are cheap and are stupid easy to use, especially with a sheild.
Combat is always fast and can lead to a messy ground fight. Yes, getting bonked really hard is an option. Bows were used by strong people and were fired quickly and/or with high precision (trick shots were used to pass the time, not hitting archery targets)
People snuffing it was a normal occurrence, be it from illness, infection, accidents, or fighting.
"But it's a movie," yeah, and my countless hyoerfixations say otherwise
list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals
cleaning or wipe your bare feet
breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone
putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head
eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground
seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view
cupping your hands into running water to wash your face
the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present
when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly
WHO GOT CAUGHT!?
Environmental storytelling toilet skeleton with the obligatory ominous personal journal lying on the floor beside it, except the journal entries continue beyond the writer's death, with periodic updates describing events occurring in and around the abandoned restroom where the skeleton is located and offering wry observational humour about the process of decomposition, all in the same highly distinctive authorial tone as the entries from life. Following several large time skips owing to nothing interesting happening during the omitted spans, the final entry ends with a notably uncomplimentary description of the player character entering the restroom.
I hate the way our world is built around money.
I genuinely hate how our entire society is built around money. We don't see people as human anymore, we see them as assets or burdens. We are all alive and I firmly believe that:
Immigrants are human;
Trans people are human;
People of color are human;
Queer people are human;
Intersex people are human;
People of any religion or no religion are human;
Every single human deserves the right to Healthcare, food, shelter, clothing, education and BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. Politicians see people as burdens, money or insignificant pawns in their game. This needs to stop. We all deserve to not only exist and live, but truly thrive. While the rich get richer, the rest of the world gets left behind. We are all equal, so we need to start fucking acting like it.
Female blacksmith, 1948
